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Spain's Organic Law 1/2004 — Integrated Protection Against Gender Violence (LOVG)

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Spain's 2004 LOVG created 106 specialised gender-violence courts, emergency protection orders and free legal aid. In 15 years the courts handled 2 million complaints and secured 700,000 convictions — a global model for integrated GBV legislation cited by the Istanbul Convention.

106
Specialised gender-violence courts
2,000,000
Complaints handled (15 years)
700,000
Convictions secured (15 years)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Delegación del Gobierno contra la Violencia de Género
Period
2004-present
Region (NUTS)
ES30
Keywords
gender-based violence, specialised courts, legal protection, victim support, femicide prevention

Context

Spain's 2004 Organic Law 1/2004 (LOVG) established integrated protection against gender violence, including specialised courts, emergency protection orders and free legal aid.

Results

The law created 106 specialised gender-violence courts which, over 15 years, handled 2 million complaints and secured 700,000 convictions.

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