March 2024. The proposed revision of the Victims Rights Directive by the European Commission seeks to prevent the transfer of personal data related to victims' residence status to migration authorities until an initial assessment is completed, a measure supported by the European Network of Migrant Women. Additionally, ENoMW advocates for various amendments to ensure the protection of women, including access to support services, consideration of their legal status, and proactive measures to combat male violence.


September 2023. The European Network of Migrant Women brings attention to the specific situation of migrant, asylum seeking and refugee women when accessing their rights. While the proposal for the revision of the directive includes dispositions related to ensuring undocumented migrants safe spaces to denounce violations of their rights, they are not sufficient. Migrant women, especially those in irregular administrative situations, must be protected by the immediate granting of a specific and temporary residence permit when they file a complaint. Furthermore, data concerning the legal status of the victim should not be shared with the competent migration authorities before the termination of the investigation, as it is the case in the Spanish immigration law (article 31 bis of Organic Law 4/2000).