The adopted Violence Assistance Act with 2.6 billion euros for women's shelters and advice centers is overdue - but it remains inadequate and comes far too late!
✔️ From 2032: Legal entitlement to protection and advice for women and their children, regardless of where they live
✔️ Cost absorption: those affected no longer have to pay for protective accommodation
❌ But:
🔴 Far too long a transition period - protection can't wait, 2032 is too late!
🔴 No protection for trans, inter and non-binary people - even though they experience violence more often than average.
🔴 No mandatory anti-violence training or electronic ankle bracelets for offenders - protection remains incomplete.
Protection against violence must come faster and for everyone! A law that takes so long and excludes so many is not a fair law.
The Violence Assistance Act has been delayed for several reasons, which unfortunately show how complex political implementation is:
🔴 Funding: The federal states demanded additional federal funding. Without a commitment, approval was blocked.
🔴 Political blockade: The draft was initially halted by the then Finance Minister Lindner due to high costs. The process was only resumed later.
🔴 Long coordination process: There was a lot of coordination between the ministries, and the federal states first have to prepare needs analyses - which is why implementation may not start until 2030.
Organizations such as @proasyl @damigra_ev also criticize the fact that women refugees and migrants are not given sufficient consideration.
Alexandra Zykunov has dealt intensively with the issue of violence against women and the planned # Violence Assistance Act. She uses her platform to emphasize the urgency of this law and calls for comprehensive protection and better support for those affected. We recommend that you follow her posts on Instagram and in publications to keep yourself fully informed.
Family Minister Lisa Paus was instrumental in driving the law forward, developing the draft and working closely with associations and civil society. She emphasizes the urgency - and that is precisely why we are continuing to fight to ensure that protection for all those affected becomes a reality more quickly.
⭕️ 100,000 mothers | May 10, 2025 | Brandenburg Gate
❤️ Be there - because protection should not be a privilege!
#hunderttausendmuetter #EqualityNow #ViolenceProtectionForAll