I. Introduction

The Strategy Meeting that followed the fourth conference on feminicide in the European Parliament (EP) on 3 March 2011 was based on the results from the first Strategy Meeting that took place on 19 November 2009[i].

A strategy to promote the right of women to a life free of violence and discrimination, including several objectives, criteria and needs, was laid out on a short, medium and long-term basis. This strategy can be summarised along the four following thematic clusters: (1) an explicit conceptualisation of the term feminicide, (2) ending impunity and corruption, (3) democratic, peaceful and egalitarian cultures, and (4) a strong and coordinated civil society (see table below). A clear support and commitment from the European Union (EU) and the international community is essential to reach these objectives[ii].

The main task of the 2011 Strategy Meeting was to find concrete activities that pursue the strategic objectives along the above mentioned thematic clusters and that are to be undertaken by the participants of the Strategy Meeting in the period before the next EU and Latin America and Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit in Santiago de Chile in June 2012. The participants of the meeting developed the ideas of two main actions. Each of them refers to two of the four thematic clusters and pursues the long-term objective of eradicating feminicide. An evaluation of the most recent developments and challenges from the European and Latin American standpoint precedes the description of the two actions.

 

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[ii] For the report of the Strategy Meeting that took place in November 2009 please refer to: http://boell.eu/downloads/Strategy_meeting_summary_Eng.web.pdf