Overview
- Rallies, orange-lit landmarks and information campaigns are scheduled for 25 November in cities including Leipzig, Dresden and Potsdam under the UN’s Orange the World campaign.
- Trade unions and women’s groups call for comprehensive services and rapid rollout of the Gewalthilfegesetz, which assigns service responsibility to states from 1 January 2027 and grants an individual right to free protection and counselling from 1 January 2032.
- In Saxony, organisers urge a needs assessment and development plan by the end of 2026 to secure regionwide, cost-free access to shelters and counselling.
- New Interior Ministry figures show 308 women and girls killed in 2024, including 191 by partners or family members, alongside rises in sexual offenses (53,451), domestic violence (187,128) and digital abuse (18,224).
- Authorities and media highlight support routes including the 24/7 national helpline 116 016, local shelters and counselling networks, the recognized help hand signal, and discreet codewords such as “Ist Luisa hier?” and “Maske 19”.