Learn your legal rights
May 14, 2021
No one has the right to be abusive, aggressive, or violent toward you. Domestic violence is prosecuted by law 3500/2006.
The Diotima Centre is a specialized organization on GBV and discrimination issues. For more than 30 years we have been standing by the side of GBV survivors, offering legal and psychosocial support.
No one has the right to be abusive, aggressive, or violent toward you. Domestic violence is prosecuted by law 3500/2006.
No one has the right to be abusive, aggressive, or violent toward you. Domestic violence is prosecuted by law 3500/2006.
It is important to plan your escape from an abusive relationship. See some indicative steps below and make an escape plan.
Abused women often report feeling trapped in a tightrope from which they cannot escape.
Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence worldwide. 1 in 4 European women experiences or will experience it at some point in her life.
No pandemic is invincible. Every woman can escape from abuse if she “unlocks” the power hidden within her.
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