| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.8, No.25, 27.6.02, p7 |
| Publication Date | 27/06/2002 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 27/06/02 MEPS have called for an EU-wide crackdown on domestic violence. The Parliament's women's rights committee want member states to give victims of abuse the right to evict a violent spouse or partner from the home. Members also called for educational programmes on the issue to be implemented in schools and for the European Commission to launch a European Year of Action against Violence. Research shows that one in five women suffer violence at the hands of their spouse or partner. An estimated 500,000 people a year, most of them women and children, are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the EU. MEPs have called for an EU-wide crackdown on domestic violence. |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Values and Beliefs |
