Protection orders and shelters are extremely important for the protection of women, their sense of safety, their ability to overcome the effects of abuse and planning for the future. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences Dubravka Šimonović seeks to collect information on shelters and protection orders which will feed into the thematic report she will present at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2017.

All submissions should be sent by 30 January 2017 to vaw@ohchr.org

For further information please visit the UN website.