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Action Plan to Stop Men's Domestic Violence against Women and Children
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2005
Brief Description
On 20 April 2005 the Minister for Gender Equality presented a four-year “Action Plan to Combat Men‟s Domestic Violence against Women and Children 2005-2008”. The activities of the Action Plan for 2005-2008 focused on the four main goals to:
- Support the victims,
- Target activities at the perpetrator,
- Target activities at professionals,
- Promote knowledge and information.
For the period 2005-2008, a total of DKK 60 million (US$ 11 million dollars) was earmarked for the action plan.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Denmark to the questionnaire on violence against women
Experiencing Violence?
