Latest items for DV-PRACTICE-2
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Government also established child and women protection units in police stations responsible for handling cases of VAW, the VAW investigation and prosecution team (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa as well as in the regions) and child friendly and victim friendly benches within federal as well as regional courts" (4). "[As a support system for victims of VAW], regional states have established facilities to provide support for victims. Ten safe houses are located in Addis Ababa, Oromiya and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia (SNNPR)" (5).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Government also established child and women protection units in police stations responsible for handling cases of VAW, the VAW investigation and prosecution team (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa as well as in the regions) and child friendly and victim friendly benches within federal as well as regional courts" (4). "[As a support system for victims of VAW], regional states have established facilities to provide support for victims. Ten safe houses are located in Addis Ababa, Oromiya and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia (SNNPR)" (5).
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, the Police Directorate, the Roma Council and non-governmental organizations, the MJHMR has continuously implemented trainings/campaigns in all Roma and Egyptian settlements in Montenegro on topics such as combating... domestic violence. On that occasion, flyers in Montenegrin, Romani and Albanian were distributed...In cooperation with the Roma Council, CRI and the NGO 'Phiren amenca –Walk with us', MJHMR organized winter and summer camps for the best Roma and Egyptian students (from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades of primary school), during which workshops on combating domestic violence [were held]" (10). "Montenegro has three shelters for victims of domestic violence – the Safe Women’s House...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, the Police Directorate, the Roma Council and non-governmental organizations, the MJHMR has continuously implemented trainings/campaigns in all Roma and Egyptian settlements in Montenegro on topics such as combating... domestic violence. On that occasion, flyers in Montenegrin, Romani and Albanian were distributed...In cooperation with the Roma Council, CRI and the NGO 'Phiren amenca –Walk with us', MJHMR organized winter and summer camps for the best Roma and Egyptian students (from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades of primary school), during which workshops on combating domestic violence [were held]" (10). "Montenegro has three shelters for victims of domestic violence – the Safe Women’s House...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In addition, the Rules provide effective mechanisms for prevention and control of all forms of domestic violence which inflict GBV and have serious implications on rights of women. It empowers Women Development Officers in all 75 districts to work as Women Protection Officers, which help enable survivors of violence to access psychosocial counselling, free legal aid, adequate security and protection, and necessary health services. As dedicated mechanisms for handling the cases of violence against women and Girls (VAWG) at the local level, 246 Women and Children Service Centers (WCSCs) have been established in the Nepal Police in all 75 districts with separate police personnel accountable for handling GBV cases." (8-9)....more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In addition, the Rules provide effective mechanisms for prevention and control of all forms of domestic violence which inflict GBV and have serious implications on rights of women. It empowers Women Development Officers in all 75 districts to work as Women Protection Officers, which help enable survivors of violence to access psychosocial counselling, free legal aid, adequate security and protection, and necessary health services. As dedicated mechanisms for handling the cases of violence against women and Girls (VAWG) at the local level, 246 Women and Children Service Centers (WCSCs) have been established in the Nepal Police in all 75 districts with separate police personnel accountable for handling GBV cases." (8-9)....more
Feb. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
“The incidence and severity of violence against women in Bulgaria remain higher than the average of all countries in the European Union (EU). Since 2019 at least two women each month have died from domestic violence, and there has been an increase in violence against women and children since the beginning of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the scale of the problem, an estimated 70 to 80% of cases of violence against women still go unreported” (first paragraph). “WHO is also currently reviewing the estimates of violence against women in Bulgaria. This estimate meets a crucial need to address the lack of a systematic and integrated database of domestic...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
“The incidence and severity of violence against women in Bulgaria remain higher than the average of all countries in the European Union (EU). Since 2019 at least two women each month have died from domestic violence, and there has been an increase in violence against women and children since the beginning of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the scale of the problem, an estimated 70 to 80% of cases of violence against women still go unreported” (first paragraph). “WHO is also currently reviewing the estimates of violence against women in Bulgaria. This estimate meets a crucial need to address the lack of a systematic and integrated database of domestic...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"As a domestic violence volunteer, I knew what was happening. I also knew how hard it would be to intervene. Getting abuse victims the help and protection they need is challenging enough even in the best of times; doing so in the middle of a lockdown is a nightmare. Our first priority is moving the victim to a safe location, but this seemingly straightforward task is made nearly impossible by quarantine rules that restrict movement and forbid residents from leaving their apartments. Victims are effectively trapped under the same roof with their abusers" (Para.2). "This is my third year serving as a domestic violence volunteer in Shanghai. In that role,...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"As a domestic violence volunteer, I knew what was happening. I also knew how hard it would be to intervene. Getting abuse victims the help and protection they need is challenging enough even in the best of times; doing so in the middle of a lockdown is a nightmare. Our first priority is moving the victim to a safe location, but this seemingly straightforward task is made nearly impossible by quarantine rules that restrict movement and forbid residents from leaving their apartments. Victims are effectively trapped under the same roof with their abusers" (Para.2). "This is my third year serving as a domestic violence volunteer in Shanghai. In that role,...more
Feb. 8, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In July 2022, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, urged the government of Turkey to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the convention and said that relying solely on domestic legislation was not enough considering the preventive and protective measures in place are not strong in Turkey." (para 9)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The lack of protective measures for women can lead to potentially worsening situations for them. If they choose to come forward, they may be putting themselves in greater danger). "In a report published by Human Rights Watch in May 2022, the international watchdog examined the failure of the state 'to adequately...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In July 2022, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, urged the government of Turkey to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the convention and said that relying solely on domestic legislation was not enough considering the preventive and protective measures in place are not strong in Turkey." (para 9)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The lack of protective measures for women can lead to potentially worsening situations for them. If they choose to come forward, they may be putting themselves in greater danger). "In a report published by Human Rights Watch in May 2022, the international watchdog examined the failure of the state 'to adequately...more
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party…encourage reporting of gender-based violence to law enforcement bodies,...[s]trengthen victim support services and protection, including round-the-clock hotlines, adequate shelter, medical treatment, psychosocial counselling and economic support throughout the State party [and intensify] awareness-raising among the general public on the criminal nature of all forms of gender-based violence, including domestic and sexual violence, and the need for women to be able to report such cases to law enforcement authorities without fear of reprisals, stigmatization or revictimization" (6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party…encourage reporting of gender-based violence to law enforcement bodies,...[s]trengthen victim support services and protection, including round-the-clock hotlines, adequate shelter, medical treatment, psychosocial counselling and economic support throughout the State party [and intensify] awareness-raising among the general public on the criminal nature of all forms of gender-based violence, including domestic and sexual violence, and the need for women to be able to report such cases to law enforcement authorities without fear of reprisals, stigmatization or revictimization" (6).
Feb. 5, 2023, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A psychologist and lawyer, Ms. Didenko met Nataliia when she visited their village after Russian troops withdrew. Before the war, her department had handled domestic violence crimes, and she knew well the difficulties women faced in reporting crimes, she said. Much of that has to do with the stigma of rape in a conservative religious society, but there is also a deep-seated distrust of the authorities in a post-Soviet system that has rarely focused on victims’ needs and often blamed them instead. 'From our experience with domestic violence, we realized victims do not talk about it in principle,' Ms. Didenko said. It is even harder in a war when they...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A psychologist and lawyer, Ms. Didenko met Nataliia when she visited their village after Russian troops withdrew. Before the war, her department had handled domestic violence crimes, and she knew well the difficulties women faced in reporting crimes, she said. Much of that has to do with the stigma of rape in a conservative religious society, but there is also a deep-seated distrust of the authorities in a post-Soviet system that has rarely focused on victims’ needs and often blamed them instead. 'From our experience with domestic violence, we realized victims do not talk about it in principle,' Ms. Didenko said. It is even harder in a war when they...more
Feb. 5, 2023, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A psychologist and lawyer, Ms. Didenko met Nataliia when she visited their village after Russian troops withdrew. Before the war, her department had handled domestic violence crimes, and she knew well the difficulties women faced in reporting crimes, she said. Much of that has to do with the stigma of rape in a conservative religious society, but there is also a deep-seated distrust of the authorities in a post-Soviet system that has rarely focused on victims’ needs and often blamed them instead. 'From our experience with domestic violence, we realized victims do not talk about it in principle,' Ms. Didenko said. It is even harder in a war when they...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A psychologist and lawyer, Ms. Didenko met Nataliia when she visited their village after Russian troops withdrew. Before the war, her department had handled domestic violence crimes, and she knew well the difficulties women faced in reporting crimes, she said. Much of that has to do with the stigma of rape in a conservative religious society, but there is also a deep-seated distrust of the authorities in a post-Soviet system that has rarely focused on victims’ needs and often blamed them instead. 'From our experience with domestic violence, we realized victims do not talk about it in principle,' Ms. Didenko said. It is even harder in a war when they...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
Due to the high costs of litigation in Namibian courts, it remains a challenge for the legal aid scheme currently in place to deviate from a means and merit test. However, the state party acknowledges the Committees’ concern and will consult with relevant stakeholders to ensure that women pursuing divorce and gender-based violence have effective access to justice in all parts of the state party. In the meantime, the Law Society of Namibia is in the process of implementing a comprehensive 'Change Project' which aims to examine the legal profession in Namibia and to propose reforms that will make the profession accessible, relevant and responsive to Namibian society. Under the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
Due to the high costs of litigation in Namibian courts, it remains a challenge for the legal aid scheme currently in place to deviate from a means and merit test. However, the state party acknowledges the Committees’ concern and will consult with relevant stakeholders to ensure that women pursuing divorce and gender-based violence have effective access to justice in all parts of the state party. In the meantime, the Law Society of Namibia is in the process of implementing a comprehensive 'Change Project' which aims to examine the legal profession in Namibia and to propose reforms that will make the profession accessible, relevant and responsive to Namibian society. Under the...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Police quickly arrested Giandavide De Pau, 51, a reported drug user previously accused of assaulting prostitutes who has worked as a driver for Michele “Crazy” Senese, a Neapolitan mafia boss considered a major player in Rome’s drug business. Investigators believe De Pau sought refuge with Castaño Torres after killing the Chinese women, then stabbed her when she refused to take him in. Afterwards he hid out with a Cuban prostitute before his sister gave him up to police." (para 6-7) (NF - CODER COMMENT - Due to De Pau's status in the mafia along with the immigration status of these women, it was difficult to come forward to the police...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Police quickly arrested Giandavide De Pau, 51, a reported drug user previously accused of assaulting prostitutes who has worked as a driver for Michele “Crazy” Senese, a Neapolitan mafia boss considered a major player in Rome’s drug business. Investigators believe De Pau sought refuge with Castaño Torres after killing the Chinese women, then stabbed her when she refused to take him in. Afterwards he hid out with a Cuban prostitute before his sister gave him up to police." (para 6-7) (NF - CODER COMMENT - Due to De Pau's status in the mafia along with the immigration status of these women, it was difficult to come forward to the police...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The insufficient number and capacity of State-run shelters for victims of gender-based violence and the fact that shelters run by non-governmental organizations to respond to the needs of women and girls who are survivors of violence, including ISIL victims, have been forced routinely to relocate in order to ensure the safety of both victims and staff members" (6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The insufficient number and capacity of State-run shelters for victims of gender-based violence and the fact that shelters run by non-governmental organizations to respond to the needs of women and girls who are survivors of violence, including ISIL victims, have been forced routinely to relocate in order to ensure the safety of both victims and staff members" (6).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee welcomes the adoption by the State party of the Protection against Violence Law and the creation of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on the Protection of Women against Violence. The Committee notes the following with concern, however:...b) The underreporting of domestic violence against women and the low prosecution and conviction rates, resulting in impunity for perpetrators...Recalling the relevant provisions of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 35 (2017) on gender-based violence against women... the Committee recommends that the State party: (d) Reinforce the protection and assistance provided to women who are victims of gender-based violence, including by strengthening the capacity of shelters and ensuring that they meet...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee welcomes the adoption by the State party of the Protection against Violence Law and the creation of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on the Protection of Women against Violence. The Committee notes the following with concern, however:...b) The underreporting of domestic violence against women and the low prosecution and conviction rates, resulting in impunity for perpetrators...Recalling the relevant provisions of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 35 (2017) on gender-based violence against women... the Committee recommends that the State party: (d) Reinforce the protection and assistance provided to women who are victims of gender-based violence, including by strengthening the capacity of shelters and ensuring that they meet...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Bench hit the nail on the head with the contention that the inhumane test is based on an incorrect assumption that a sexually active woman cannot be raped. The evidence of a victim’s sexual history, it has reiterated, is immaterial to the case and the test only re-victimises and re-traumatises women" (para 2)(NF - CODER COMMENT - This can include sexual violence against the other individual who may be in a relationship with their perpetrator).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Bench hit the nail on the head with the contention that the inhumane test is based on an incorrect assumption that a sexually active woman cannot be raped. The evidence of a victim’s sexual history, it has reiterated, is immaterial to the case and the test only re-victimises and re-traumatises women" (para 2)(NF - CODER COMMENT - This can include sexual violence against the other individual who may be in a relationship with their perpetrator).
Jan. 12, 2023, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Since 2019, the Spotlight Initiative, a global initiative of the United Nations funded by the European Union, has been supporting the approval and implementation of Mozambican laws that protect women and girls from gender-based violence and harmful practices, such as early marriages" (para 5). "...[T]he Tambara Women's Association (ASMTA) in Manica province, an organization backed by the Spotlight Initiative. These associations and women's groups create support networks where women can learn and grow together economically, and create trusting relationships and safe spaces to address issues related to gender-based violence and women's rights. In Mozambique, over the past year, the Spotlight Initiative supported more than 9,000 women in this way" (para...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Since 2019, the Spotlight Initiative, a global initiative of the United Nations funded by the European Union, has been supporting the approval and implementation of Mozambican laws that protect women and girls from gender-based violence and harmful practices, such as early marriages" (para 5). "...[T]he Tambara Women's Association (ASMTA) in Manica province, an organization backed by the Spotlight Initiative. These associations and women's groups create support networks where women can learn and grow together economically, and create trusting relationships and safe spaces to address issues related to gender-based violence and women's rights. In Mozambique, over the past year, the Spotlight Initiative supported more than 9,000 women in this way" (para...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Later came the approval of Law 779: the Integral Law against Violence against Women (2014), a policy first proposed in the 1980s and finally ratified, despite strong counter-opposition by the religious sector, with the return of the FSLN government. It gives Nicaraguan women a legal framework for the protection and defense of their lives which is implemented with the assistance of 85 all-women police stations, comisarias, whose main focus is on protecting women and children from abuse" (para 18) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The additional support of all female police stations provides some comfort for victims of domestic violence, further removing any barriers that may have already been present...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Later came the approval of Law 779: the Integral Law against Violence against Women (2014), a policy first proposed in the 1980s and finally ratified, despite strong counter-opposition by the religious sector, with the return of the FSLN government. It gives Nicaraguan women a legal framework for the protection and defense of their lives which is implemented with the assistance of 85 all-women police stations, comisarias, whose main focus is on protecting women and children from abuse" (para 18) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The additional support of all female police stations provides some comfort for victims of domestic violence, further removing any barriers that may have already been present...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 8:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Standing still on a stage...Chinese singer Tan Weiwei cuts a stark figure as she sings her latest pop hit, Xiao Juan...A moody, excoriating diatribe against domestic violence,...its lyrics rail against misogyny and victim blaming in China...Tan is one of few mainstream musicians in China - perhaps the only one - using her music to address the issue, which is still considered a taboo topic for many" (para 2-5). "[A]ctivists say that many domestic violence cases still go unreported. At the heart of the issue is that China remains a deeply traditional society where family harmony is still prized and prioritised, which some say makes it difficult for domestic violence victims...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Standing still on a stage...Chinese singer Tan Weiwei cuts a stark figure as she sings her latest pop hit, Xiao Juan...A moody, excoriating diatribe against domestic violence,...its lyrics rail against misogyny and victim blaming in China...Tan is one of few mainstream musicians in China - perhaps the only one - using her music to address the issue, which is still considered a taboo topic for many" (para 2-5). "[A]ctivists say that many domestic violence cases still go unreported. At the heart of the issue is that China remains a deeply traditional society where family harmony is still prized and prioritised, which some say makes it difficult for domestic violence victims...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
"Soheila Abadi, now 25, was hanged in prison after she was convicted of killing her husband over 'family disputes' according to the sentencing courts. Two other women executed on Wednesday were also convicted of murdering their husbands, Human Rights Watch said. Activists claim that most incidents of wives killing their husbands are sparked by domestic violence but the Iranian courts do not take this into account" (para 2-4).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
"Soheila Abadi, now 25, was hanged in prison after she was convicted of killing her husband over 'family disputes' according to the sentencing courts. Two other women executed on Wednesday were also convicted of murdering their husbands, Human Rights Watch said. Activists claim that most incidents of wives killing their husbands are sparked by domestic violence but the Iranian courts do not take this into account" (para 2-4).
Dec. 29, 2022, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Observers say there is also a reluctance to intervene in what is still widely seen as a private matter between a couple. Ms Allen said that when living in the country a decade ago she witnessed several attacks in broad daylight where 'groups of bystanders [were] simply watching on.' That's what happened in Tangshan, although the victim didn't know the attacker. It was the same in Xuzhou too, where a woman had been chained by her neck in a hut outside her home" (para 12-14).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Observers say there is also a reluctance to intervene in what is still widely seen as a private matter between a couple. Ms Allen said that when living in the country a decade ago she witnessed several attacks in broad daylight where 'groups of bystanders [were] simply watching on.' That's what happened in Tangshan, although the victim didn't know the attacker. It was the same in Xuzhou too, where a woman had been chained by her neck in a hut outside her home" (para 12-14).
Dec. 19, 2022, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“According to the Bulgarian Fund for Women, which provided free legal and psychological consultations, domestic violence was still a taboo outside big cities where there was less access to counseling and protection services.” (22).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“According to the Bulgarian Fund for Women, which provided free legal and psychological consultations, domestic violence was still a taboo outside big cities where there was less access to counseling and protection services.” (22).
Dec. 19, 2022, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“According to the Bulgarian Fund for Women, which provided free legal and psychological consultations, domestic violence was still a taboo outside big cities where there was less access to counseling and protection services.” (22).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“According to the Bulgarian Fund for Women, which provided free legal and psychological consultations, domestic violence was still a taboo outside big cities where there was less access to counseling and protection services.” (22).
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“...[U]nfortunately the number of Roma women seeking protection under the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence is very small, I would say insignificant. The reason for this is not only rooted in the ignorance of the law and the lack of education, but especially in the family, as a closed micro-society and its honor...” (Para. 18).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“...[U]nfortunately the number of Roma women seeking protection under the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence is very small, I would say insignificant. The reason for this is not only rooted in the ignorance of the law and the lack of education, but especially in the family, as a closed micro-society and its honor...” (Para. 18).
Dec. 8, 2022, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Tang Ping, 31, a mother-of-two in the southern Chinese city of Nanning, says in 2014 when her first child was six months old, her husband – an academic – began routinely beating her. She felt hurt but also ashamed, blaming herself for not being a good enough wife. She did not know what to do. Five years ago, after another round of violence, she finally summoned the courage to report her husband to the police. 'I was told my injuries were not serious, therefore they could not intervene,' she says, as she prepares to legally dissolve the marriage..." (para 1-2). "Tang [Ping] says since she decided to reveal her identity...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Tang Ping, 31, a mother-of-two in the southern Chinese city of Nanning, says in 2014 when her first child was six months old, her husband – an academic – began routinely beating her. She felt hurt but also ashamed, blaming herself for not being a good enough wife. She did not know what to do. Five years ago, after another round of violence, she finally summoned the courage to report her husband to the police. 'I was told my injuries were not serious, therefore they could not intervene,' she says, as she prepares to legally dissolve the marriage..." (para 1-2). "Tang [Ping] says since she decided to reveal her identity...more
Oct. 7, 2022, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The government’s Commission for Equality and Women’s Rights operated 39 safe houses and 28 emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence and maintained an around-theclock telephone service. Safe-house services included food, shelter, health assistance, and legal assistance. The government-sponsored Mission against Domestic Violence conducted an awareness campaign, trained health professionals, proposed legislation to improve legal assistance to survivors, and negotiated protocols with local authorities to assist survivors" (11-12). "In June the government announced a new plan to reinforce the prevention and fight against domestic violence. Since then, the government launched social alert mechanisms and support to victims of domestic violence through an awareness campaign #EuSobrevivi (#ISurvived), an advice pamphlet, and...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The government’s Commission for Equality and Women’s Rights operated 39 safe houses and 28 emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence and maintained an around-theclock telephone service. Safe-house services included food, shelter, health assistance, and legal assistance. The government-sponsored Mission against Domestic Violence conducted an awareness campaign, trained health professionals, proposed legislation to improve legal assistance to survivors, and negotiated protocols with local authorities to assist survivors" (11-12). "In June the government announced a new plan to reinforce the prevention and fight against domestic violence. Since then, the government launched social alert mechanisms and support to victims of domestic violence through an awareness campaign #EuSobrevivi (#ISurvived), an advice pamphlet, and...more
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The trend on help-seeking behaviour between 2009/10 and 2016 is decreasing with about 24 per cent of women who experience violence seek help in 2009/10 as compared to 20 per cent in 2016. The 2015 Nabilan study reveals that 34 per cent of women had told someone about their experience of intimate partner violence (mostly to family members). Less than 25 per cent of these women had told people of authority" (14). "While VPU data indicates a constant increasing trend in reporting sexual violence during the reporting period, the trend in reporting domestic violence (DV) is less clear although the trend seems to increase from 2017 to 2018 and the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The trend on help-seeking behaviour between 2009/10 and 2016 is decreasing with about 24 per cent of women who experience violence seek help in 2009/10 as compared to 20 per cent in 2016. The 2015 Nabilan study reveals that 34 per cent of women had told someone about their experience of intimate partner violence (mostly to family members). Less than 25 per cent of these women had told people of authority" (14). "While VPU data indicates a constant increasing trend in reporting sexual violence during the reporting period, the trend in reporting domestic violence (DV) is less clear although the trend seems to increase from 2017 to 2018 and the...more
July 1, 2022, 11:06 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"National Police Force focuses on increasing the number of women police stationed at crisis centres for women. This is to ensure investigations on report of VAW are being properly follow [sic] up" (5). "MoWECP has conducted Jelajah 3Ends, a roadshow focusing on awareness raising programs related to the eradication of VAW, domestic violence, trafficking, and ending barriers to economic justice. Other programs are Geber (Gerakan Bersama), a joint movement to end domestic violence and TiPs" (6). "[The State is c]onducting advocacy programs and campaigns to engage men aged 15 to 30 to participate in the prevention of domestic violence and empower them to support victims of violence in reporting cases...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"National Police Force focuses on increasing the number of women police stationed at crisis centres for women. This is to ensure investigations on report of VAW are being properly follow [sic] up" (5). "MoWECP has conducted Jelajah 3Ends, a roadshow focusing on awareness raising programs related to the eradication of VAW, domestic violence, trafficking, and ending barriers to economic justice. Other programs are Geber (Gerakan Bersama), a joint movement to end domestic violence and TiPs" (6). "[The State is c]onducting advocacy programs and campaigns to engage men aged 15 to 30 to participate in the prevention of domestic violence and empower them to support victims of violence in reporting cases...more
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"All women who are victims of violence or threats of violence have access to an extensive nationwide support system covering psychological, social, health care and judicial services and labour market support. According to the Act on Social Services, every municipal council has a legal obligation to provide temporary accommodation for women who have experienced violence, threats of violence or any similar crisis in relation to family or marital status. Women may be accompanied by children and receive care and support during their stay. Women staying at women’s shelters receive introductory and coordinated counselling, and the municipal council must offer psychological treatment to children accompanying their mother at the shelter" (12)....more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"All women who are victims of violence or threats of violence have access to an extensive nationwide support system covering psychological, social, health care and judicial services and labour market support. According to the Act on Social Services, every municipal council has a legal obligation to provide temporary accommodation for women who have experienced violence, threats of violence or any similar crisis in relation to family or marital status. Women may be accompanied by children and receive care and support during their stay. Women staying at women’s shelters receive introductory and coordinated counselling, and the municipal council must offer psychological treatment to children accompanying their mother at the shelter" (12)....more
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In order to safeguard the rights and interests of women, efforts have been made to strengthen the development of the rights protection mechanism. Courts at all levels have set up collegial panels for women’s rights, or collegial panels against domestic violence, with nearly 8,000 cadres from women’s confederations acting as people’s jurors. More than 12,000 complaints stations and alert-the-police locations have been established for reporting domestic violence; rescue and assistance stations in nearly 60 cities have set up shelters for domestic violence victims. Counselling and complaints networks have been improved, with unimpeded channels for lodging complaints; the “12338” women’s rights hotline was opened in the country’s 31 provinces (autonomous regions...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In order to safeguard the rights and interests of women, efforts have been made to strengthen the development of the rights protection mechanism. Courts at all levels have set up collegial panels for women’s rights, or collegial panels against domestic violence, with nearly 8,000 cadres from women’s confederations acting as people’s jurors. More than 12,000 complaints stations and alert-the-police locations have been established for reporting domestic violence; rescue and assistance stations in nearly 60 cities have set up shelters for domestic violence victims. Counselling and complaints networks have been improved, with unimpeded channels for lodging complaints; the “12338” women’s rights hotline was opened in the country’s 31 provinces (autonomous regions...more
May 30, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Victim assistance statistics show that 74 per cent of all consultations at victim assistance centres in 2013 were requested by female victims, of whom 81 per cent had suffered violence at the hands of a male perpetrator; in 49 per cent of cases, there was a family relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The benefits provided by victim assistance centres to women victims are most often protection and housing, social and psychological assistance, and financial benefits" (15). "In February 2013 the Federal Council published a report that analyses the decisions by victims of offences to report or not to report them. The authors found that victims of violence often...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Victim assistance statistics show that 74 per cent of all consultations at victim assistance centres in 2013 were requested by female victims, of whom 81 per cent had suffered violence at the hands of a male perpetrator; in 49 per cent of cases, there was a family relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The benefits provided by victim assistance centres to women victims are most often protection and housing, social and psychological assistance, and financial benefits" (15). "In February 2013 the Federal Council published a report that analyses the decisions by victims of offences to report or not to report them. The authors found that victims of violence often...more
May 27, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"There are... 145 [women's] shelters in total across the country serving with a total capacity of 3,482" (6). "'183 Social Support Hotline' within the MoFLSS serves as a psychological, legal and economic advisory hotline for women and children who are at risk of violence and need support and assistance; and provides information about their rights and places to apply. Taking into account the urgency of the situation, intervention is provided by informing the emergency response team manager and/or law enforcement officers of the province where the incident is occurred. This hotline is available 7/24 and is free. Operating in Arabic and Kurdish as well, the hotline is equipped with short...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"There are... 145 [women's] shelters in total across the country serving with a total capacity of 3,482" (6). "'183 Social Support Hotline' within the MoFLSS serves as a psychological, legal and economic advisory hotline for women and children who are at risk of violence and need support and assistance; and provides information about their rights and places to apply. Taking into account the urgency of the situation, intervention is provided by informing the emergency response team manager and/or law enforcement officers of the province where the incident is occurred. This hotline is available 7/24 and is free. Operating in Arabic and Kurdish as well, the hotline is equipped with short...more