1st Edition
Cyberviolence against Women A New Face of an Old Problem
Introduction
1. Cyberviolence against women: the state of play
Introduction
Cyberviolence as gender-based violence
Numbers – how many and who?
Behaviors and forms
Where women experience cyberviolence
What are the consequences and the impacts of cyberviolence against women?
Not a big deal?
Specific nature of cyberviolence
What are the roots and goals of the cyberviolence against women?
Who are the perpetrators?
Free speech?
Conclusions
2. Cyberviolence against women: legal landscapes
Introduction
National frameworks
The United Nations and worldwide standards
Council of Europe – regional human rights organization
The European Union and its recent development on the digital sphere
Conclusions
3. Recommendations
Introduction
Recommendations on prevention
Recommendations on protection and support
Recommendations on prosecution and punishment
Recommendations on coordination and cooperation
Recommendations on data and research
Recommendations on platforms and intermediaries
Annex
Laws and soft laws
Reports, studies, and analysis of the bodies, institutions and agencies of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the European Union
Reports, studies, and analysis of NGOs, CSOs, and experts
Instead of a Final Conclusion
Biography
Sylwia Spurek is a former Member of the European Parliament (2019–2024) and Deputy Human Rights Commissioner of Poland (2015–2019), attorney-at-law and legislator, law and public policy expert in the field of equal treatment and counteracting violence against women and gender-based violence (domestic violence and cyberviolence against women in particular).
