Russia

Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View

Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised.

29/07/2019

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

Russia

Russia: Outrage over murder charges against domestic violence victims

Murder charges against three teenage sisters in Russia who killed their father as a result of domestic and sexual violence have sparked outrage in the country.

05/07/2019

Spain

Spain's 999 female victims of domestic violence

A published list has revealed the 999 names of women in Spain who have died as a result of violence from their partners or ex-partners since official records began in 2003.

13/06/2019

USA

Ohio man punches lawyer in court after receiving 47-year sentence

"All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table," the lawyer said.

21/02/2019

France

Paralysed by violent partner, woman found 'partly responsible'

A woman has been found "partly responsible" and denied full compensation by a French court after she was paralysed from the waist down by her violent partner.

04/01/2019

Spain

Spain's PP signals concession to Vox party over domestic violence law

Spain's far-right Vox party says it will pull its support for a People's Party (PP) and Ciudadanos coalition government in Andalusia unless the parties agree to overturn domestic violence legislation Vox deems part of the "radical feminist agenda."

03/01/2019

United Kingdom

Drink-fuelled violence sees emergency calls 'rise after England loss'

Sore losers? Ambulance chiefs in England saw a rise in emergency call outs in the hours after England's defeat to Croatia.

12/07/2018