Are you affect­ed by vio­lence? Fight back! Don’t be afraid to seek help and support

Vio­lence against women

Vio­lence against women hap­pens every day and in dif­fer­ent ways:

• It is vio­lence when a hus­band locks up his wife, threat­ens, beats, injures or rapes his wife.
• It is vio­lence when fam­i­ly mem­bers, acquain­tances or strangers, girls or women want to impose a way of life
  that they do not want.
• It is vio­lence when acquain­tances, col­leagues, supe­ri­ors or strangers harass, stalk or rape a woman.
• It is vio­lence when women are forced into pros­ti­tu­tion or forced into pros­ti­tu­tion or marriage.
• It is vio­lence when men from the fam­i­ly, neigh­bour­hood or cir­cle of acquain­tances force sex­u­al­ized acts on girls or boys.
• It is vio­lence when peo­ple exploit the depen­dence or defence­less­ness of women and girls or cre­ate it (e.g. through knock­out drops).
• It is vio­lence when women and girls are forced to look at pic­tures or films with misog­y­nis­tic content.

The nationwide “Violence against women” helpline offers advice for victims and their families
It is available around the clock, 365 days a year. 
Calls can be made in 17 languages, anonymously and free of charge.

📞 08000 116 016

📎 Vio­lence against women – Advice and Assis­tance to Women in Need

Are you affect­ed by domes­tic vio­lence or do you know some­one who is?

Women

Emer­gency numbers
If you are in acute dan­ger, please dial one of the emer­gency numbers.

Police: 110
Wom­en’s shel­ter Karl­sruhe: 0721 56 78 24
Wom­en’s shel­ter SkF Karl­sruhe: 0721 82 44 66

Men

Men can also be affect­ed by domes­tic violence.
Emer­gency number

Police: 110
📞 0800 1239900
📧 beratung@maennerhilfetelefon.de
🌐 www.maennerhilfetelefon.de

Pro­tec­tion from violence