Combating Patriarchal Violence against Women - Focusing on Violence in the Name of Honour

Report from the international conference: Combating Patriarchal Violence aginst Women - Focusing on Violence in the Name of Honour
Publication date: 09 March 2005
Type: Reports
Source: Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Summary

Report from the international conference: Combating Patriarchal Violence aginst Women - Focusing on Violence in the Name of Honour

The international conference on combating patriarchal violence against women, focusing on violence in the name of honour took place in Stockholm on 7-8 December 2004. It was hosted jointly by the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, in cooperation with the Swedish Left Party and the Green Party. The conference was part of an ongoing Swedish process to better address patriarchal violence against women, both domestically and at the international level.