{"id":2758,"date":"2024-02-13T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T12:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/achievements\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:14:33","slug":"achievements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/en\/achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goldene Bild der Frau Award 2023<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>CW: Sexualised violence\/knockout drops<\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Verleihung der GOLDENEN BILD der FRAU 2023 - Live!\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TCe_cYCI5Q0?start=6587&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Successful petition against an article in FOCUS-Online<\/h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"Vergewaltigungsmythen:%20Wir%20fordern%20eine%20Richtigstellung%20von%20FOCUS-Online!\">Rape myths: We call for correction by FOCUS-Online.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>FOCUS-Online article: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/kultur\/gesellschaft\/schwierige-gesetzeslage-bei-vergewaltigung_id_20892225.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cSEXUALISED VIOLENCE: THE VIEW OF LAWYERS AND VICTIM ORGANISATIONS\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editor\u2019s note<\/h4>\n\n<p>Thanks to a petition, we have been made aware that the text published here casts sexualised violence in a false light. We have amended the text and added comments, as it unfairly portrayed sexualised violence from one angle. The view presented in the original version was not that of our editorial staff and \u2013 inadequately flagged \u2013 only reflected the opinions of the cited defence lawyers. We therefore contacted the initiators of the petition. They included Nina Fuchs, CEO of \u201cKO \u2013 Kein Opfer e.V\u201d. This non-profit organisation stands up for the rights of victims of sexualised violence. Its views, which clearly reflect the perspectives of victims of sexualised violence, have been added to the article and appear in italics. We apologise sincerely to all readers who, for understandable reasons, felt attacked by the one-sided arguments in the original text.        <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/en\/what-we-do\/public-relations\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#10243f;color:#39fcec\">Find out more about public relations here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our KO Community Weekend<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2119 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20220904-WA0018-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Our KO Community Weekend, which takes place once a year at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diversity-lab.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diversity Lab <\/a>seminar centre in Brandenburg, is a great opportunity for women (including anyone identifying as female) who have been affected by sexualised violence to meet in a caring environment. Given that there is so much shame and taboo surrounding sexualised violence, talking with like-minded people and getting the feeling that you\u2019re not alone can be the key to healing and living with such scars. We want participants to feel that they are part of a community.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS<\/h3>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI am full of love and courage and immensely indebted to every single person who was part of that weekend. I have always wished for a large family, one in which everyone looks out for everyone else, in which everyone can speak openly and, above all, one in which you can live without the fear of doing something wrong. After this weekend I don\u2019t feel alone anymore, as I know my family is spread all over Germany and that we\u2019re deeply connected and perhaps just a click, a phone call or a train ride away. What I take most from the weekend is that I can do anything. I finally know that again thanks to you. Thank you so much!\u201d<\/p><cite> Participant after the 1st KO-Community Weekend in September 2022, anonymous <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s been one of the most important and beautiful experiences of my life. Spending the weekend in a safe space was so important. Such a contrast to where I live, where I am confronted with the offences and the perpetrators and with people who do not understand me. It was very important for me personally to see that life can be so different. And once again I realised how important and therapeutic it is for me to talk with like-minded people.\u201d<\/p><cite> Participant after the 1st KO-Community Weekend in September 2022, anonymous <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe weekend opened up my heart. The connection we all had was very empowering and supports me to this day. I learnt lots of new things and will definitely come back next year.\u201d<\/p><cite>Participant after the 1st KO-Community Weekend in September 2022, anonymous<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/en\/what-we-do\/services-for-victims\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#10243f;color:#39fcec\"> Find out more about the Community Weekend here <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert debate on the regulation of chemicals for knockout drops<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Health Committee discussed the abuse of knockout drops in a public hearing on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 4.15 pm onwards. This was based on an application by the Union parties relating to the chemical gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) which can be used as knockout drops (20\/8528). The committee met for about an hour in Room E.300 of the Paul-L\u00f6be building.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE NEED FOR BETTER PREVENTION<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Kein Opfer (KO) organisation welcomed the fact that politicians were questioning the legal access to the chemical GBL. However, the problem is much more complex because the collective term \u201cknockout drops\u201d covers as many as one hundred different substances, including various narcotics, psychotropic drugs and liquid nicotine from e-cigarettes. It would make sense for event organisers, bar owners and club operators to attend mandatory awareness courses, for information posters to be displayed as a statutory requirement and for all staff to be properly trained. The organisation warned against shifting responsibility for such attacks to the victims and for selling them useless \u201canti-spiking aids\u201d. It added that perpetrator\/victim blame reversal would lead to further traumatisation and that the bitter reality is that it is impossible to protect against knockout drops.     <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/resource\/blob\/975516\/28740771cf1360bd7d34221c614b08c4\/20_14_0159-2-_Nina-Fuchs_K-o-Tropfen_nicht-barrierefrei.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can read our full statement here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/webtv.bundestag.de\/pservices\/player\/embed\/nokey?e=bt-od&#038;ep=69&#038;a=144277506&#038;c=7602688&#038;t=https%3A%2F%2Fdbtg.tv%2Fcvid%2F7602688\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\" style=\"border:none;\" allow=\"geolocation; autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms allow-modals allow-popups\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert discussion, digital | \u201cNo means no in practice\u201d Evaluation of the sexual offences law reform of 2016<\/h2>\n\n<p>One in three women has been subjected to sexualised and\/or domestic violence at least once in their lives. All too often, the perpetrators cannot be held to account. <br\/><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2259 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs-2010x1340.jpg 2010w, https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CDU-FG-Sexualstrafrechtsreform-Nina-Fuchs.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Since the 2016 reform of the sexual offences law in Germany, there has been a significant increase of almost 50 percent in the number of investigations into crimes against sexual self-determination. By comparison, however, there has only been a marginal increase in conviction rates. Against this background, we want to evaluate the 2016 reform together with experts and consider whether there is a need for further changes in the laws governing sexual offences and in procedural law. We cordially invite you to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cducsu.de\/veranstaltungen\/fachgespraech-digital-nein-heisst-nein-der-praxis-evaluation-der-sexualstrafrechtsreform-von-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video conference event<\/a> on Monday, November 28, 2022, from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm.   <br\/><br\/>Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker MdB<br\/>Vorsitzende des Rechtsausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages<br\/><br\/>[Image rights: Michael Wittig\/CDU\/CSU faction in the German Bundestag]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/en\/what-we-do\/political-activism\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#10243f;color:#39fcec\"> Find out more about our political work here <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consent workshops at schools<\/h2>\n\n<p>In 2023 and 2024, we were able to run numerous workshops on consent at various secondary schools and colleges in Munich, reaching about 400 students with important messages which have a proven track record in helping to prevent sexualised violence.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ko-ev.de\/en\/what-we-do\/prevention\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#10243f;color:#39fcec\">Find out more about our prevention work here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldene Bild der Frau Award 2023 CW: Sexualised violence\/knockout drops Successful petition against an article in FOCUS-Online Rape myths: We call for correction by FOCUS-Online. 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