I believe that collective awareness raising about the enormous amount that remains to be done is very important, and that the EU should remain at the forefront of a just battle, which, while favouring women, is not exclusively a women’ s issue, but one for humankind as a whole. The innumerable afflictions and dangers faced by many millions of women all over the world are extremely serious, and deserve a prompt, full and unreserved response.
– La violenza nei confronti delle donne si presenta in forme molto diverse: violenza fisica o psicologica, stupro, schiavitù domestica, prostituzione, commercio sessuale e così via, fenomeni che si verificano ovunque e sono in continuo aumento.