Violence against women is not an isolated phenomenon or exception that affects the individual rights of women and girls, but is a global problem and a regular occurrence in the patriarchal matrix of stereotypical gender roles and abuse of power. Violence causes serious short-term and long-term physical, psychological, sexual and economic consequences for women and seriously impedes their participation and contribution to social development and progress. That is why we ask the local and national authorities to take responsibility for reducing the risks of violence and protection of women, who should send a clear message about the unacceptability of violence and a serious commitment to systemic changes that will lead to an appropriate, timely and comprehensive response to the problem.
Services to help and support women and children victims of violence
Specialized assistance and support services focus on the specific individual needs of each woman who has survived some form of violence. Through their knowledge and skills, service providers prioritize the experiences of women who have survived violence in order to prevent them from returning to a violent environment. Using this approach, service providers create a supportive environment in which women’s rights are respected and treated with dignity and respect.
Break the cycle of violence!
You have the right, inform yourself and make the right decision for yourself and your children.
Violence against women and children can be prevented if we do not ignore it, but report it and support victims to leave the violent environment. Reporting the violence is the first step!
Activities
Laws against digital violence: the experiences of the region and North Macedonia
On 15 and 16 September in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council of Europe organised the
“Not one more!” protest in Skopje against violence against women
In Skopje, on September 18, 2025, a protest was held under the motto “Not One More!”
The Observatory on Femicide: a new mechanism for protection and prevention
On September 4, 2025, the National Network against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, together with
Public Event: Gender Equality as a Foundation for a Society Without Violence
On June 25, 2025, a significant public event entitled “Gender Equality: The Foundation for a Society
Donate to the Women's Intervention Fund
The National Network to End Violence against Women and Domestic Violence has opened the first Intervention Women’s Fund that provides financial assistance to women-victims of violence who want to leave the violent environment. The opening and promotion of the fund took place as part of the global campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” in 2017.
Public announcements
Another murder of a woman (femicide) that could have been prevented
The National Network Against Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence expresses its deep regret over yet another woman’s life lost as a result of inadequate
Reaction: The Platform for Gender Equality strongly supports the Initiative of Women from Shuto Orizari and their reaction to the latest case of femicide
This tragic event indicates the failure of institutions to provide timely and adequate protection to victims of gender-based and domestic violence. We appeal to the
The Network for Protection against Discrimination demands the withdrawal of the proposal for the appointment of Petar Bogojevski
By decision of the Government, Petar Bogojeski has been appointed as Director of the National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility (Erasmus +) and
Public reaction: Public Prosecutor’s Office Kumanovo to reclassify the crime in the case of Vangjelica from Kratovo
The Gender Equality Platform is following the trial of 36-year-old Vangjelica from Kratovo, a victim of domestic violence, who is being prosecuted by the Basic
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