National Action Plan against Domestic Violence

Brief Description

As part of the Council of Europe campaign "Stop Domestic Violence against Women" (2006 to 2008), the Office of Equal Opportunity drafted a National Action Plan against Domestic Violence. The Action Plan covers the following areas:

• regulation;
• fundamental decision of the Government concerning residency after dissolution of a marital union;
• violence protection;
• networking and cooperation;
• compilation of data and information;
• prevention;
• work with perpetrators; and
• health.

The current situation was described in each area and potential for improvement was formulated.