Europe News 'Pathetic': Poland's plan to quit domestic violence treaty slammed Human rights experts are calling on Warsaw to change course – and on the European Union to toughen up. 27/07/2020
The Cube Romania criminalises cyber harassment as a form of domestic violence Domestic violence will now include a provision specifically for "cybernetic violence" which intends to "shame, humble, scare, threat, or silence the victim". 09/07/2020
world news WHO 'deeply troubled' by spike in domestic abuse in locked down Europe According to the "scarce" data WHO has received, emergency calls by women subjected to violence by their intimate partners jumped 60% across European member states in April, compared to the same period last year. 07/05/2020
France Domestic violence cases jump 30% during lockdown in France Those confined at home with abusive partners are at increased risk during the coronavirus pandemic. 28/03/2020
Germany German publisher apologises for domestic violence horoscope 'error' The German publisher Bauer Verlag has apologised for a horoscope published in Tina magazine, which announced possible domestic violence to the reader. 09/12/2019
United Kingdom Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house. 22/11/2019
Finland Finland's gender-neutral policies 'conceal female victims of violence' Experts claim attempts in Finland to be more gender-neutral is having the unintended consequence of concealing female victims of domestic violence 22/11/2019
Hungary A quest for justice: Hungary's victims of domestic violence Every fifth Hungarian woman lives in a physically abusive relationship, according to a local NGO 22/11/2019
France Watch: Protestors mark 100 domestic violence deaths in France in 2019 Protestors gathered to commemorate the 100 victims, with the 101st being announced two days later. 03/09/2019
France France: 74 women killed by their partners so far in 2019 NGOs and families of victims marched across Paris on Saturday to denounce the rise in femicides and demand governmental action. 06/07/2019