Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) __________________________________________ Report submitted by Germany pursuant to Article 68, paragraph 1 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Baseline Report) Received by GREVIO on 31 August 2020 GREVIO/Inf(2020)13 Published on 1 September 2020 – 2 – GREVIO First State Report Germany 2020 – 3 – Contents I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 II. Integrated policies and data collection ................................................................................. 2 A. Strategies and action plans .............................................................................................................. 2 B. Funding for strategies and action plans ........................................................................................... 5 C. Integration of the work of NGOs and other civil society actors ....................................................... 5 D. Coordination bodies under Article 10 .............................................................................................. 9 E. Data collection and publication under Article 11 ........................................................................... 11 F. Research activities under Article 11(1b) ........................................................................................ 14 G. Representative studies on the topic of violence against women in accordance with Article 11 (2). .................................................................................................................................. 14 III. Prevention ........................................................................................................................... 16 A. Campaigns and programmes on awareness building under Article 13 (1) .................................... 16 B. Measures to introduce teaching material under Article 14 (1) ...................................................... 21 C. Initial and further education and training under Article 15 ........................................................... 22 D. In-service training ........................................................................................................................... 23 E. Programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence ...................................................................... 24 F. Programmes for perpetrators of sexual violence........................................................................... 26 G. Private sector participation, communication technology and the media, including social media .............................................................................................................................................. 26 H. Self-regulation of the ICT sector and social media ......................................................................... 27 I. Guidelines and regulations in the workplace ................................................................................. 28 J. Further prevention activities .......................................................................................................... 29 IV. Protection and support ........................................................................................................ 31 A. Information on support services and legal measures as required by Article 19 ............................ 31 B. General support service under Article 20 ...................................................................................... 33 C. Individual and collective complaints under Article 21 ................................................................... 34 D. Provision of specialist support services .......................................................................................... 35 E. Telephone counselling under Article 24 ......................................................................................... 39 F. Child witnesses ............................................................................................................................... 41 G. Additional support measures in relation to Articles 27 and 28 ..................................................... 41 V. Substantive law .................................................................................................................. 42 A. Legal framework ............................................................................................................................. 42 B. Support for relevant professionals in the implementation of a legal framework ......................... 45 C. Civil remedies against perpetrators und state authorities ............................................................. 45 D. Compensation from perpetrators and the state ............................................................................ 46 E. Rights of custody and visitation ..................................................................................................... 48 – 4 – F. Criminal sanctions for the various forms of violence ..................................................................... 48 G. Sexual harassment.......................................................................................................................... 51 H. Aiding and abetting ........................................................................................................................ 52 I. Attempt .......................................................................................................................................... 52 J. Grounds for justification................................................................................................................. 53 K. Irrelevance of the perpetrator-victim relationship ........................................................................ 53 L. Sanctions and other measures ....................................................................................................... 53 M. Aggravating circumstances ............................................................................................................. 54 N. Prohibition of mandatory alternative dispute resolution procedures ........................................... 56 O. Administrative and legal data......................................................................................................... 57 P. Other measures .............................................................................................................................. 57 VI. Investigation, prosecution, procedural law and protective measures ................................. 58 A. Interventions and other measures taken by law enforcement agencies ....................................... 58 B. Risk analysis and risk management ................................................................................................ 59 C. Issuing emergency barring orders .................................................................................................. 61 D. Restraining or protection orders .................................................................................................... 63 E. Administrative and judicial data in conjunction with approach bans and protection orders ............................................................................................................................................. 64 F. Initiation of legal proceedings ex officio ........................................................................................ 65 G. Legal proceedings ex parte ............................................................................................................. 66 H. Support during legal proceedings .................................................................................................. 66 I. Victim protection under Article 56 (1) ........................................................................................... 66 J. Free legal aid under Article 57 ....................................................................................................... 67 K. Other investigation, prosecution, procedural law and protective measures ................................ 68 VII. Migration and asylum ......................................................................................................... 69 A. Residence status ............................................................................................................................. 69 B. Asylum applications on grounds of gender .................................................................................... 70 C. Gender-sensitive asylum proceedings ........................................................................................... 71 D. Deportation ban ............................................................................................................................. 72 E. Additional measures ....................................................................................................................... 72 Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Annex 1: Funding ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Annex 2: Overview of specialised support services