

Research conducted within the framework of our EU CERV project entitled “Protection of victims of gender-based violence – Response to pandemic challenges” explored the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on women’s experience of intimate partner violence and support services in Hungary.

Professional material prepared within the framework of our EU CERV project entitled “Protection of victims of gender-based violence – Response to pandemic challenges” presents international standards and obligations, as well as legislation and practice in Hungary, in connection with risk assessment in cases of violence against women. Furthermore, it draws conclusions and recommendations on risk assessment, building on the experience of battered women’s institutions and support organisations before and during the pandemic.

Toolkit for municipalities, local and regional authorities and communities to prevent and eradicate violence against women and domestic violence.

This Manual presents the definitions of trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants as well as general guidelines on investigation and prosecution of cases related to trafficking in human beings, with a focus on cooperation between ECOWAS Member States. This Manual is to be used as reference material and in training activities under the project.

This manual combines traditional and specially developed interactive gender/age training exercises and materials with the feedback and developments from the pilot event. It aims to provide a flexible resource tool for trainers who, irrespective of discipline or sector, are in a position to introduce the fundamental concepts of gender/age and the significance of mainstreaming to individuals engaged in or entering the refugee protection field – be they students, current practitioners or officials from government agencies.

The guidebook, prepared within the regional EU REC project titled “I can choose to say no. Empowering youth, especially girls to stand up against cyber sexual and gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships” is designed o support teachers to improve their knowledge on the phenomenon of cyber sexual and gender-based violence, it’s forms, causes, and consequences, especially focusing on violence in intimate partner relationships of youth (aged 15 to 19). The guidebook provides teachers with teaching materials in the form of workshops they can use with students to raise young people’s awareness about gender, gender-based violence, cyber violence, and online safety and with practical support to improve prevention, intervention, and building a school climate less tolerant to any form of discrimination and violence.

The report is based on a survey implemented within the project “I can choose to say no. Empowering youth, especially girls, to stand up against cyber sexual and gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships“. The survey was implemented in four countries by the following organizations: The Autonomous Women’s Centre (Serbia), Fundacion Privada Indera (Catalonia, Spain), Nők a Nőkért Együtt az Erőszak Ellen (Hungary) and CESI-Center for Education, Counselling and Research (Croatia).

The report is based on a survey implemented within the project “I can choose to say no. Empowering youth, especially girls, to stand up against cyber sexual and gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships“. The survey was implemented in four countries by the following organizations: The Autonomous Women’s Centre (Serbia), Fundacion Privada Indera (Catalonia, Spain), Nők a Nőkért Együtt az Erőszak Ellen (Hungary) and CESI-Center for Education, Counselling and Research (Croatia).

This magazine is educational material for young people, teachers, youth professionals and parents about the prevention of cyber sexual abuse.
It was developed within the regional EU REC project “I can choose to say no. Empowering youth, especially girls, to stand up against cyber sexual and gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships“. The magazine offers a space to recognize what constitutes online and offline violence supports with useful skills for respectful communication and encourages standing up against peer pressure and normalized abusive behaviors. It empowers young people to build solidarity between each other and to identify one own and each other’s boundaries.
System Failure – Male violence against women and children as treated by the legal system in Hungary today
This publication of Patent Association and NANE Association presents in four studies how the judicial and social care systems work in Hungary regarding domestic violence. Social worker Fruzsina Benkő, deduces from the analysis of NANE-helpline diaries the typical mistakes social workers, lawyers, teachers and doctors make. Through precedent cases of Patent Association, lawyer Júlia Spronz presents how the legal texts and law enforcement make men’s violence against women invisible, how they keep victims away from legal actions, how they discriminate battered women. Psychologist Gábor Kuszing’s paper shows that the practice of forensic psychologist experts is biased on the part of perpetrators, as they primarily collect data suitable for acquitting abusive men and blaming victims. Judge Magdolna Czene writes that the restraining order in force since 2006 is neither quick nor effective, and it does not provide the expected protection for victims.
Relationships and sexual relations play an important role in the lives of young people, and unfortunately many of them suffer violence in these relationships. It has been proven that teenagers are just as likely to become victims of abuse as adults. According to statistics, one in every five women in Hungary is in/gets into a relationship during her lifetime where she regularly experiences physical violence.
NANE Association held sessions in collaboration with schools and a youth organisation during 2009-2010 on the importance of respecting others’ and one’s own gender, as well as on non-violent ways to communicate and resolve conflict. Around the same time, our partners in Spain, England, Germany and Austria held similar sessions for the same target group. We measured the impact of the sessions, the opinions of the participating young people by using a questionnaire method. The Heartbeat handbook was created on the basis of the experience of the organizations holding the sessions and the results of the questionnaires, which can also help educators and youth workers to hold sessions related to intimate partner violence at school, youth clubs, camps, etc.
The handbook provides a brief background material summarizing the most important information about youth relationships for the adult organizing/holding the sessions. This is followed by various practices using cooperative methodology on the following topics: the well-functioning and mutually respectful relationship, Intimate partner violence, support and assistance.
The Power to change handbook is a collaborative effort by experts on violence against women and domestic violence in five countries. Thus, at the writing of this book we considered and incorporated the infrastructural features of certain parts of Europe, and we hope it can be as useful to a specialist in an institution that specializes on domestic violence as to the sole social worker in a small settlement.
The handbook includes two groups of 14-14 sessions each, one of which specifically helps women who have experienced intimate partner violence understand the nature of intimate partner violence, as well as learn new tools and alternatives to the reality of their previous relationship. The other structured group has a more general content, usually aimed at developing self-esteem, so in addition to groups of victims and survivors, it is also suitable for preventive work with young women and girls. In addition to the two structured models, we also pay attention to self-help groups operating in an unstructured, more flexible framework. The handbook also provides guidance for planning, preparation and management activities before, in parallel and after the group. In addition to summarizing competencies required for group leadership, we try to help the preparation for group leadership with a list of recommended readings in Hungarian. At the end of the book, there are also tools for organizing and leading sessions. The documents here can be used for group work immediately after photocopying, or copying/modifying the electronic copy.
In 2005, under the European Union’s Daphne II program, the NANE Association and the Habeas Corpus Workgroup (HCW) launched a pilot service for victims of domestic and other forms of gender-based violence, that simultaneously takes into account the clients’ needs for legal, psychological and social assistance. This publication summarizes the experience of this pilot program by describing the cases of clients involved in the so-called “integrated client care”, presenting legal policy conclusions drawn from these cases and making general and specific recommendations to practitioners, legislators and law enforcers.
Despite children’s rights and child protection provisions, many children experience domestic violence, which can be directed against the child or a parent. It is similarly traumatizing and destructive if the child is not subjected to direct violence but is “only” a witness to the abuse between their parents. Around 10-30% of school-age children face violence in their parents’ relationship. This working material provides information and methods for educators and youth workers working with children and young people aged 6-12 for processing the issue in school, youth, group sessions. In the first part of the material we can read about the theoretical foundations: basic human rights, children’s rights, intimate partner violence, and we also get guidelines for planning sessions. The second practical part contains the detailed description of the exercises that can be used during the sessions. Based on the handbook, virtually anyone can plan and hold a session on the topic for young people.