Tag: Domestic violence
Democracy & Human Rights
Kazakhstan: New law to protect women and children against domestic violence
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has recently signed key legislation largely criminalizing domestic abuse, ensuring women’s rights and safety of children which has been hailed...
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A global model to tackle violence against women
As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population. In the...
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CoE chief warns over domestic violence amid lockdown
Since confinement measures were put in place and stay-at-home orders were given, the calls in helplines for victims of domestic violence have multiplied, being...
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France to fund hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence, as numbers rise amid lockdown
The French government announced that it will pay for hotel rooms to accommodate victims of domestic violence and open pop-up counselling centres, as reports...
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CoE experts say Italy must do more to protect women from violence
Gender equality is facing resistance in Italy despite some progress that has been made to promote women’s rights, according to GREVIO, the Council of...
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