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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Set up strategies and establish mechanisms which encourage victims of marital violence to denounce their aggressors before the judicial authorities.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 41) A nationwide prevention and victim protection strategy was implemented in the last decade, in partnership with civil society. This strategy included annual information campaigns: ... in 2011 on marital homicides ... -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Russian FederationRussian FederationRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:QuestionSession:6th session, December 2009Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Referring to the programme of action to eliminate female genital mutilation, asked about the seriousness of the problem. -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a comprehensive national strategy soon on the implementation of CRC, as highlighted by the CRC Committee.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 58) The Initiative for Childhood and Adolescence 2009-2010 (INIA) was a national mechanism which covered the full range of children's rights in an integrated way, providing technical support with the participation of all concerned actors, including all ministries, key departments and organisations with competence on childhood and adolescence. INIA was developed during a challenging period of financial crisis.
Para 59) Many of the measures and principles included in INIA are still priorities and reflected in the current policies/ public initiatives such as the Social Emergency Programme, with a set of measures to support children and families, and the creation of a very close partnership with social institutions which play a key role in times of crisis.
Para 60) In May 2012, a working group on a Child Agenda was established, with the view to examine issues relating to the definition and promotion of the best interest of the child. Following their recommendations, two commissions were established in January 2014 to discuss revision of the child's protection system and the legal regime of adoption. -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPD. -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue its efforts aiming at preventing and combating gender-based violence, particularly by providing training, awareness campaigns and assistance to victims.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) (b) Adoption of a National Equality and Non-Discrimination Strategy “Portugal + Equal” – Aligned with the 2030 Agenda, it emphasises the multidimensional nature of disadvantage stemming from the intersection of various discrimination factors, such as sex with race and national or ethnic origin. It comprises three Action Plans on: (i) equality between women and men; (ii) preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, including female genital mutilation; …
Para 66) IEFP seeks to address the needs and characteristics of some vulnerable groups, including victims of domestic violence and refugees, by defining specific methodologies and procedures to help their professional integration.
Para 76) … Portugal negotiated new funding from EEA Grants that secured 7M€ for projects to promote WLB and prevent and fight VAWDV until 2024.
Para 81) ENIND/ VAWDV action plan, together with the National Support Network for DV Victims are core instruments in preventing and combating VAWDV. The new action plan focuses on six strategic goals: 1) eradicate social tolerance towards VAWDV, raise awareness and promote a culture of non-violence, HR, equality and non-discrimination; 2) support and protect by expanding and consolidating intervention; 3) intervention with perpetrators, promoting a culture of accountability; 4) train professionals and services; 5) investigate, monitor and evaluate public policies; 6) prevent and combat harmful traditional practices, in particular FGM and early, forced and child marriages.
Para 82) Portuguese law provides a complete and comprehensive legal framework on the investigation and prosecution of the crime of DV. Article 152 of CC, which defines the crime of DV, was recently amended by Law 44/2018, adding a new aggravating circumstance: the dissemination, on the Internet or by any other means of public dissemination, of personal data, namely image or sound, regarding the privacy of one of the victims without his/her consent. In this case, the penalty is increased.
Para 83) All governmental areas must make specific yearly budget allocations for VAWDV prevention and fight, which increased 67% between 2017 and 2019.
Para 84) Following the CoE’s Group of Experts on Action against VAWDV evaluation in January 2019, Portugal is preparing legislative measures to implement GREVIO’s recommendations.
Para 85) Collection of DV data is foreseen by Law 129/2015, which created a DV Database under the responsibility of the Secretariat General of MAI.
Para 86) Each year, MAI produces a report on DV cases, based on information from the Police, with sex disaggregated data. A standard notification and a risk assessment tool are applied all over the country since November 2014, which allows for the collection of more accurate and detailed statistics. Data is available on MAI’s website. Official justice statistics are collected by the Ministry of Justice (MJ) and are available online.
Para 87) Situations of homicide in the context of DV are subject to a retrospective analysis directed at implementing new preventive methodologies and due procedures.
Para 88) The new VAWDV action plan aims to improve statistics and knowledge on the issue through the creation of sectorial statistical indicators, a survey on gender-based violence and promotion of evaluation studies.
Para 89) Effective access to complaint mechanisms is reinforced by Law 112/2009, which establishes the RNAVVD, composed by the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, the Social Security Institute, shelters, victim’s support services, other public administration bodies and a national helpline.
Para 90) Law 104/2009 foresees the right of victims of DV to have effective access to compensation mechanisms and allows for the advanced payment of the total compensation amount when the victim of DV is in a situation of financial hardship.
Para 91) Victims’ rights have been enhanced, with the new Victim’s Statute (see chapter B) and the elimination of legal costs for victims of DV and of FGM.
Para 92) Article 67-A of the CCP enshrines a broader concept of “victim” which includes not only the person directly affected by the crime but also family members who suffered as a result of that crime.
Para 93) Reporting cases is encouraged in various ways. DV is a public crime; therefore, a number of public entities are competent for receiving complaints, in person or online. GNR and PSP have special rooms for victims support services (SAV; 447 in total). New police stations and the ones that will be subject to structural intervention will have SAV.
Para 94) Several campaigns to disseminate CIG helpline and RNAVVD services are carried out every year and a mobile application was launched (see below).
Para 95) After placing a formal complaint, victims are granted a status of special vulnerability and DV victim and are entitled to support measures.
Para 96) The RNAVVD foresees support centres and short and long-term shelters, according to the different levels of risk assessment, and present various types of interventions to victims and their children.
Para 97) Portugal has 40 shelters for women and minors, including one for men with 6 vacancies, shelters for disabled women and women with mental illnesses (totalling 17 vacancies). There are 26 emergency centres for women including 1 for men and 1 for LGBTI people.
Para 98) There are 122 support centres, including for women victims of sexual violence, for men victims of DV and sexual abuse, and LGBTI people.
Para 99) Since 2016, the Government is reinforcing the RNAVVD namely through partnerships with municipalities, local authorities and NGOs, to ensure nationwide coverage and suitability of the network according to territorial specificities. New regulations were adopted in 2018 concerning RNAVVD’s organisation and functioning in terms of counselling, emergency housing and shelters for DV victims.
Para 100) CIG developed a “Resource Guide” and launched, in 2017, the AppVD mobile application, which provides information on all the support services available, ways to file a complaint or to request information.
Para 101) Regarding NHS, Order 5655/2017 reinforced the integrated intervention model of interpersonal violence throughout the lifecycle and teams for adult violence prevention mechanisms and clarified some of their functioning issues.
Para 102) To reinforce training of relevant professionals, namely in the justice (prosecutors, judges, lawyers, court clerks), security forces and health areas (medical doctors, nurses, administrative staff), CIG established protocols to provide more adequate training opportunities.
Para 103) Law 72/2015 and Law 96/2017 (see chapter B) consider DV as a crime of priority prevention and investigation. 104. In 2018, the Prosecutor General established a WG on DV to outline its DV strategy, including the adoption of best practices and the standardisation of procedures in criminal courts, and in family and children’s courts.
Para 105) Investigation and prosecution of DV victims has been increasing, as well as the number of persons convicted for this crime in first instance criminal courts: from 1.661 in 2014 to 1.909 in 2017125 .
Para 106) Under the EEA Grants, a study will be initiated in 2019 to assess the efficacy of measures applied to perpetrators and identify needs for improvement.
Para 107) The economic rights of DV victims are given special consideration under Law 112/2009, which includes measures aimed at ensuring their financial subsistence and autonomy.
Para 108) Victims in economic hardship can benefit from the Social Integration Income; DV victims’ requests are subject to priority analysis.
Para 109) A Best Practices Guide for Business on the Prevention and Combat of Domestic Gender Violence was launched in 2016. Several workshops and conferences on prevention and combat to DV and its costs in the private sector targeted at companies, business associations, trade unions and other private sector actors have been organised.
Para 126) Under the 5th National Plan against DV, security forces organised awareness raising and counselling programs for older persons as potential victims of crime, namely on preventing fraud and other types of crimes, with a special focus on women that are particularly vulnerable, such as those living in rural areas. ENIND foresees a specific goal on promoting the empowerment of women and men in situations of social and economic vulnerability, including the elderly, and projects to improve DV intervention with older women.
Para 169) The Centre for Judicial Studies provides training on HR to judges and public prosecutors on, inter alia, the jurisprudence of the European Court of HR, …, DV, FGM, …
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Para 28) EU-FRA noted that the Civil Code was amended to allow for the Public Prosecutor to consider imposing protection orders due to domestic violence, when initiating and deciding on parental responsibilities.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Take measures in order to allow the adoption of children by same-sex couples.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
Para 37) … EU-FRA noted that since 2016, it became possible for same-sex couples to adopt children.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:... The HR Committee called on Portugal to continue to take steps, in particular within the Action Plan, to combat and prevent domestic violence and ensure that victims had effective access to complaints mechanisms. Portugal should ensure that victims have access to means of protection, including adequate numbers of shelters for women victims, and that acts of domestic violence are effectively investigated and perpetrators brought to justice. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:NeglectedContents:JS2 mentioned Portugal's efforts in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) including the Second Programme of Action for the elimination of FGM (2011-2013). It noted reports that FGM had been carried out on Portuguese territory and called for the implementation of monitoring mechanisms and for studies on its prevalence. [Para 27] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:N/AContents:A Law adopted in 2006 established that the lists of candidates for local, national and European Parliament elections must ensure a minimum representation of 33 per cent of each sex in eligible positions. Additionally, for the Portuguese and European Parliament, the candidates' lists should not have more than two persons of the same sex successively. The penalty for non compliance with the rules and quotas outlined in this Law is the reduction of public financing for electoral campaigns. In 2011, the Parliament will evaluate the impact of this Law in the promotion of balanced representation of women and men, and revise the Law as necessary. [Para 64] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW welcomed the adoption of the Third Plan for Equality: Citizenship and Gender, the Third Plan against Domestic Violence, and the First Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings. It also recommended that Portugal ensure, through its existing equality structures at the national level, that gender mainstreaming procedures are consistently applied in all ministries. While respecting the autonomy of local authorities, the Committee recommended that measures be taken to ensure the institutionalization of equality advisers in all local municipalities. [Para 13] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW recommended that Portugal develop and apply job evaluation systems based on gender-sensitive criteria and collect sex-disaggregated data regarding the type and extent of wage differentials to eliminate unequal pay for work of equal value. [Para 41] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:N/AContents:Awareness raising campaigns on THB for labour exploitation and trafficking in children were conducted, focusing on sexual exploitation, ... [Para 143] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a training program on gender equality and human rights for judges and judicial bodies in general, which contributes to eradicate impunity in cases related to domestic violence.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalize all forms of sexual violence, in accordance with international and regional human rights law and standards, and to continue to inform all victims of gender-based violence, particularly with regard to the filing of complaints, to bring perpetrators to justice.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts aimed at preventing and combating domestic violence and ensuring the effective implementation of the relevant legal and policy frameworks.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IraqIraqRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Increase employment opportunities for women, in particular migrant women, and narrow the wage gap between sexes.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Facilitate prosecution of domestic violence by strengthening measures for victim protection, in order to ensure that laws prohibiting violence against women are fully enforced.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW ... urged Portugal to establish mechanisms for the identification of victims, to ensure the prosecution and conviction of traffickers under the relevant article of the Criminal Code, and to strengthen the protection and rehabilitation of women victims of trafficking by providing them with access to alternative income opportunities and providing undocumented women with temporary residence permits. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Other
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:La Manif pour tous expressed concern at the adoption, on July 2016, of law n° 25/2016 authorizing, under conditions, the practice of pregnancy for others. [Para 36]
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:The ILO Committee of Experts requested that the Government continue to adopt specific measures to reduce the gender pay gap and address its causes, both in senior and lower-skilled positions. The Committee requested that the Government, in particular, take measures to increase the representation of women in the middle and high income categories and in positions predominantly held by men. [Para 33]
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Consider strengthening efforts to combat violence against women, including domestic violence and trafficking in women and children, by, inter alia, ensuring the full implementation of related laws and legislation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 32) In February 2013, legal amendments were introduced in order to extend the concept of domestic violence to dating and other intimate relationships without cohabitation. Concerning issues of "prosecution and punishment", we recall that Portugal has accepted recommendations 103.5 and 103.6 "on the understanding that they are to be interpreted as meaning that the Government accepts to facilitate prosecution and sanction through the enactment and implementation of legislation and other administrative measures". Data on the relationship between defendant and victim in murder crimes are now collected, and efforts have been made to standardise reporting and data collection procedures (in courts, prosecution services and police stations) concerning victims of domestic violence, results of investigations and final court decisions, including the creation of a website and a database. -
State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:6th session, December 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt further measures to provide police, prison and judicial staff with human rights training with specific focus on protection of human rights of women, children, ethnic or national minorities as well as of persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity and strengthen the accountability of such personnel for their proper conduct, particularly when dealing with cases of hate crimes.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 17) In July 2013, the first-ever governmental campaign against homophobic and transphobic bullying was launched by CIG. The first Sector Plan on Gender Equality adopted by the Ministry of Internal Administration defines as one of its main focus raising the awareness of staff (including police officers) to gender and sexual orientation issues.
Para 17) A working group on violence and hate crimes against LGBT people was established by the security forces.
Para 33) ... Violence against elderly women has recently been an issue of particular focus, with the active participation of law enforcement agencies and public prosecutors in the EU Project "Mind the Gap" (comprising research, awareness- raising and training activities, and exchange of best practices).
Para 34) ... Specific training sessions have been provided to, inter alia, social workers, public prosecutors, security forces, teachers and medical staff ...
Para 46) Within law enforcement authorities, awareness-raising and training activities on gender equality were undertaken. Facilities were improved, namely dormitories and WC. Bullet proof vests anatomically adapted to women were introduced in 2011. In schools, training sessions for teachers, textbook analysis and diffusion of online information were organised in order to disseminate the role of institutions in promoting gender equality and to implement educational curricula on "gender and citizenship" for pre-school and all cycles of basic education.
Para 91) Training on gender mainstreaming has been provided to senior public officials and legislators working in ministerial cabinets, and a Protocol thereon was signed in 2009 with the institute responsible for training civil servants. Human rights issues are covered in the initial and ongoing training of, inter alia, judges and public prosecutors, diplomats, police and border officers, prison staff and social workers.
Para 93) Furthermore, specific training on domestic and/or gender-based violence is provided to magistrates, law enforcement officials, education and health professionals, social workers, local authorities' staff, mediators and journalists. The training of magistrates and law enforcement officers covers such issues as victim protection and assistance, remote surveillance, risk assessment, violent crimes, sex crimes and hate crimes against LGBT people ...
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 16) ILGA mentioned that public officials and service providers lack awareness and training in issues of sexual orientation and gender identity ...
Para 16) ... JS1 referred to the importance of the training for police, prison officials, but noted that it had focussed on gender-based violence rather than adopting a comprehensive approach which could address issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity as recommended in the first universal periodic review ...
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to apply measures to combat gender-based violence, including programmes of prevention which promote the elimination of gender stereotypes and the empowerment of women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) (b) Adoption of a National Equality and Non-Discrimination Strategy “Portugal + Equal” – Aligned with the 2030 Agenda, it emphasises the multidimensional nature of disadvantage stemming from the intersection of various discrimination factors, such as sex with race and national or ethnic origin. It comprises three Action Plans on: (i) equality between women and men; (ii) preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, including female genital mutilation; …
Para 66) IEFP seeks to address the needs and characteristics of some vulnerable groups, including victims of domestic violence and refugees, by defining specific methodologies and procedures to help their professional integration.
Para 76) … Portugal negotiated new funding from EEA Grants that secured 7M€ for projects to promote WLB and prevent and fight VAWDV until 2024.
Para 81) ENIND/ VAWDV action plan, together with the National Support Network for DV Victims are core instruments in preventing and combating VAWDV. The new action plan focuses on six strategic goals: 1) eradicate social tolerance towards VAWDV, raise awareness and promote a culture of non-violence, HR, equality and non-discrimination; 2) support and protect by expanding and consolidating intervention; 3) intervention with perpetrators, promoting a culture of accountability; 4) train professionals and services; 5) investigate, monitor and evaluate public policies; 6) prevent and combat harmful traditional practices, in particular FGM and early, forced and child marriages.
Para 82) Portuguese law provides a complete and comprehensive legal framework on the investigation and prosecution of the crime of DV. Article 152 of CC, which defines the crime of DV, was recently amended by Law 44/2018, adding a new aggravating circumstance: the dissemination, on the Internet or by any other means of public dissemination, of personal data, namely image or sound, regarding the privacy of one of the victims without his/her consent. In this case, the penalty is increased.
Para 83) All governmental areas must make specific yearly budget allocations for VAWDV prevention and fight, which increased 67% between 2017 and 2019.
Para 84) Following the CoE’s Group of Experts on Action against VAWDV evaluation in January 2019, Portugal is preparing legislative measures to implement GREVIO’s recommendations.
Para 85) Collection of DV data is foreseen by Law 129/2015, which created a DV Database under the responsibility of the Secretariat General of MAI.
Para 86) Each year, MAI produces a report on DV cases, based on information from the Police, with sex disaggregated data. A standard notification and a risk assessment tool are applied all over the country since November 2014, which allows for the collection of more accurate and detailed statistics. Data is available on MAI’s website. Official justice statistics are collected by the Ministry of Justice (MJ) and are available online.
Para 87) Situations of homicide in the context of DV are subject to a retrospective analysis directed at implementing new preventive methodologies and due procedures.
Para 88) The new VAWDV action plan aims to improve statistics and knowledge on the issue through the creation of sectorial statistical indicators, a survey on gender-based violence and promotion of evaluation studies.
Para 89) Effective access to complaint mechanisms is reinforced by Law 112/2009, which establishes the RNAVVD, composed by the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, the Social Security Institute, shelters, victim’s support services, other public administration bodies and a national helpline.
Para 90) Law 104/2009 foresees the right of victims of DV to have effective access to compensation mechanisms and allows for the advanced payment of the total compensation amount when the victim of DV is in a situation of financial hardship.
Para 91) Victims’ rights have been enhanced, with the new Victim’s Statute (see chapter B) and the elimination of legal costs for victims of DV and of FGM.
Para 92) Article 67-A of the CCP enshrines a broader concept of “victim” which includes not only the person directly affected by the crime but also family members who suffered as a result of that crime.
Para 93) Reporting cases is encouraged in various ways. DV is a public crime; therefore, a number of public entities are competent for receiving complaints, in person or online. GNR and PSP have special rooms for victims support services (SAV; 447 in total). New police stations and the ones that will be subject to structural intervention will have SAV.
Para 94) Several campaigns to disseminate CIG helpline and RNAVVD services are carried out every year and a mobile application was launched (see below).
Para 95) After placing a formal complaint, victims are granted a status of special vulnerability and DV victim and are entitled to support measures.
Para 96) The RNAVVD foresees support centres and short and long-term shelters, according to the different levels of risk assessment, and present various types of interventions to victims and their children.
Para 97) Portugal has 40 shelters for women and minors, including one for men with 6 vacancies, shelters for disabled women and women with mental illnesses (totalling 17 vacancies). There are 26 emergency centres for women including 1 for men and 1 for LGBTI people.
Para 98) There are 122 support centres, including for women victims of sexual violence, for men victims of DV and sexual abuse, and LGBTI people.
Para 99) Since 2016, the Government is reinforcing the RNAVVD namely through partnerships with municipalities, local authorities and NGOs, to ensure nationwide coverage and suitability of the network according to territorial specificities. New regulations were adopted in 2018 concerning RNAVVD’s organisation and functioning in terms of counselling, emergency housing and shelters for DV victims.
Para 100) CIG developed a “Resource Guide” and launched, in 2017, the AppVD mobile application, which provides information on all the support services available, ways to file a complaint or to request information.
Para 101) Regarding NHS, Order 5655/2017 reinforced the integrated intervention model of interpersonal violence throughout the lifecycle and teams for adult violence prevention mechanisms and clarified some of their functioning issues.
Para 102) To reinforce training of relevant professionals, namely in the justice (prosecutors, judges, lawyers, court clerks), security forces and health areas (medical doctors, nurses, administrative staff), CIG established protocols to provide more adequate training opportunities.
Para 103) Law 72/2015 and Law 96/2017 (see chapter B) consider DV as a crime of priority prevention and investigation. 104. In 2018, the Prosecutor General established a WG on DV to outline its DV strategy, including the adoption of best practices and the standardisation of procedures in criminal courts, and in family and children’s courts.
Para 105) Investigation and prosecution of DV victims has been increasing, as well as the number of persons convicted for this crime in first instance criminal courts: from 1.661 in 2014 to 1.909 in 2017125 .
Para 106) Under the EEA Grants, a study will be initiated in 2019 to assess the efficacy of measures applied to perpetrators and identify needs for improvement.
Para 107) The economic rights of DV victims are given special consideration under Law 112/2009, which includes measures aimed at ensuring their financial subsistence and autonomy.
Para 108) Victims in economic hardship can benefit from the Social Integration Income; DV victims’ requests are subject to priority analysis.
Para 109) A Best Practices Guide for Business on the Prevention and Combat of Domestic Gender Violence was launched in 2016. Several workshops and conferences on prevention and combat to DV and its costs in the private sector targeted at companies, business associations, trade unions and other private sector actors have been organised.
Para 126) Under the 5th National Plan against DV, security forces organised awareness raising and counselling programs for older persons as potential victims of crime, namely on preventing fraud and other types of crimes, with a special focus on women that are particularly vulnerable, such as those living in rural areas. ENIND foresees a specific goal on promoting the empowerment of women and men in situations of social and economic vulnerability, including the elderly, and projects to improve DV intervention with older women.
Para 169) The Centre for Judicial Studies provides training on HR to judges and public prosecutors on, inter alia, the jurisprudence of the European Court of HR, …, DV, FGM, …
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 28) EU-FRA noted that the Civil Code was amended to allow for the Public Prosecutor to consider imposing protection orders due to domestic violence, when initiating and deciding on parental responsibilities.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Incorporate the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) into its programme on adequate treatment for women detainees, especially young pregnant women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 158) … The proposed solutions are directed at solving concrete problems such as the detachment of inmates, in particular women, from their communities, and the operation of mega-establishments, with capacity for more than 600 inmates.
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State Under Review:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:N/AContents:The 2nd Programme of Action for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) adopted in February 2011 promotes the involvement of new partners in the fight against this scourge. A number of activities were undertaken, including the wide dissemination of a poster and a leaflet for victims and relevant professionals, the organisation of training activities for relevant professional groups, the dissemination of information materials through the Internet and the holding of a high-level meeting with representatives of migrant associations. Screening of violence and abuse, including FGM, has been included as one of the assessment parameters of child health examinations, pursuant to the new National Health Programme for Children and Youth, which entered into force in June 2013. A study on the prevalence of FGM in Portugal will be carried out in 2014. CIG, the Ministry of Health and the National Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth at Risk signed a protocol which will enable the identification and registration of child protection interventions at national level. Throughout 2013, a post-graduation course on FGM for health workers working in risk areas was lectured and Guidelines on FGM for health professionals and a Procedural Guide for Criminal Police Staff were published. [Para 40]