Women deserve answers about the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence.
That's the message the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women are eager to highlight at an upcoming conference this December.
Data collection and analysis around domestic and sexual violence are at crisis point in Ireland. The lack of this vital information shows that we are not doing everything we can to protect women and girls from some of the most serious and damaging crimes in this county.
We know that at least one in five women will experience domestic or sexual abuse, but we don’t have a full understanding of the nature and extent of men’s violence against women.
How do Traveller women, migrant women, young women, and women with disabilities experience domestic and sexual abuse? How many women are sexually harassed?
How many women report their abuse to the Gardaí? How many women go to court each year?
Against this backdrop, the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women, convened by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), will bring together key stakeholders at a half –day conference on 9th December to call on all relevant agencies to work together to increase our knowledge and understanding of these crimes and work towards ratifying the Istanbul Convention on violence against women.
What: The Istanbul Convention: Measuring the Scale of the Crisis - Half-Day conference by the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women, convened by NWCI
When: 9 December 2016, 9 am – 1 pm
Where: Dublin City Council Offices, Wood Quay Venue, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
Speakers will include:
• David Stanton, Minister of State for Justice & Equality
• Lynn Boylan, MEP
• Deirdre Clune, MEP
• Christina Olsen, Violence against Women Division, Council of Europe
Keynotes will be followed by a panel discussion with key agencies, chaired by journalist Dearbhail McDonald.
The event is being organised in partnership with the European Parliament.
