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At least a third of women will at some point in their lives have been victims of a physical or sexual assault. That is the alarming figure taken from the excellent report by my colleague from the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Mrs Maria Carlshamre.
Faced with the escalation of violence against women and the way in which it is becoming an everyday phenomenon, there is only one firm, appropriate answer: zero tolerance whether the violence takes place in, or outside, the marriage.
Europe has, moreover, faced up to its responsibilities in order to combat this form of violence affecting women from every social group. Under the Daphne II Programme, EUR 50 million are being dedicated between 2004-2008 to protecting those women among us who are most at risk. This is a symbolic amount because we are well aware that, if the prevention and victim support policies are to be effective, then they have to be carried out on a national basis.
It is therefore alarming to learn that, each year, between five and ten million children see and hear inhuman acts of this kind take place.
It is therefore crucial that the 25 national criminal sets of legislation from now on consider children, like their mothers, to be victims.
Our society has for too long underestimated the seriousness of violent acts against women. We must put a stop to this cowardice."@en1
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