Domestic violence

Tag: Domestic violence

Russia's Supreme Court backs women's right to self-defense against domestic violence

Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman who stabbed her partner with a knife saying that it was justified self-defense.

10:38 14.09.2021

Russian Human Rights Commissioner calls MPs to get on work on domestic violence bill

Russia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Wednesday called the State Duma lawmakers to continue their work on the domestic violence bill.

15:05 10.02.2021

Russia’s Human Rights Council member urges blocking of live broadcasts of violent content

Bloggers broadcasting in real time incidents involving harassment of people need to be prosecuted, and such content is to be blocked immediately, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Irina Kirkora believes.

12:05 03.12.2020

Russian regions advised to establish centers for victims of domestic violence – police

Heads of Russia’s regions need to consider establishing centers for providing assistance to victims of domestic violence, the country's Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said addressing the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s Parliament, on Wednesday.

17:29 07.10.2020

Russia’s Ombudsman asked to provide state protection of domestic violence victims

Russian human rights advocates have asked the country’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and deputy head of the State Duma Committee for Family, Women and Children Oksana Pushkina to ensure legal protection orders for victims of domestic violence.

12:56 10.09.2020

Man ordered to community service for murder threats during coronavirus lockdown

A court in Russia’s Yekaterinburg has sentenced a local resident to 280 hours of compulsory community service for murder threats against his partner during the COVID-19 self-isolation.

13:20 07.08.2020

Rights advocate proposes to create database of best practices against domestic violence

A co-author of a bill aimed to put in place mechanisms of prevention of domestic violence, rights activist Alena Popova has proposed to create a common database of best practices in the sphere of prevention of violence against women.

15:45 19.02.2020

Russian Justice Ministry supports domestic violence prevention initiative

Russia’s Justice Ministry favours bill on prevention of domestic violence.

11:43 24.12.2019

Domestic violence prevention bill to be publicly discussed

The Civic Chamber’s specialized commissions plan to hold public discussions of a bill on prevention of domestic violence soon.

18:00 09.12.2019

Russian prosecutors back domestic violence prevention bill

Russian prosecutors back a bill on prevention of domestic violence, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office told RAPSI on Wednesday.

15:49 04.12.2019

Russian human rights body presses for adoption of domestic abuse prevention legislation

The Presidential Council for Human Rights deems it necessary to adopt a bill on prevention of domestic violence.

16:13 25.11.2019