Violence against women
Domestic violence against women in Poland.
Presentation prepared for the international conference in Adıyaman (Turkey)
as a part of the EU project European Network of Trainers for Nonviolence and
Resilience of Young people
7th - 11th march 2013
Source: Tygodnik Powszechny „Myszka w objęciach lwa”
The scale of violence against women and girls in Poland
is huge. Every year about 800,000 women experience
violence, nearly 150 of them die as a result of "domestic
misunderstandings".
In Poland lives 38,8 milion of people.
Blue Card
Since 1998, the police have been implementing
a special procedure called "Blue Cards" which
defines a set of measures to deal with
complaints of domestic violence, including
remedial responses and cooperation with nonpolice entities. Both the police and the
prosecutors cooperate with crisis intervention
centers and district centers for family
assistance.
Number of victims of domestic violence
according to the "Blue Card” procedure
in 2011
youth 13-18:
10,704
children
under 13:
21,394
men: 10,718
women: 70,730
Number of abusers in domestic violence
according to the "Blue Card” procedure in
2011
women: 3,471
juvenile : 195
men: 68,248
Number of „Blue Cards” started in
Legnica (100,000 citizen)
200
180
173
160
140
131
2011
120
100
2012
80
60
2013
40
20
0
13
January – February
„loving” partner
According to a nationwide survey 15 % of
women admit there were hit by partner at least
once, 5 % admit in happens regularly.
But researchers agree that family picture
emerging from the survey is highly idealized.
Domestic violence which
happens in Poland can be
physical, economical,
mental, and also sexual.
But depending on
different polls from 15 %
to 45 % of adult Polish
both sexes contend there
is no such a thing like
a marital rape,
because sexual services is
a wife’s duty.
Source: Tygodnik Powszechny „Myszka w objęciach lwa”
We signed the Convention
18.12.2012 Poland signed Europe Convention
on preventing and combating violence against
women and domestic violence. This has been
done despite the opposition of the church, and
many Catholic circles, who saw in the
Convention the threat to fundamental family
values ​and traditional marriage model.
Some social actions that took place
recently in Poland:
25.11.2012 – 10.12.2012
16 Days of Activism
Against Gender Violence
Campaign. The action is
organized every year since
1991 on the initiative of
Center for Women's Global
Leadership. On average,
participates in this more
than 2,000 organizations in
160 countries, every year.
Some social actions that took place
recently in Poland:
14.02.2013 – NAZYWAM
SIĘ MILIARD / ONE
BILLION RISING POLAND.
In more than 200 countries
and 25 cities in Poland,
women, girls, little girls,
and those men who truly
love and support women
danced on February 14 Valentine's Day. This way
they wanted to publicize
the problem of sexual
violence against woman.
Organizations in Poland that help
women who experienced violence:
• Fundacja „Pomoc Kobietom i Dzieciom” –
help victims of domestic violence since the
notification of the abuse until the final stage
of help, which can be also eviction the abuser
from their apartment.
• Fundacja „Feminoteka” – runs an intervention
telephone for women experiencing violence
• Centrum Praw Kobiet – runs a shelter for
women and children
Blue Line
National Helpline for Victims of Domestic Violence "Blue Line"
Al. Jerozolimskie 155
02-326 Warszawa
infolinia 801 120 002
niebieskalinia@niebieskalinia.info
Thank you for your kind
attention
Creative Factory –
Association for Cultural and Artistic Events
Legnica, Poland