FOREWORD BY MARIA-ANDRIANI KOSTOPOULOU, PRESIDENT OF GREVIO INTRODUCTION FIRST TRENDS AND CHALLENGES EMERGING FROM THE COUNTRY MONITORINGFocus section No. 1 (June 2015 to May 2019)
Shortcomings and challenges in the implementation of the provisions of the convention
Improvements and valuable practices identified in the course of the baseline evaluation procedure
Challenges in promoting and securing support for the Istanbul Convention in the context of the backlash against women’s rights
SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES AS A LIFELINE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMICFocus section No. 2 (June 2019 to December 2020)
Overview of specialised support services and their role
Setbacks and challenges arising from/during the Covid-19 pandemic
Trends and challenges in service provision identified by GREVIO in the course of its evaluation procedures
Call for action
CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCEFocus section No. 3 (January to December 2021)
Overview
The relevance of the Istanbul Convention
Custody, visitation and domestic violence: key issues
Signs of progress
Twelve steps towards continued progress
APPROACHES TAKEN IN STATES PARTIES TO THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION ON THE CRIMINALISATION AND PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING RAPEFocus section No. 4 (January to December 2022)
Introduction
The Istanbul Convention – a comprehensive framework to prevent and punish sexual violence, including rape, and to protect victims
Different approaches in the criminalisation of sexual violence, including rape
Analysis of positive practices identified by GREVIO in the fields of investigation, prosecution, procedural law and protective measures
The role and importance of rape crisis and sexual violence referral centres
Conclusion
THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN PREVENTING AND COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENFocus section No. 5 (January to December 2023)TRODUCTION
Introduction
Risk assessment and risk management as an international obligation
Different approaches to risk assessment and management
Shortcomings in the use of existing risk-assessment tools
The evaluation of risk-assessment tools
The digital dimension of violence against women and risk assessment
Domestic homicide (femicide) review mechanisms
Case law of the European Court of Human Rights
The importance of risk assessment in family law proceedings
CONCLUSION
