Latest items for DV-PRACTICE-1
March 27, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"'Mediation' per se is generally not correctly practiced in line with its core principles in with respect to domestic violence in Cambodia. Informal reconciliation by community members without any formal training remains the dominant means of resolving all cases of domestic violence. The language of the DV Law Article 26 specifically encourages reconciliation by parents, and community members in all minor cases of physical and sexual violence as well as all cases of emotional and economic violence. Article 26 uses the term 'mediation' interchangeably with ‘reconciliation’ and 'arbitration', which does not serve the best interest of women to access to justice. In practice the police are active facilitators in the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"'Mediation' per se is generally not correctly practiced in line with its core principles in with respect to domestic violence in Cambodia. Informal reconciliation by community members without any formal training remains the dominant means of resolving all cases of domestic violence. The language of the DV Law Article 26 specifically encourages reconciliation by parents, and community members in all minor cases of physical and sexual violence as well as all cases of emotional and economic violence. Article 26 uses the term 'mediation' interchangeably with ‘reconciliation’ and 'arbitration', which does not serve the best interest of women to access to justice. In practice the police are active facilitators in the...more
March 21, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"In Finland, mediation is covered by the Act on Conciliation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases. The Act requires voluntary consent by both parties and restricts mediation in cases of intimate partner violence: only prosecutors or the police may initiate it. In 90% of the mediated cases the referral was made by police. Latest statistics from 2019 reveal that 18% of all cases mediated were domestic violence (2284 cases). According to a 2019 evaluation study on mediation practices by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), 88% of mediated domestic violence cases were intimate partner violence. In the same year, the police recorded 5,700 cases of intimate partner violence....more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"In Finland, mediation is covered by the Act on Conciliation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases. The Act requires voluntary consent by both parties and restricts mediation in cases of intimate partner violence: only prosecutors or the police may initiate it. In 90% of the mediated cases the referral was made by police. Latest statistics from 2019 reveal that 18% of all cases mediated were domestic violence (2284 cases). According to a 2019 evaluation study on mediation practices by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), 88% of mediated domestic violence cases were intimate partner violence. In the same year, the police recorded 5,700 cases of intimate partner violence....more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
"As a result of that case, six abused girls were rescued by local authorities in conjunction with officers from Homeland Security Investigations. The undercover agent who spoke to The Times said such outcomes were especially gratifying because once a livestream session ends, the evidence often disappears. 'It’s a very difficult crime to investigate,' he said. 'No one knows that it happened, except the poor kid that was raped, the mother that did it and the guy who paid for it'" (para 30-31). "He said the woman in the Southeast Asia case had been identified and the agency was now working with local authorities to rescue the 8-year-old" (para 54).more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
"As a result of that case, six abused girls were rescued by local authorities in conjunction with officers from Homeland Security Investigations. The undercover agent who spoke to The Times said such outcomes were especially gratifying because once a livestream session ends, the evidence often disappears. 'It’s a very difficult crime to investigate,' he said. 'No one knows that it happened, except the poor kid that was raped, the mother that did it and the guy who paid for it'" (para 30-31). "He said the woman in the Southeast Asia case had been identified and the agency was now working with local authorities to rescue the 8-year-old" (para 54).more
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The practice is legitimized in the Iraqi Penal Code, which allows mitigated sentences for perpetrators of crimes against women in which ‘honour’ was a motive, and prescribes the ‘punishment’ of a wife by her husband within limits to be a legal right. Despite the GoI’s [Government of Iraq] claim in its state report that ‘honourable motive’ is not exclusive to crimes against women but can also be cited for other crimes, in practice the provision disproportionately affects and discriminates against women who are considered to be the bearers of honour in society" (4).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The practice is legitimized in the Iraqi Penal Code, which allows mitigated sentences for perpetrators of crimes against women in which ‘honour’ was a motive, and prescribes the ‘punishment’ of a wife by her husband within limits to be a legal right. Despite the GoI’s [Government of Iraq] claim in its state report that ‘honourable motive’ is not exclusive to crimes against women but can also be cited for other crimes, in practice the provision disproportionately affects and discriminates against women who are considered to be the bearers of honour in society" (4).
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen living in rural areas cannot access the protection orders against violent partners provided for in the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, because the protection orders are issued by magistrate courts which are only in towns. Most people in Namibia do not know and understand these laws" (6). "Women who are living in rural areas have problems accessing protection orders because there are no magistrate courts in our villages" (9).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen living in rural areas cannot access the protection orders against violent partners provided for in the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, because the protection orders are issued by magistrate courts which are only in towns. Most people in Namibia do not know and understand these laws" (6). "Women who are living in rural areas have problems accessing protection orders because there are no magistrate courts in our villages" (9).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
March 11, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to UN data, these crimes are overwhelmingly the result of intimate violence, meaning that the victims are killed by current or past romantic partners, fathers or other relatives" (par. 10).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to UN data, these crimes are overwhelmingly the result of intimate violence, meaning that the victims are killed by current or past romantic partners, fathers or other relatives" (par. 10).
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
March 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to one report, factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law include the lack of 'special information collection, mechanism to collect statistics and financial support'" (6). "It reports that 'by the end of 2018, courts across the country had issued 3,718 personal safety protection orders, effectively curbing the occurrence of domestic violence' (CEDAW/C/CHN/9, para. 46). Yet, there is a huge gap (39,371 versus 3,718) between reported complaints and the number of issued personal safety protection orders" (7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to one report, factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law include the lack of 'special information collection, mechanism to collect statistics and financial support'" (6). "It reports that 'by the end of 2018, courts across the country had issued 3,718 personal safety protection orders, effectively curbing the occurrence of domestic violence' (CEDAW/C/CHN/9, para. 46). Yet, there is a huge gap (39,371 versus 3,718) between reported complaints and the number of issued personal safety protection orders" (7).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The Attorney General’s Office has 308 gender-competent prosecutors’ offices (235 multipurpose unit and 73 gender units) throughout the country. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior has 1,575 community policing units and 16 community surveillance units for the country. The Council of the Judiciary has 37 judicial units specializing in violence, covering 23 provinces and 49 cantons; five criminal law judicial units on violence against women, covering four provinces and nine cantons; 23 criminal multipurpose judicial units covering 13 provinces and 34 cantons and 107 multipurpose judicial units. In 2019, the Council of the Judiciary incorporated 111 new judges, reaching a total of 807 officials in specialized units, including...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The Attorney General’s Office has 308 gender-competent prosecutors’ offices (235 multipurpose unit and 73 gender units) throughout the country. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior has 1,575 community policing units and 16 community surveillance units for the country. The Council of the Judiciary has 37 judicial units specializing in violence, covering 23 provinces and 49 cantons; five criminal law judicial units on violence against women, covering four provinces and nine cantons; 23 criminal multipurpose judicial units covering 13 provinces and 34 cantons and 107 multipurpose judicial units. In 2019, the Council of the Judiciary incorporated 111 new judges, reaching a total of 807 officials in specialized units, including...more
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"[B]ut remains concerned that data shows gender bias on the part of many judges, who apply gender stereotypes and give little weight to women’s testimony, evidence and claims, and that some courts have dismissed up to 80 percent of women’s domestic violence claims in divorce proceedings" (Page 4). "However, the Committee is concerned that the stated objective of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law is harmonious relations between family members rather than the security of women and family members, and that a small percentage of all domestic violence reported to the police result in restraining orders, endangering the security of women and the family. It further notes with concern: (a) That the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"[B]ut remains concerned that data shows gender bias on the part of many judges, who apply gender stereotypes and give little weight to women’s testimony, evidence and claims, and that some courts have dismissed up to 80 percent of women’s domestic violence claims in divorce proceedings" (Page 4). "However, the Committee is concerned that the stated objective of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law is harmonious relations between family members rather than the security of women and family members, and that a small percentage of all domestic violence reported to the police result in restraining orders, endangering the security of women and the family. It further notes with concern: (a) That the...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Others have stated that the stigma surrounding the victims of sexual violence and harassment prevents women and girls from seeking redress. Survivors of sexual assault lack the language itself to describe what happened to them, an issue compounded by the lack of public sex education in the country" (par. 6). "Notably, during North Korea’s CEDAW Committee review in 2016, one government official did not even seem to understand questions about 'marital rape' or what the term meant, and asked the committee to explain it. The same official also claimed that punishments for superiors coercing women into sex should be much less than in cases of rape involving outright physical violence,...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Others have stated that the stigma surrounding the victims of sexual violence and harassment prevents women and girls from seeking redress. Survivors of sexual assault lack the language itself to describe what happened to them, an issue compounded by the lack of public sex education in the country" (par. 6). "Notably, during North Korea’s CEDAW Committee review in 2016, one government official did not even seem to understand questions about 'marital rape' or what the term meant, and asked the committee to explain it. The same official also claimed that punishments for superiors coercing women into sex should be much less than in cases of rape involving outright physical violence,...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Female acid attack victims are not being taken seriously by police and do not feel safe going out at night amid a terrifying rise in chemical attacks by abusive boyfriends in Britain, charities have warned" (par. 1).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Female acid attack victims are not being taken seriously by police and do not feel safe going out at night amid a terrifying rise in chemical attacks by abusive boyfriends in Britain, charities have warned" (par. 1).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Gender-based violence remains prevalent in Somalia. The situation is worsened by the absence of strong legal frameworks to deter attacks" (par. 4).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Gender-based violence remains prevalent in Somalia. The situation is worsened by the absence of strong legal frameworks to deter attacks" (par. 4).
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Law No. 103-13... requires survivors to file for criminal prosecution to obtain protection orders, something many women are unable to do partly because of challenges survivors face in gaining help from the police, yet the law also does not set out the duties of police, prosecutors, and investigative judges in domestic violence cases" (1). "The 20 women and girls described encountering a myriad of barriers when they tried to report violence. Most of the domestic violence survivors Human Rights Watch interviewed said they had sought help from police, prosecutors, or courts. But many said police officers refused to record their statements, failed to investigate, and refused to arrest domestic abuse...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Law No. 103-13... requires survivors to file for criminal prosecution to obtain protection orders, something many women are unable to do partly because of challenges survivors face in gaining help from the police, yet the law also does not set out the duties of police, prosecutors, and investigative judges in domestic violence cases" (1). "The 20 women and girls described encountering a myriad of barriers when they tried to report violence. Most of the domestic violence survivors Human Rights Watch interviewed said they had sought help from police, prosecutors, or courts. But many said police officers refused to record their statements, failed to investigate, and refused to arrest domestic abuse...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"During the last review period, Human Rights Watch documented chronic violence against women by their intimate partners and the challenges women face in seeking state protection and services. This includes: gaps in Hungary’s legal and policy framework in responding to domestic violence; inadequate police response to domestic violence; frequent failure to prosecute and punish perpetrators; and, lack of sufficient shelter spaces, services, and support for victims of domestic violence. All of the above are compounded by officials’ attitudes that condone abuse" (4). "While domestic violence became a specific criminal offence on July 1, 2013, Human Rights Watch has found that legal gaps and poor implementation of the law continue to...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"During the last review period, Human Rights Watch documented chronic violence against women by their intimate partners and the challenges women face in seeking state protection and services. This includes: gaps in Hungary’s legal and policy framework in responding to domestic violence; inadequate police response to domestic violence; frequent failure to prosecute and punish perpetrators; and, lack of sufficient shelter spaces, services, and support for victims of domestic violence. All of the above are compounded by officials’ attitudes that condone abuse" (4). "While domestic violence became a specific criminal offence on July 1, 2013, Human Rights Watch has found that legal gaps and poor implementation of the law continue to...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"One in three women in Kenya has experienced gender-based violence, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, while domestic violence is seen as a minor offence in the country" (Para 46).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"One in three women in Kenya has experienced gender-based violence, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, while domestic violence is seen as a minor offence in the country" (Para 46).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It also notes with concern… the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It also notes with concern… the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"There are about 700,000 cases of domestic abuse each year, only 27% ending in conviction" (24).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"There are about 700,000 cases of domestic abuse each year, only 27% ending in conviction" (24).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It is highly unlikely that the law [against VAW] will pass in its current form due to a seemingly entrenched culture of violence against women in Lebanon and the sectarian leaders’ continuing control over the country’s political system" (para 1). "A 2017 analysis of the law’s [law against domestic violence] impact conducted by scholars at the American University of Beirut found that it had little effect on the prevalence of VAW, and that few citizens even knew that the legislation existed" (para 3). "In addition to their limited scope, these laws [on domestic violence] have suffered from extremely weak implementation and enforcement and have encountered significant resistance from religious leaders...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It is highly unlikely that the law [against VAW] will pass in its current form due to a seemingly entrenched culture of violence against women in Lebanon and the sectarian leaders’ continuing control over the country’s political system" (para 1). "A 2017 analysis of the law’s [law against domestic violence] impact conducted by scholars at the American University of Beirut found that it had little effect on the prevalence of VAW, and that few citizens even knew that the legislation existed" (para 3). "In addition to their limited scope, these laws [on domestic violence] have suffered from extremely weak implementation and enforcement and have encountered significant resistance from religious leaders...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"The Political Constitution recognizes indigenous jurisdiction (Article 149); but it has not developed the mechanism for coordination between the two justice systems. The Peruvian Judiciary approved between 2013 and 2015, three protocols for its action in cases in which members of indigenous communities or rondas campesinas (peasant rounds) participate, but they have been little widespread. The ruling of the Constitutional Court (Exp. 7009-2013-PHC / TC) recognizes that the state justice is competent to punish sexual violence against minors, because they violate fundamental rights. The Judiciary has a Registry of Interpreters of Indigenous or Native Languages; however, it covers 7 of the 33 judicial districts and only for 13 of the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"The Political Constitution recognizes indigenous jurisdiction (Article 149); but it has not developed the mechanism for coordination between the two justice systems. The Peruvian Judiciary approved between 2013 and 2015, three protocols for its action in cases in which members of indigenous communities or rondas campesinas (peasant rounds) participate, but they have been little widespread. The ruling of the Constitutional Court (Exp. 7009-2013-PHC / TC) recognizes that the state justice is competent to punish sexual violence against minors, because they violate fundamental rights. The Judiciary has a Registry of Interpreters of Indigenous or Native Languages; however, it covers 7 of the 33 judicial districts and only for 13 of the...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"In respect of the total number of domestic violence complaints received, 3,939 security measures were imposed on aggressors in order to ensure the physical and psychological safety of victims. Between 2016 and July 2020, the special domestic violence courts ruled against 76,895 perpetrators of the offence of domestic violence in response to 81,928 complaints filed" (11).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"In respect of the total number of domestic violence complaints received, 3,939 security measures were imposed on aggressors in order to ensure the physical and psychological safety of victims. Between 2016 and July 2020, the special domestic violence courts ruled against 76,895 perpetrators of the offence of domestic violence in response to 81,928 complaints filed" (11).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"If you fail to prove that it was non-consensual you can be hit by jail time - and if you think that there is no way this law is going to be abused it absolutely will,' [Fancesca Tanmizi] said. 'Sexual assault happens. What if you're sexually assaulted and you can't find a guy? Do you dare report it to the police knowing you could be "self-reporting" a crime. 'For all the naive people who are going, "Oh my God, surely you can tell when someone's been raped", no. Victims of sexual assault always have problems proving that it's non-consensual. 'This will protect the institution of marriage, it sounds amazing in...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"If you fail to prove that it was non-consensual you can be hit by jail time - and if you think that there is no way this law is going to be abused it absolutely will,' [Fancesca Tanmizi] said. 'Sexual assault happens. What if you're sexually assaulted and you can't find a guy? Do you dare report it to the police knowing you could be "self-reporting" a crime. 'For all the naive people who are going, "Oh my God, surely you can tell when someone's been raped", no. Victims of sexual assault always have problems proving that it's non-consensual. 'This will protect the institution of marriage, it sounds amazing in...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 1:52 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The single father added that child protective services' failure to investigate his claims has prompted him to speak out. 'I want everyone living in Colorado to know this story. The reason we have the child protective services department is because we want to protect our children before they got hurt not after they got hurt the department started to investigate, that's too late,' Zhang said" (par. 17-18).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"The single father added that child protective services' failure to investigate his claims has prompted him to speak out. 'I want everyone living in Colorado to know this story. The reason we have the child protective services department is because we want to protect our children before they got hurt not after they got hurt the department started to investigate, that's too late,' Zhang said" (par. 17-18).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"They noted that the courts had also sometimes 'misused interpretations of religious law to justify victims remaining with their abusers'" (para 6).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"They noted that the courts had also sometimes 'misused interpretations of religious law to justify victims remaining with their abusers'" (para 6).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
Table 9, titled "Information on measures taken by the internal affairs agencies to implement the requirements of Act No. 63 on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence, dated 27 April 2017," shows that the number of temporary protection orders issued by the internal affairs agencies of the country grew each year from 2,619 in 2014 to 7,323 in 2017. The number of criminal prosecutions brought for domestic violence decreased overtime, starting at 243 in 2014 and dropping to 238 in 2015 and 199 in 2016 and then growing to 218 in 2017. The number of persons subjected to administrative action for domestic violence grew each year, starting at 1,624 in...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
Table 9, titled "Information on measures taken by the internal affairs agencies to implement the requirements of Act No. 63 on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence, dated 27 April 2017," shows that the number of temporary protection orders issued by the internal affairs agencies of the country grew each year from 2,619 in 2014 to 7,323 in 2017. The number of criminal prosecutions brought for domestic violence decreased overtime, starting at 243 in 2014 and dropping to 238 in 2015 and 199 in 2016 and then growing to 218 in 2017. The number of persons subjected to administrative action for domestic violence grew each year, starting at 1,624 in...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Statistics show one woman dies at the hands of her former or current partner in Australia every 10 days. One in three women has experienced physical violence and one in five has suffered sexual violence" (para 19-20). The high rates of death and general violence to women by their partners seems to indicate that enforcement on the action plan is lacking (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Statistics show one woman dies at the hands of her former or current partner in Australia every 10 days. One in three women has experienced physical violence and one in five has suffered sexual violence" (para 19-20). The high rates of death and general violence to women by their partners seems to indicate that enforcement on the action plan is lacking (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws"`
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws"`
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Roychowdhury considers the low conviction rate for Section 498A 'cruelty to women' offenses—the lowest among all Indian Penal Code crimes—an example of the country’s 'unfulfilled promises'" (para 42). "She was told that women took advantage of legal statutes to abuse their husbands. A judge in the city of Howrah asked Roychowdhury why she studied domestic violence given that, in his view, it 'did not exist'" (para 43).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Roychowdhury considers the low conviction rate for Section 498A 'cruelty to women' offenses—the lowest among all Indian Penal Code crimes—an example of the country’s 'unfulfilled promises'" (para 42). "She was told that women took advantage of legal statutes to abuse their husbands. A judge in the city of Howrah asked Roychowdhury why she studied domestic violence given that, in his view, it 'did not exist'" (para 43).