Committee for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Organisation name in original language
Naisiin kohdistuvan väkivallan ja perheväkivallan torjunnan toimikunta / Kommissionen för bekämpning av våld mot kvinnor och våld i hemmet (NAPE)
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Finland
Website URL
Not available
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Government Decree on the Committee for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (1008/2016) (Valtioneuvoston asetus naisiin kohdistuvan väkivallan ja perheväkivallan torjunnan toimikunnasta /Statsrådets förordningom kommissionen för bekämpning av våld mot kvinnor och av våld i hemmet)
- Article 10 of the Istanbul Convention
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Coordinates Finland’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
- Prepares implementation plans and monitors progress.
- Collects and reviews data, as required under Article 11 of the convention, and reports on the results.
- Maintains international communication, as required under Article 10 of the convention.
- Includes representatives from ministries and their departments among its members.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Draws up action plans for the implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
- Cooperates with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including through an NGO working group.
- Shares information on anti-violence work with NGOs and the state.
- Works with NGOs to prepare implementation action plans.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Maintains communication with other countries’ coordinating bodies established pursuant to Article 10 of the Istanbul Convention.
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