Women with Disabilities

Harmful Traditional Practices - EU Study

Context of the Study

The Daphne III Programme aims at preventing and combating all forms of violence against children, young people and women and at protecting victims and groups at risk. It was adopted on 20 June 2007 by the European Parliament and the Council by Decision No. 779/2007/EC as part of the General Programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice".

The general objective of Daphne III is to protect children, young people and women against all forms of violence and to attain a high level of health protection, well-being and social cohesion. These general objectives will contribute to the development of Community policies, in particular those related to public health, human rights and gender equality, as well as actions aimed at protection of children's rights, and the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation.

The programme's specific objective is to contribute to the prevention of, and the fight against, all forms of violence occurring in the public or the private domain against children, young people and women, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, by taking preventive measures and by providing support and protection for victims and groups at risk.

Objectives of the Study

The Study aims at providing assistance to the European Union in defining and harmonising its action to end Harmful Traditional Practices, based on proven actions in Europe and elsewhere in both policy and practice. The Study shall, in particular, break new ground for the EU and provide concrete paths forward in relation to both harmonisation of legislation and policy and action at grassroots and governmental levels.

For the purpose of this Study, harmful traditional practices will include: female genital mutilation/cutting; honour-related violence including so-called honour killings; forced marriage; force feeding or starvation for cosmetic purposes; other violent and coercive acts justified on the grounds of tradition, culture or religion that harm the well-being of those who are victims of them, with particular attention to the impact on women and girls.

Implementation of the Study

The Study is divided into three parts.

Part One: Current legislation

Part one involves the review of current legislation within the EU.

This will include the following activities.

Part Two: Implementation of laws

Part two involves an assessment of the effectiveness of the regulations and include the following activities.

Part Three: Proven actions (including policies) to end harmful traditional practices

Part three focuses on the role of civil society in fighting Traditional Harmful Practices. It will present:

Source: http://www.harmfulpractices.org/site/

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