Germany has not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention but is reforming the law governing sexual offences following intense public pressure. However, it appears that the principle “No means no” will still not reign in Germany in the future.

Deutschland hat die Istanbul-Konvention noch nicht ratifiziert, jedoch nach heftigem öffentlichen Druck eine Reform des Sexualstrafrechts in Angriff genommen – doch bisher sieht es nicht so aus, als ob „Nein heißt nein“ zukünftig tatsächlich überall gelten wird.

[:en]Poles do not want to know: One of the fundamental issues surrounding violence against women in Poland is a lack of sensitivity combined with a general aversion to the subject.[:or]Nie chcemy wiedzieć: jednym z głównych problemów dotyczących przemocy wobec kobiet w Polsce jest brak wrażliwości połączony z ogólną niechęcią do samego tematu.[:]

Sexual violence against women is one of the most harmful forms of gender-based violence. In Croatia, it is the most problematic form of violence because it is one of the least recognised and least reported crimes.

Seksualno nasilje jedan je od oblika nasilja nad ženama i ono je rodno uvjetovano nasilje. To je najproblematičniji oblik nasilja jer je jedan od najmanje prepoznatljivih te najmanje prijavljivani zločin u Republici Hrvatskoj, a i šire.

39% of Latvian women have suffered from violence and at least 115 women endure violence daily in Latvia. Overall, Latvian society remains pretty conservative on gender issues and excuses violence against women. The question is – why?

39% no Latvijas sievietēm ir cietuši no vardarbības un vismaz 115 sievietes iztur vardarbīgu attieksmi ikdienā. Visumā Latvijas sabiedrība vēl joprojām ir diezgan konservatīva dzimtes jautājumos un piedod pret sievietēm vērstu vardarbību. Jautājums ir – kāpēc?

Research shows that every second woman in Serbia suffers at least one form of violence in her lifetime. What is the legal framework prohibiting violence against women in Serbia? Why don’t victims leave their abusers? What is the activism of women’s organisations? An overview.

straživanja pokazuju da svaka druga žena u Srbiji tokom svog života pretrpi bar jedan od oblika nasilja. Kako izgleda srpski pravni okvir koji zabranjuje nasilje nad ženama? Zašto žrtve ne ostavljaju nasilnike? Kakav je aktivizam ženskih organizacija?

Was she walking alone through dark and isolated street late at night? Was she dressed provocatively? Was she drunk? Was she flirting? Is she known for having many sexual partners in the past? “Then she was asking for it”, thinks one third of Czech society.

Vracela se sama pozdě v noci špatně osvětlenou a opuštěnou uličkou? Byla vyzývavě oblečená? Byla opilá? Flirtovala? Říká se o ní, že měla mnoho sexuálních partnerů? „Tak si o to koledovala“, myslí si třetina české veřejnosti.