domestic violence

16-day campaign against gender-based violence kicks off in Yerevan

GenderLife

November 25, 2024

Only 12% of Armenian women report physical or sexual violence, highlighting a persistent culture of silence.

More cases of elder abuse in Armenia

Armenia

June 13, 2023

Violence against the elderly in Armenia is a long-established problem with scant concrete data on its incidence

"Do no harm!" – how journalists cover domestic violence in Armenia

Armenia

February 20, 2021

According to human rights activists, the press is a tool that helps society to know itself, change its attitude to the problem and look for ways to solve it

Being a woman in Abkhazia –in their own words

Abkhazia

February 11, 2021

Stories of women from Abkhazia who were able to realize themselves, despite the patriarchy of society and the prevailing gender stereotypes

Protest against domestic violence in Armenia marches past murder victim’s house

March 10, 2020

The victim was beaten to death by her partner, and her 13-year-old daughter was taken to the hospital with numerous fractures and abrasions

Turkey proposes law allowing rapists to avoid criminal persecution if they marry victim

January 29, 2020

The new law would free men from punishment for rape or for having sex with underage girls if they marry the victim

Human Rights in the South Caucasus: 2019 victories and losses

January 19, 2020

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in the Human Rights Watch report - a comparative analysis

Why Armenia isn't taking to the European convention against domestic violence – myths and refutals

Armenia-EU

November 15, 2019

It would seem the majority of those who have come out against the convention have not read the text

Georgian female MP speaks about ex-husband’s domestic violence

November 06, 2019

Kiladze says she was the victim of psychological violence

Combating violence against women VS national values – Armenians protest ratification of Istanbul Convention

November 01, 2019

A protest rally was held in Yerevan in connection with the visit of representatives of the Council of Europe, which are holding discussions on the convention

Armenia: domestic violence gets more attention – action still needed

June 05, 2019

Why domestic violence has been shushed in Armenia and why change is in store

Russia: a year of unpunished domestic violence

November 16, 2018

In 2017 Russia abolished criminal prosecution for first-time domestic violence offenders. Human rights activists sum up the situation

Law decriminalizing domestic violence passed in Russia

January 27, 2017

Battery of close relatives to be punished as administrative offence