There is a lack of 3,500 shelter places: Germany is failing women affected by femicide and domestic violence. On average, a woman was killed by her (ex) partner every third day in 2022.
Long waiting times for shelter in women's shelters: Germany also shows “significant implementation deficits” in the European Istanbul Convention on the Protection of Women from Violence. It takes a long time for those affected to admit that they are victims of domestic violence (Symbolic image)