INTRODUCTION
In Slovenia the violence against women has been object of public concern in recent times. Various cases had been reported of women death caused by its partner. Some of them associated with post crime self aggression, with a fatal resolution. Nevertheless, in Slovenia the violence against women still a taboo subject.

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Domestic violence is a major problem, often with serious consequences for those involved and for society as a whole. In 2006, more than 6,000 reports of domestic violence were received by the Rotterdam police. And these are just the tip of the iceberg, because the true number of incidents of [...]

Only after 1985 when the United Nations Vienna Declaration officially defined victims’ rights, were we able to identify six of them which it is felt are most important for the quality of assistance and support for victims of violence: