Report  about  25th WAVE Conference ‘Institutional violence and its impact on women’s human rights across Europe’, held  in Madrid (Monday, October 16, 2023 - Tuesday, October 17, 2023) that  explored  violence  against  women under three  aspects: 1. the political context, specifically, the ways in which a society’s/regime’s ideological stance allows this form of oppression and abuse of power to be an inevitable consequence of maintaining the status quo. 2. the institutional practice, specifically, how institutions reinforce and/or create obstacles i.e. from processes to behaviours and attitudes, that limit women & girls’ access to rights. 3. the personal sphere, specifically, how intersectional identities and experiences play a role in the level of institutional violence women and girls are subjected to. I  also  report  some  workshops I took  part  to.