How does Germany’s protection system respond to migrant women experiencing domestic violence? What challenges do they face when seeking help, and what needs to change?

Our new video explores these questions through the perspectives of experts working on domestic and gender-based violence, migrant women’s rights, legal counselling and community advocacy.

The video features highlights from a PROTEMO workshop organised by Dr. Beatriz Carbone, PROTEMO Co-coordinator at Saarland University, on 4 September 2026. Bringing together academic research and practical experience, the workshop explored the challenges migrant women face when seeking protection and support in Germany, and possible ways to improve institutional responses.

The video features contributions from Dr Márcia Baratto and Mariana Gomes (REVIBRA Europa), Dr Adriana Santos (Abá e.V.), Alcilene Willeke (IMBRADIVA e.V.), Paula Katzenstein (lawyer) and Teresa Bueno (BOX66), alongside Dr Beatriz Carbone (PROTEMO).

Watch the video to hear their perspectives and discover how their insights can contribute to more inclusive and responsive protection policies.