Italy's violence-against-women data 'worrying' - CoE

Rights body concerned about cases dropped at preliminary stage

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Redazione ANSA

ROME
22 September 2023

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 22 - The Council of Europe said Friday that it was worried about Italy's figures regarding violence against women.

The human rights body's Committee of Ministers said that it "notes with concern" that the data provided by Rome "show a persistently high percentage of domestic and sexual violence proceedings shelved at the preliminary investigation stage, the limited use of protection orders and a significant rate of violations of them".

It committee expressed its disquiet after reviewing the measures taken by Italy to resolve the problems that led the European Court of Human Rights to condemn it several times due to its "ineffective response" to complaints made by women victims of violence. 

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