One fifth to one quarter of all women in Europe have experienced physical violence at least once during their lives while more than one tenth have suffered sexual violence, according to a new report by Europe's main human rights watchdog.
In a campaign launched on Monday (27 November) called "stop domestic violence", the Council of Europe calls for domestic violence to be criminalised, victims to be protected and perpetrators to be punished across Europe.
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