News

Women for Women France looks to promising practices and leading thinking on gender-based violence from within France and around the world, and aims to raise awareness, and offer practical recommendations and insights for policy makers, professionals, and individuals.

Alarming rate of domestic abuse victims are being accused of “mutual abuse” in France

An alarming trend has emerged in France: victims of domestic abuse are being accused of "reciprocal violence in the couple”.

WFWF’s Position Statement on the 139 proposals for a comprehensive legal framework against sexual violence

We are obliged by our duty of care to victim-survivors to state that, in their current form, the propositions are incomplete, often discriminatory,…

A MESSAGE TO ALL MEN

Every time a man perpetrates violence against a woman, we witness an almost Pavlovian reaction: a chorus of “not all men” from those desperate to…

Statement: the proposed measure that will increase gender-based violence and reduce body autonomy for women in France

Women for Women France has alerted to the danger of the increase of violence against women in France following a proposed reform to the State Medical…

Phase Two of the national rollout of the Multilingual Online Resource Centre for all victims of domestic abuse in France and the professionals who support them 2024-2027

Women for Women France has commenced Phase Two of its national rollout of the Multilingual Online Resource Centre for all victims of domestic abuse in…

Women for Women France issues a warning for people in France renewing or applying for residency permits

The Women for Women France Multilingual Online Resource Centre team issues a warning for people in France currently renewing or applying for residency…

The national domestic abuse and sexual violence support line - 3919 - is now available in 185 languages

This major step forward brings France one step closer to complying with its Istanbul Conventional obligations regarding victim support service…

A statement from the President of Women for Women France regarding the Minister Delegate for Gender Equality’s comments at the Senate

Yasmine El Kotni President, Women for Women France

WFWF raises concerns that the new emergency domestic abuse payment is discriminatory and will put victims at risk

The new emergency payment for domestic abuse victims is now available in France. This is a welcome and vital measure which will drastically improve…

WFWF warns of risk posed to domestic abuse victims by removing the State Medical Aid scheme (AME)

Women for Women France calls for victims of gender-based violence to be considered in the debate on the removal of the AME scheme.

For police intervention:

Dial 17
Interpreter available

Send an SMS to 114
French only

Chat online
Multilingual

Leave website