FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women’s rights

Violence against women, European Disability Forum criticises absence of measures against forced sterilisation in European directive

Brussels, 08/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

The European Disability Forum, in a press release published on Tuesday 6 February, has expressed its disappointment in the agreement on the European directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence (see EUROPE B13344A24).

While the most divisive issue during negotiations was the blocking of the European definition of rape, including the notion of consent, the failure to criminalise forced sterilisation, particularly of women and girls with disabilities, was another critical...