Geneva campaign against sexual violence

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 06:09

The canton of Geneva and the city of Geneva are joining forces to combat gender-based and sexual violence.

The authorities are launching a joint campaign alongside a number of feminist associations.

Last year in Geneva, the police had to intervene on average 2.2 times per day for domestic violence. That’s the highest daily average since 2010.

"Despite widespread awareness, sexist behaviour is all too often trivialised", said the Mayor of Geneva, Alfonso Gomez.

The campaign is taking the form of posters in the streets and a range of events, including exhibitions, conferences and workshops on the topic throughout the month of November.

More from Bitesize News

Heavy snow causes chaos

Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council

Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro

It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts

Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power

A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold

Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.