VIENNA, 12 December
2019 – The OSCE Secretariat today launched a new online resource containing
help and information pages to support efforts to prevent and combat violence
against women. Available in six languages, www.stopvawnow.org is
designed as a practical tool for officials, law enforcement agencies, NGOs and
the wider public in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North
Macedonia and Serbia as well as Moldova and Ukraine.
The webpage is arranged simply so that users can find the
information they need quickly, with information, guidance and key contact
telephone numbers relevant to each country.
Under the “I need help” section, women who experience violence can
find information about who they can contact if they require support, such as
the telephone numbers of local NGOs and helplines.
Under the “I want to help” section, the OSCE has compiled a number
of steps that concerned citizens can take to diffuse critical situations,
support women and raise awareness.
The “I want information” section provides further details on the
results and recommendations of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety
of Women, which were published earlier this year. It found that 70% of women
across South-Eastern and Eastern Europe have experienced some form of violence:
sexual, physical, psychological, stalking or sexual harassment, but reporting of
incidents remains low. Only 15% of women reported the most serious incident of
severe current partner violence to the police.
“This online resource builds on the outcomes of the OSCE-led
Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women, which found that what women who
have experienced a violent incident want the most is moral support and someone
to talk to,” said Serani Siegel, the Survey’s project manager. “The Survey also
underlined the importance of speaking up and providing women with the resources
to report incidents of violence. The webpage will help in this regard and allow
women to find a number of alternatives for reporting the violence and getting
support.”
The webpage is also designed to serve as a resource for government
officials, law enforcement agencies, NGOs, academia and the media to gain a
better understanding of the scale of the problem and to guide the
implementation of policies and practices. By providing information on these
issues, the webpage aims to combat victim-blaming attitudes that contribute to
the silencing of survivors.
The launch of the webpage coincides with the end of the OSCE’s
“End the Silence” campaign on 10 December, which was held during the 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender-based Violence international campaign. The “End the
Silence” campaign focused on changing mindsets and attitudes among the public
that contribute to gender inequality and therefore to violence against women.
As part of this campaign, posters were printed and distributed to
police stations in the survey locations that underlined the important role that
police officers and other employees of police stations can play in supporting
survivors of violence.
Social media users and influencers throughout the whole region
supported the campaign and shared information on violence against women and on
the OSCE-led Survey. The campaign engaged a large number of people in the
region through the OSCE social media channels, with over 39,000 people reached
on Facebook as well as over 57,000 impressions on Twitter and 16,000 on
Instagram. The dedicated Instagram filter, specifically developed for the
campaign, resulted in over 83,000 impressions over the course of the 16 days.
The campaign was also widely supported by media and influencers, with a
combined reach of over 20 million people.
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