Country | Italy |
Year | 2016 - 2017 |
Type of Measure | Institutional mechanisms |
Form of Violence | Violence against women and girls |
On 21 November 2016, the first meeting of the National Observatory on Violence was convened. The second meeting took place on 23 March 2017. Within the Observatory, the following 3 Working Groups (WG) have been established:
(a) WG 1 on “Legislation” — aimed at proposing amendments to the legal framework on gender-based violence (GBV);
(b) WG 2 on “Protection paths” — aimed at defining guidelines on new protection paths for victims of GBV;
(c) WG 3 on “Strategic Framework” — aimed at defining the future strategic framework of the next relevant National Action Plan against GBV.