International recommendation

Telephone helplines

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)
Theme:
Violence against women, girls and partners
Populations of concern:
Women
Relevant Istanbul Convention article:
Art. 24 – Telephone helplines
Source:
GREVIO Baseline Evaluation Report on legislative and other measures giving effect to the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Norway)

Recommended measures (1)

Measure
Measure type:
Institutions, practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

23. GREVIO encourages the Norwegian authorities to ensure that national helplines for victims of the forms of violence against women covered by the Istanbul Convention are available in a wider variety of languages, in particular Sami, in order to reduce the language barriers that some groups
of women experience when seeking help