[violence] domestic violence

Cyprus: Domestic violence cases up by a quarter

In Cyprus, there was a 25 per cent increase in domestic violence cases that reached the courtrooms in 2007, compared to the year before.

Jordan: Increased domestic violence among Iraqi refugees

A study published in March by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on the mental state of Iraqis in Jordan and Lebanon has pointed to mounting social and economic problems as the cause of increased domestic violence.

India: India's acid-attack victims demand justice

"A day in February 2006 is imprinted as vividly on Renu's mind as her body. In the quiet, narrow lane outside her east Delhi home, she had been bathing the family buffaloes when her father's tenant, a mug in hand, came towards her.

Burundi: "My husband cut off my arms for having a girl"

Francine Nijimbere's husband cut off both her arms with a machete for failing to give birth to a boy.

Tajikistan: Tajik Women’s Groups Press for Domestic Violence Law

As more and more suicides among women are attributed to violence in the home, pressure is building for a law to end the climate of impunity.

نساء يعانين العنف ولا نحرك ساكناً

UAE: The 'City of Hope' women's shelter in Dubai

Sharla Musabih decided to take action against domestic violence by opening up a villa to shelter women and children who can not find help anywhere else.

France: Violence conjugale et reconduite à la frontière...S'informer et se mobiliser!

Fatima n'est pas la seule femme étrangère confrontée à ces situations de double violence (violence sexiste + violence d'Etat)...

Saudi Arabia: Ministry promises to establish a unit to receive reports of domestic violence

The Ministry of Social Affairs will establish a center to receive complaints about domestic violence and follow up such cases round the clock, said Awad Al-Radadi, deputy minister for social care and development, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Algérie: 'La maltraitance fait encore des ravages dans la famille algérienne':

5760 enfants victimes de violences en 2006.