Violence Petition calls for 350 million francs for women's safety
350 million francs for the safety of women from violence, and now: That is the demand of a petition that was submitted to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Monday with over 21,400 signatures.
24.03.2025, 17:14
SDA
The petition demands that the Federal Council finally allocate sufficient resources to combat gender-based violence. The money should be used for better protection against violence, consistent prosecution and prevention.
More than 90 non-governmental organizations, specialist organizations, collectives, trade unions and political parties are behind the petition, as Brava - formerly Terre des Femmes - wrote when the petition was handed over.
In the first three months of this year, eleven women were killed in Switzerland, twice as many as in the same period last year (2024), Brava wrote. Meanwhile, the implementation of the Istanbul Convention ratified by Switzerland in 2018 remains inadequate, the petitioners criticize.
Women's shelters have too little money. There are too few counseling services, and the political measures are also inadequate. Women need to be heard, protected and taken seriously. Gender-based violence is an emergency for society as a whole.
Over the next few years, the federal government wants to take action against gender-based violence and focus on combating the causes, further training and protection against sexualized violence. "Substantial progress is to be made by 2026", as Minister of the Interior Elisabeth Baume-Schneider said last November.
At that time, it was also announced that a central, free emergency number for victims of violence that is available around the clock is expected to go into operation from November 2025.
