In focus
Dr Dubravka Šimonović is the current United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, an independent expert with a global remit to investigate, report and make recommendations.
How one coalition called for action to end violence against women and influenced a multi-state review of the Republic of Ireland’s human rights record.
The Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention is the most far-reaching international treaty aimed at tackling violence against women and domestic violence.
