AM-61-7 to R5: No more victims: stop femicide in Europe

The European Greens stand in full solidarity with women and girls, as potential
victims of femicide. We will seek to amend the Istanbul Convention to include
femicide as the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women
and develop urgent measures to halt the killing of women and girls.

The European Greens call upon the governments of the Council of Europe member
states to develop action plans to stop femicide, which should include:

• a clear and uniform definition of femicide in the legislation

• safety measures for women and girls on the streets and in public places

• special training programmes for police officers, prosecutors and judges

• developing early warning systems and provide safety and protection for
  potential victims

• taking measures against potential perpetrators, such as wearing electronic
  monitoring devices

• keeping accurate data and consistently report on femicide cases in the
  European countries (for instance by using the UN framework for measuring
  femicide)

• increasing efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and violence
  against women and girls, including an intersectional approach and full implementation of the EU Gender-Based Violence Directive

• ensuring femicide is included as a criminal offences in national law fall and is covered by the definition of violence against women

The European Greens urge Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia to ratify the Istanbul Convention as did the other members of the Council of Europe.

The European Greens furthermore call upon the Council of Europe to request the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) to establish a concrete follow-up policy to ensure feminicide is properly incorporated in the legislation of countries that have ratified the Convention, as well as to develop specific recommendations on data collection, prevention, and protection.