United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Estimates 2024.
Proportion of women aged 18–74 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
(1) Expedite the continuing harmonization of legislation combating gender-based violence against women in accordance with the Convention, including by adopting the draft law on stalking and ratifying the Istanbul Convention; (2) Give priority to criminal prosecution over reconciliation or mediation in the criminal proceedings in cases of domestic violence, assess the new legislation on reconciliation and mediation for an eventual negative impact on women who have been victims of domestic violence and provide information on the results of that assessment in its next periodic report; (3) Monitor and assess the responsiveness of members of the judiciary, prosecutors and police in cases of gender-based violence, including sexual violence and domestic violence, introduce mandatory capacity-building for judges, prosecutors, police officers and other law enforcement officers on the strict application of criminal law provisions on gender-based violence against women and on gender-sensitive investigation procedures and effectively prosecute and punish the perpetrators of all forms of gender-based violence; (4) Repeal the requirement that a pretrial investigation must be initiated before the police are able to request restrictive or protection measures and strengthen the enforcement of such orders to protect women who are victims of gender-based violence, including by providing capacity-building for judges, prosecutors and police officers; (5) Adopt legislation to establish a stand-alone civil protection order procedure for victims of domestic violence; (6) Provide increased funding to the special assistance centres for women who are victims of violence to enable the centres to function effectively and increase the number of specialized support centres in rural areas.
(1) Recognize non-traditional forms of family relations other than marriage, including same-sex and de facto unions, in line with the Committee's general recommendation No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution; (2) Amend the Civil Code and raise the minimum age of marriage for women and men to 18 years of age, without exception.
(1) Continue its efforts to strengthen gender-sensitive training on all aspects of trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for judges, prosecutors, police officers, border guards, social workers, psychologists, child protection officers and child care specialists, including at the municipal level; (2) Improve procedures for the early identification of and referral to appropriate services for victims of trafficking, in particular girls, and enhance victim and witness protection and support services, including medical care, psychosocial counselling and rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, regardless of a victim's ability or preparedness to cooperate with the prosecution authorities; (3) Raise awareness, including at schools and among families, about the risks of trafficking, including the recruitment of victims from unemployed and low-income families through social media and on the Internet; (4) Effectively prosecute and adequately punish perpetrators of acts of trafficking and provide relevant statistical data, disaggregated by sex, age, national origin, employment and social status, in its next periodic report.
The Constitution does not include provisions against Violence Against Women and Girls. However, it does include gender equality provisions.
Lithuania does not have a standalone EVAW law. It’s Law on Protection against Domestic Violence does not explicitly frame violence against women as rooted in systemic inequalities, power imbalances, or women’s disproportionate exposure to it. Instead, the law treats domestic violence as a family or interpersonal problem without gender-specific recognition. Related provisions in the Criminal Code, addresses sexual violence, harassment, and forced marriage, but does not conceptualize them within broader gender inequality or patriarchal structures.