Council of Europe praises Portugal, but calls for more measures to combat violence against women — DNOTICIAS.PT
The Council of Europe called on the Portuguese Government to implement new measures to combat violence against women, suggesting a helpline for all children or restraining orders against all forms of violence.
The report of the Experts Group of the Experts Group on the Implementation of the Convention on Independent Implementation (AsVIO) Portugal is not more recent, they do not qualify as measures and the progress of Istanbul on the initiative of the Implementation Council by the country in the implementation of the by the country group.
Although we recognize the progress, the GRE “encourages the Government of Portugal to take further steps to implement the practices” earlier, as soon as it increases the level of support to “harmonize protection women across the country””.
It suggests that it is appropriate to implement measures against violence against women at the local level as well.
Another of the suggested measures is the creation of a helpline for victims of all forms of violence covered by the Istanbul Convention, operated by specialized personnel.
That the Penal Code be amended in the sense of fully incorporating what is provided for in terms of repression against crimes of sexual violence and damage caused.
It also calls for measures to be taken to “ensure the application of restrictions and protection in relation to all forms of violence against women, fighting against all women, forced marriage and genital mutilation”.
In the report, the Council of Europe “welcomes preventive and preventive measures against Portugal”, highlighting the exercises to strengthen prevention policies and against domestic violence against women and against domestic violence.
GREVIO highlights the improvement in the collection of violence against women, the diversification of training models and primary and secondary prevention “through the implementation of a planned and standardized training plan for different professionals from common sectors” .
It also praises the improvement in immediate protection mechanisms within 72 hours of filing a complaint for violence and new measures to prevent and combat “as harmful traditional practices”, including female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
For GREVIO, the “greater involvement in identifying and supporting the sector of different forms of gender-based violence of a new national program for the prevention of violence in the life cycle” and expansion and part of a new national program is also highlighted. for the prevention of violence in the life cycle greater specialization of the National Support Network for Victims of Domestic Violence.
It also refers as violent measures to protect children victims of domestic violence, namely through support and better coordination between the areas of violence of law and family law, amendments to the Penal Code to include the economic economy as a way and the simplification of the system for obtaining victim status.