Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by SPRING Marianna
Campaigners say sharp decline is due to new law deterring women from contacting police
Protester holds sign saying: “To beat means to love (145 countries have laws against domestic violence)”
Russian women suffering domestic violence are being deterred from going to the police since its (...)
, by GROVE Tilly
Amid all the fuss in the US about Team Trump’s suspected links with Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s government has just signed a bill into law that effectively decriminalises domestic violence. And this could well be part of a rising conservative tide in the world, seeking to roll back the (...)
, by WALKER Shaun
Critics say amendment sends wrong message in country where it is estimated domestic abuse kills a woman every 40 minutes
Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial amendment that decriminalises some forms of domestic violence .
The amendment, which sailed through both houses of (...)
, by GENTLEMAN Amelia
When Anna Zhavnerovich wrote about a beating she received from her boyfriend, it triggered a huge reaction. Now there are signs of a political shift in attitudes regarding the campaign to identify domestic violence as a crime.
Anna Zhavnerovich went to the police a week after she says her (...)
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