From 2013 to 2022, state funds allocated to anti-violence structures gradually increased. Furthermore, through the latest budget law, Italy has finally permanently equipped itself with a national anti-violence plan to be financed annually with 15 million euros.
The implementation of the National Strategic Plan on Male Violence against Women 2021-2023 is entrusted to the regional level of governance. Although all Italian regions have adopted legislation to combat gender-based violence, few have adopted comprehensive regional plans,
The State's responses regarding the collection of administrative data represent extemporaneous actions - such as, for example, the collection of data to verify the application of the so-called "Red Code", that on requests for help at the number 1522 and on monitoring the impact of Covid -19 on domestic violence – as they are not based on a long-term planning and continuity perspective.
In this interview with Marcella Pirrone, lawyer D.i.Re and president of WAVE - Women Against Violence Europe, the network that brings together 160 organizations from 46 European countries, we will explore the meaning and implications of this membership for the protection of women's rights and the fight against gender-based violence.
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