The Istanbul Convention and Dometic Violence against women in Croatia

Nasilje nad ženama je kršenje temeljnih ljudskih prava i nerijetko dovodi do njezinih ozbiljnih ozljeda pa čak i smrti. Prema istraživanju o nasilju nad ženama koje je provela Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija utvrđeno je da je nasilje u obitelji od strane partnera najčešći oblik nasilja nad ženama i pogađa 30% žena diljem svijeta (WHO, 2013.). Obzirom na raširenost i učestalost problema nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u obitelji, Vijeće Europe donijelo je Konvenciju o sprječavanju i borbi protiv nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u obitelji, tzv. Istanbulsku konvenciju. Implementacija Istanbulske konvencije zahtjeva određene promjene u hrvatskom zakonodavstvu, posebice Kaznenog zakona i Zakona o zaštiti od nasilja u obitelji. No ne slažu se svi s navedenom konvencijom te Inicijativa Istina o Istanbulskoj iznijela je svoje stavove te tako tvrde kako bi se Istanbulska konvencija trebala otkazati jer ugrožava društvo, što je neutvrđeno jer članci na koje imaju zamjerke već postoje u hrvatskom zakonodavstvu te nisu doveli do negativnih posljedica. Stavovi društava u cjelini mogu utjecati na reakcije na nasilje, a sudeći prema iskustvima žrtava nasilja u obitelji i stavovima stručnjaka koji dolaze u izravan kontakt s žrtvama nasilja u obitelji, potrebno je raditi na edukaciji stručnjaka, posebice policijskih službenika i djelatnika centara socijalne skrbi o problemu nasilja u obitelji.Violence against women is a violation of fundamental human rights and often leads to serious injuries and even death. According to the survey conducted by the World Health Organization, family violence in the family is the most common form of violence against women and affects 30% of women worldwide (WHO, 2013). Given the widespread and frequent occurrence of violence against women and domestic violence, the Council of Europe has adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Family Violence, The Istanbul Convention. Implementation of Istanbul Conventions requires certain changes in Croatian legislation, in particular the Criminal Code and the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence. Not all agree with the convention and the Initiative Truth about Istanbul Convention, declare their views and argue that the Istanbul Convention should be canceled because it threatens society, which is unfounded because articles that are in dispute already exist in Croatian legislation and did not lead to negative consequences. Attitudes of society as a whole can affect reactions to violence, and judging by the experiences of victims of domestic violence and attitudes of experts coming in direct contact with victims of domestic violence, it is necessary to work on the education of experts, especially police officers and employees of social services centers about the problem of domestic violence