In Belgium
The telephone numbers and sites are intended for victims, their entourage, witnesses and professionals.
Domestic violence listening :
Tel. : 0800 30 030 (24h/24 et 7j/7).
Site :https://www.ecouteviolencesconjugales.be/
Free French speaking listening line.
Service Guide :
Site : https://www.ecouteviolencesconjugales.be/services-guide/
Help services are listed by domain (youth, legal, reception houses, specialized shelters, outpatient services and specialized outpatient services) and by city.
The FRED and MARIE video :
Specialized resource centres for domestic and intra-family violence :
Two reception and support services for victims :
– Liège : CVFE asbl (Collective against Family Violence and Exclusion)
– La Louvière : Asbl Solidarité Femmes (Tél. 064 21 33 03) et Shelter for abused women. Site : https://www.solidarite-femmes.be/
A reception and support service for authors :
– Liège, Bruxelles and La Louvière : Praxis asbl
Institute for Gender Equality :
Site : https://igvm-iefh.belgium.be/fr/activites/violence/violence_entre_partenaires
En France
The telephone numbers and sites are intended for victims, their entourage, witnesses and professionals.
Emergencies :
Tel. : 17 (police and gendarmery) or 112 (from a mobile phone)
Solidarité Femmes :
Tel. : 3919 (24h/24 et 7j/7)
Site : https://www.solidaritefemmes.org/
Stop the violence :
Site : https://arretonslesviolences.gouv.fr/besoin-d-aide/violences-au-sein-du-couple
Online reporting platform :
SiReport domestic violence : https://www.service-public.fr/cmi
Répertoire des associations nationales et locales :
Associations to help victims of gender-based and sexual violence, supported by the State, exist throughout the country.
Whether you are a witness, a relative or a victim, do not hesitate to contact these associations, which can advise and accompany you.
Find the main national associations and associations near you : https://arretonslesviolences.gouv.fr/associations-de-lutte-contre-les-violences-sexistes-et-sexuelles/associations
Femmes solidaires :
International
List of hotlines in 46 countries : https://wave-network.org/list-of-helplines-in-46-countries/
Here is a table of national helplines for women available in the 46 European countries. If there is no national hotline, a regional or general hotline is indicated (these countries are marked with *). National Helplines for Women are one of the most vital services for abused women, and are one of the first places women can turn to for immediate assistance and counselling.
It is important to note that some of the following phone numbers cannot be called from abroad, as these are strictly national helplines that can only be used in the country. In this case, we invite you to contact WAVE members in the relevant countries directly.
CEDAW/CEDEF :
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York, 18 December 1979 (CEDAW)
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CEDAW.aspx
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, United Nations, December 1979 (CEDAW)
https://www.ohchr.org/FR/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CEDAW.aspx
Convention Istanbul :
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Istanbul, 11.V.2011 (Istanbul Convention)
https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/rms/090000168008482e
Most recent reports submitted to the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) :
https://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/country-monitoring-work
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. Istanbul, 11.V.2011 (Istanbul Convention)
https://www.coe.int/fr/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/rms/0900001680084840
Most recent reports submitted to the Expert Group on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO):
https://www.coe.int/fr/web/istanbul-convention/country-monitoring-work
New Council of Europe recommendation :
Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on preventing and combating sexism
https://rm.coe.int/cm-rec-2019-1-on-preventing-and-combating-sexism/168094d894
Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on the prevention and fight against sexism adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 27 March 2019.
https://rm.coe.int/cm-rec-2019-1-prevention-et-luttre-contre-le-sexisme/168094d895
European Parliament and Council of Europe :
European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2021 on the impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children (2019/2166(INI))
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0406_EN.pdf
European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2021 on the consequences of domestic violence and custody rights on women and children (2019/2166(INI))
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0406_FR.pdf
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM(2022) 105 final)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52022PC0105&from=FR
Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM/2022/105 final)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52022PC0105&from=FR