“Le Plan rouge vif”: improving the judicial treatment of domestic violence

On May 22, Congresswoman Emilie Chandler and Senator Dominique Verien submitted to the government the "Plan Rouge Vif", a report on the judicial treatment of domestic violence. The 160-page report contains recommendations for improving the justice system and victim protection.

The state of play of intrafamily violence in France: responding to an alarming situation and a failure of the Grenelle

In 2019, a Grenelle devoted to intrafamily violence was set up by the Government. Following a series of hearings, several measures and commitments had been taken to remedy feminicide and the insufficient protection of victims.

Four years later, the situation remains worrying:

• 122 women were killed by their spouses in 2021* ;
• One third of the women killed in 2021 had already been victims of violence and 74% of them had reported it to the police*;
• 47 feminicides occurred in 2023*.

The recommendations of the “Plan rouge vif” to fight against domestic violence

• Create specialized units for domestic violence within the 164 French courts;
• Create women’s centers in each department;
• To issue protection orders within 24 hours;
• Establish elected representatives to deal with domestic violence;
• Use the serious danger telephone more frequently;
• Reinforce the training of professionals in the field of child protection;
• Set up regular inter-institutional training sessions in order to share practices and acquire a common knowledge;
• Create an interministerial fund dedicated to the financing of the public policy against domestic violence.

Source* : Rapport Parlementaire sur les violences intra familiales : quelles pistes pour en finir avec les féminicides (radiofrance.fr)