The Swiss Social Democratic Party (SP) has launched an online form to gather support for their appeal “Now, save women’s lives!”. This comes after the National Council recently rejected additional funding aimed at combating violence against women. The SP hopes to increase pressure on the Council of States to approve the funds.
Here’s the link to the form:
https://www.sp-ps.ch/kampagne/staenderat-appell-jetzt-frauenleben-retten/
or
https://tel.sp-ps.ch/formular.php
Curious what you think about this campaign and the broader political debate around combating violence against women in Switzerland ………….
SP launches campaign against violence towards women – support via online form
byu/Katthekat2 inSwitzerland
Posted by Katthekat2
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Are Frauenhäuser in financial difficulties?
I am not very aware of the details so just curious
Thanks for sharing. Not a topic I am knowledgeable on, so took a bit of time to educate myself.
The form mentioned the Istanbul Convention. Latest assessment from 2022 indeed highlights areas where we could improve. [https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **No unified national concept and strategy** on violence against women and domestic violence; implementation and definitions vary by canton. [Council of Europe+1](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **Insufficient, unstable funding** for specialised NGOs and support services, leading to **unequal access to shelters and assistance** across the country. [Council of Europe](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **Legal gaps**, in particular a rape definition not fully based on “absence of freely given consent”, and weaknesses on psychological violence, stalking, sexual harassment and FGM. [Council of Europe](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **No nationwide 24/7 specialised helpline** and **insufficient rape/sexual-violence crisis centres** meeting Istanbul-level standards. [Council of Europe](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **Fragmented data and weak monitoring**, especially in the justice sector, making it hard to assess effectiveness of prosecutions and protection orders. [Council of Europe](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **Inconsistent risk assessment and child protection** in domestic-violence cases, and **insufficient protection for migrant/asylum-seeking women**. [Council of Europe](https://rm.coe.int/grevio-inf-2022-27-eng-final-draft-report-on-switzerland-publication/1680a8fc73)
* **Treaty reservations** limiting Switzerland’s obligations on extraterritorial jurisdiction and certain offences (sexual violence against adults, forced abortion/sterilisation, some minor offences, and residence-status protection).
How would that money have been spent? Combating violence against women is a noble cause but doesn’t tell much about their concrete plans. Protecting individuals from violence is usually the police’s job, which in this country is a cantonal matter. I’m not sure the federal level is where you can really improve things on that matter.
Yet they won’t talk about who commits to most VAW…
You can only properly protect women if you fix what’s wrong with men. But that ranges from alcohol abuse to childhood trauma and social media, still I would like if SP forced that debate. These protective measures are good in their own rights but they don’t solve the problem structurally.