Latest items for DV-LAW-1
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes... the adoption of the following... Legislative Decree No. 1323 (2017), which contributes to efforts to combat femicide, domestic violence and gender-based violence by establishing new offences and aggravating circumstances" (2). "The Committee welcomes the strengthening of legal provisions to combat gender-based violence against women in the State party, including the adoption of Act No. 30364 on the prevention of violence against women and members of the family group" (8).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes... the adoption of the following... Legislative Decree No. 1323 (2017), which contributes to efforts to combat femicide, domestic violence and gender-based violence by establishing new offences and aggravating circumstances" (2). "The Committee welcomes the strengthening of legal provisions to combat gender-based violence against women in the State party, including the adoption of Act No. 30364 on the prevention of violence against women and members of the family group" (8).
March 27, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"NGO-CEDAW has seen drafts of the NAPVAW3 which include a comprehensive review of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims (DV Law)" (3). "[T]he purpose to 'preserve the harmony within the household' takes priority over victims’ safety in the law on domestic violence, both in wording and practice" (3). "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...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"NGO-CEDAW has seen drafts of the NAPVAW3 which include a comprehensive review of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims (DV Law)" (3). "[T]he purpose to 'preserve the harmony within the household' takes priority over victims’ safety in the law on domestic violence, both in wording and practice" (3). "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...more
March 21, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Since 2011 the police have been obliged by law to investigate all assaults" (7).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Since 2011 the police have been obliged by law to investigate all assaults" (7).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2, DV-LAW-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent and there are still no specific laws nor policies in Mauritania which to combat this scourge" (1).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2, DV-LAW-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent and there are still no specific laws nor policies in Mauritania which to combat this scourge" (1).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, DV-LAW-1
"These include: the 2010 law on Domestic Violence and the 2011 Domestic Violence regulations, the anti-Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2010 among others" (1-2).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, DV-LAW-1
"These include: the 2010 law on Domestic Violence and the 2011 Domestic Violence regulations, the anti-Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2010 among others" (1-2).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Article 41 of the Penal Code considers ‘the punishment of a wife by her husband … within certain limits prescribed by law or by custom’ to be a ‘legal right’ and therefore not a criminal act" (2). "The Government of Iraq (GoI) has yet to pass a law criminalizing domestic violence. The absence of such legislation, coupled with the above-mentioned elements of the existing legal framework which enable various forms of violence, leave survivors with few legal remedies. In 2017, Iraq’s parliament reviewed a draft Anti-Domestic Violence Law, first introduced in 2015. While this was an important development, the draft as originally presented contains a number of weaknesses that render...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Article 41 of the Penal Code considers ‘the punishment of a wife by her husband … within certain limits prescribed by law or by custom’ to be a ‘legal right’ and therefore not a criminal act" (2). "The Government of Iraq (GoI) has yet to pass a law criminalizing domestic violence. The absence of such legislation, coupled with the above-mentioned elements of the existing legal framework which enable various forms of violence, leave survivors with few legal remedies. In 2017, Iraq’s parliament reviewed a draft Anti-Domestic Violence Law, first introduced in 2015. While this was an important development, the draft as originally presented contains a number of weaknesses that render...more
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The amendment to Law No. 293 of 2014 on the protection of women and all family members against domestic violence, which recognizes economic violence as a form of domestic violence and aims at more effective protection of victims of violence, in December 2020" (2). "The Committee welcomes the amendment to Law No. 293 of 2014 on the protection of women and all family members against domestic violence adopted on 21 December 2020, particularly the extension of the notion of intrafamily violence to include acts committed during married life, and the criminalization of psychological and economic violence" (7)
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The amendment to Law No. 293 of 2014 on the protection of women and all family members against domestic violence, which recognizes economic violence as a form of domestic violence and aims at more effective protection of victims of violence, in December 2020" (2). "The Committee welcomes the amendment to Law No. 293 of 2014 on the protection of women and all family members against domestic violence adopted on 21 December 2020, particularly the extension of the notion of intrafamily violence to include acts committed during married life, and the criminalization of psychological and economic violence" (7)
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DV-LAW-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" (6).
Variables: DV-LAW-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" (6).
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and RRC [Rights Realization Centre] are concerned that the Domestic Violence Act, Law 17 of 2015, and the Penal Code do not provide adequate safeguards to women’s safety and legitimise abuse" (7). "Despite issuing the Law No. 17 of 2015 on protection against domestic violence, which identified acts of abuse in four types and allocated a definition for each, however regarding the penalties, it referred it to the general rules of the Penal Code, this is regarding the imposition of sanctions on perpetrators of domestic violence. It should be noted, too, that the Penal Code is free of any provision punishing the...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and RRC [Rights Realization Centre] are concerned that the Domestic Violence Act, Law 17 of 2015, and the Penal Code do not provide adequate safeguards to women’s safety and legitimise abuse" (7). "Despite issuing the Law No. 17 of 2015 on protection against domestic violence, which identified acts of abuse in four types and allocated a definition for each, however regarding the penalties, it referred it to the general rules of the Penal Code, this is regarding the imposition of sanctions on perpetrators of domestic violence. It should be noted, too, that the Penal Code is free of any provision punishing the...more
March 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Since its last review before the Committee in 2014, China has continued to achieve economic growth as well as progress in other areas, including the enactment and promulgation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law" (3). "Despite the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law in 2016, recent data from All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) shows that there were reported 39,371 complaints of domestic violence in 2018" (6). "The State party noted in its ninth periodic report that it has established a legal system that requires 'mandatory reporting by units and individuals, public security cautions, and other important personal safety protection orders' under the Anti-Domestic Violence Law (CEDAW/C/CHN/9, para. 21) to stop domestic violence"...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Since its last review before the Committee in 2014, China has continued to achieve economic growth as well as progress in other areas, including the enactment and promulgation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law" (3). "Despite the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law in 2016, recent data from All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) shows that there were reported 39,371 complaints of domestic violence in 2018" (6). "The State party noted in its ninth periodic report that it has established a legal system that requires 'mandatory reporting by units and individuals, public security cautions, and other important personal safety protection orders' under the Anti-Domestic Violence Law (CEDAW/C/CHN/9, para. 21) to stop domestic violence"...more
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In article 67 of the Organic Code for Children and Adolescents, abuse is defined as 'any conduct that, whether by act or omission, causes or may cause harm to the physical, psychological or sexual integrity or health of a child or adolescent, by any person, including their parents, other relatives, educators and persons in charge of their care, whatever the means used for that purpose, its consequences and the time required for the victim to recover'" (38).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In article 67 of the Organic Code for Children and Adolescents, abuse is defined as 'any conduct that, whether by act or omission, causes or may cause harm to the physical, psychological or sexual integrity or health of a child or adolescent, by any person, including their parents, other relatives, educators and persons in charge of their care, whatever the means used for that purpose, its consequences and the time required for the victim to recover'" (38).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Anti-Domestic Violence Law, prohibiting all forms of domestic violence; placing primary responsibility for preventing and ending domestic violence and protecting family members, in particular women, on the Government; and defining the specific responsibilities of government agencies, judicial organs and social organizations, in 2015" (Page 2). "The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, the creation of more than 2,000 family divisions and centres in courts, and the provision for protection orders and victim support services in the law of administrative penalties and criminal liability. However, the Committee is concerned that the stated objective of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law is harmonious relations between family members rather than the...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Anti-Domestic Violence Law, prohibiting all forms of domestic violence; placing primary responsibility for preventing and ending domestic violence and protecting family members, in particular women, on the Government; and defining the specific responsibilities of government agencies, judicial organs and social organizations, in 2015" (Page 2). "The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, the creation of more than 2,000 family divisions and centres in courts, and the provision for protection orders and victim support services in the law of administrative penalties and criminal liability. However, the Committee is concerned that the stated objective of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law is harmonious relations between family members rather than the...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In accordance with that policy, a bill on positive parenting and discipline without corporal punishment or humiliating treatment of children and adolescents was drafted in April 2019 and is under consideration by the Standing Committee on Gender Equity, Childhood, Adolescence and Family Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic. The aim of the bill is to eradicate child abuse by raising awareness among parents and guardians of the need to eliminate corporal punishment" (42).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In accordance with that policy, a bill on positive parenting and discipline without corporal punishment or humiliating treatment of children and adolescents was drafted in April 2019 and is under consideration by the Standing Committee on Gender Equity, Childhood, Adolescence and Family Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic. The aim of the bill is to eradicate child abuse by raising awareness among parents and guardians of the need to eliminate corporal punishment" (42).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Violence inside the home is mostly recorded under the legal term of 'cruelty by husband or his relatives' and it has consistently been the most reported violent crime against women in India" (para 26).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Violence inside the home is mostly recorded under the legal term of 'cruelty by husband or his relatives' and it has consistently been the most reported violent crime against women in India" (para 26).
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"While the Iraqi constitution expressly prohibits 'all forms of violence and abuse in the family,' only the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a law on domestic violence. Iraq’s Anti-Violence against Women Strategy (2013-2017), adopted in March 2013, and the National Strategy on Advancement of Women in Iraq, adopted in 2014, both called for legislation on domestic violence/violence against women. Iraq’s criminal code does not criminalize domestic violence and only general provisions relating to assault could apply in such instances. However, several provisions in the criminal code enable impunity for violence against women including domestic violence. Article 41(1) of the Penal Code provides that 'the punishment of a wife by her...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"While the Iraqi constitution expressly prohibits 'all forms of violence and abuse in the family,' only the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a law on domestic violence. Iraq’s Anti-Violence against Women Strategy (2013-2017), adopted in March 2013, and the National Strategy on Advancement of Women in Iraq, adopted in 2014, both called for legislation on domestic violence/violence against women. Iraq’s criminal code does not criminalize domestic violence and only general provisions relating to assault could apply in such instances. However, several provisions in the criminal code enable impunity for violence against women including domestic violence. Article 41(1) of the Penal Code provides that 'the punishment of a wife by her...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"[Act No. 103-13 of The Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development] criminalizes certain acts as violence that harm women. That includes not allowing an expelled wife to return to the matrimonial home, forced marriage, violating the sanctity of a woman’s body, and bad-faith squandering of or failure to provide family finances, and so on" (48).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"[Act No. 103-13 of The Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development] criminalizes certain acts as violence that harm women. That includes not allowing an expelled wife to return to the matrimonial home, forced marriage, violating the sanctity of a woman’s body, and bad-faith squandering of or failure to provide family finances, and so on" (48).
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The survey was reportedly conducted to inform implementation of the 2018 law on violence against women, Law No. 103-13… It does not provide a definition of domestic violence and does not explicitly criminalize marital rape. Additionally, it 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. Moreover, the orders can be cancelled if spouses reconcile which only adds more pressure on women to drop such orders. It also does...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The survey was reportedly conducted to inform implementation of the 2018 law on violence against women, Law No. 103-13… It does not provide a definition of domestic violence and does not explicitly criminalize marital rape. Additionally, it 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. Moreover, the orders can be cancelled if spouses reconcile which only adds more pressure on women to drop such orders. It also does...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"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 leave women without adequate protection from violence" (4).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"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 leave women without adequate protection from violence" (4).
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:08 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"As part of the operation, police also arrested a male for domestic violence-related assault and possessing a weapon" (para 7). This means that there are laws against domestic violence, that this man clearly violated (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"As part of the operation, police also arrested a male for domestic violence-related assault and possessing a weapon" (para 7). This means that there are laws against domestic violence, that this man clearly violated (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 29, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Ms. Khural filed a police complaint, accusing her husband of domestic violence — the police often open investigations under such charges because of the lack of specific laws addressing fleeing husbands — and of keeping her under surveillance with cameras" (para 32).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Ms. Khural filed a police complaint, accusing her husband of domestic violence — the police often open investigations under such charges because of the lack of specific laws addressing fleeing husbands — and of keeping her under surveillance with cameras" (para 32).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"While the Danish Government has, to some extent, acted on the recommendation from the previous review, and tabled an act on psychological violence in close relations, Danish Women’s Society is concerned about the absence of a gender specific language. Evidence shows that by neutralising the language the actual issue is also being neutralised. It is therefore important that the language applied in the legal framework is specific and clearly demonstrates the intend of the law. Consequently the law should use the term 'violence against women' which would also make it consistent with the Council of Europe’s 'Convention on preventing and combating Violence against women and domestic violence'" (2). "It should...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"While the Danish Government has, to some extent, acted on the recommendation from the previous review, and tabled an act on psychological violence in close relations, Danish Women’s Society is concerned about the absence of a gender specific language. Evidence shows that by neutralising the language the actual issue is also being neutralised. It is therefore important that the language applied in the legal framework is specific and clearly demonstrates the intend of the law. Consequently the law should use the term 'violence against women' which would also make it consistent with the Council of Europe’s 'Convention on preventing and combating Violence against women and domestic violence'" (2). "It should...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Directorate-General for Migration and Alien Affairs has reported an increase in gender-based asylum claims, from 1 for domestic violence... in 2017, to 14 for domestic violence... as at October 2020 (see annex 10)" (12-13).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The Directorate-General for Migration and Alien Affairs has reported an increase in gender-based asylum claims, from 1 for domestic violence... in 2017, to 14 for domestic violence... as at October 2020 (see annex 10)" (12-13).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders" (para 16),
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders" (para 16),
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"There is no specific law in Somalia against domestic violence" (para 20).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"There is no specific law in Somalia against domestic violence" (para 20).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The same year, Mr O'Neill publicly apologised to all women, and parliament passed a Family Protection Bill that, for the first time in PNG history, criminalised domestic violence" (para 42).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The same year, Mr O'Neill publicly apologised to all women, and parliament passed a Family Protection Bill that, for the first time in PNG history, criminalised domestic violence" (para 42).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Instead, Law 20.066 defines Intrafamilial Violence (VIF) as 'any abuse that harms the life or physical or mental integrity of those who have or have had the partner status of the offender or a relationship of cohabitation with him. In the last case, intra-family violence against women would involve all physical and / or psychological abuse by the husband or partner'" (6).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Instead, Law 20.066 defines Intrafamilial Violence (VIF) as 'any abuse that harms the life or physical or mental integrity of those who have or have had the partner status of the offender or a relationship of cohabitation with him. In the last case, intra-family violence against women would involve all physical and / or psychological abuse by the husband or partner'" (6).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The bill aims to eliminate discrimination against women in Lebanon’s laws, which place severe constraints on those who are trying to escape abusive relationships. It also seeks to change the current legal framework that has no protections for Lebanese women who seek restraining orders against abusers" (para 1). This bill has only been proposed and is not yet passed (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT). "Responding to local and international advocates, Lebanon first passed a law in 2014 to criminalize domestic violence against women. Law No. 293/2014) fell far short of expectations, however. It defined domestic violence quite narrowly and, due to pressure from religious authorities, maintained major loopholes around economic and...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"The bill aims to eliminate discrimination against women in Lebanon’s laws, which place severe constraints on those who are trying to escape abusive relationships. It also seeks to change the current legal framework that has no protections for Lebanese women who seek restraining orders against abusers" (para 1). This bill has only been proposed and is not yet passed (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT). "Responding to local and international advocates, Lebanon first passed a law in 2014 to criminalize domestic violence against women. Law No. 293/2014) fell far short of expectations, however. It defined domestic violence quite narrowly and, due to pressure from religious authorities, maintained major loopholes around economic and...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In areas where there are no special courts, magistrates’ courts are responsible for hearing domestic violence cases" (11). "To inform the public about available legal remedies and the right of women victims to file complaints, the judiciary amended the Fact Sheet on the Domestic Violence Act, a tool people can use to clarify questions or to channel inquiries about application of the Act that includes a compilation of answers to frequently asked questions from legal practitioners and the staff of civil society organizations" (13).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In areas where there are no special courts, magistrates’ courts are responsible for hearing domestic violence cases" (11). "To inform the public about available legal remedies and the right of women victims to file complaints, the judiciary amended the Fact Sheet on the Domestic Violence Act, a tool people can use to clarify questions or to channel inquiries about application of the Act that includes a compilation of answers to frequently asked questions from legal practitioners and the staff of civil society organizations" (13).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"House Bill 995, authored by Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, would remove archaic, misogynistic language from the 1800s from Mississippi’s rape and sexual battery laws and remove a spousal defense for those who commit marital rape. The bill would clarify the definition and elements of rape and sexual assault, replacing passages such as 'assault with the intent to forcibly ravish a female of previously chaste character'" (para 5).
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"House Bill 995, authored by Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, would remove archaic, misogynistic language from the 1800s from Mississippi’s rape and sexual battery laws and remove a spousal defense for those who commit marital rape. The bill would clarify the definition and elements of rape and sexual assault, replacing passages such as 'assault with the intent to forcibly ravish a female of previously chaste character'" (para 5).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Act No. 63 on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence of 27 April 2017 defines, on the basis of international standards, the fundamental principles that are to guide those bodies responsible for the enforcement of the Act, whose number has increased and includes 11 authorized bodies. For each of them, the Act sets out specific tasks and establishes a mechanism for inter-agency coordination and cooperation in the enforcement process. In particular, it provides for the referral of victims of domestic violence to the necessary legal, medical and psychological assistance, social support and counselling services. The Act on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence includes various innovative norms: The internal affairs...more
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"Act No. 63 on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence of 27 April 2017 defines, on the basis of international standards, the fundamental principles that are to guide those bodies responsible for the enforcement of the Act, whose number has increased and includes 11 authorized bodies. For each of them, the Act sets out specific tasks and establishes a mechanism for inter-agency coordination and cooperation in the enforcement process. In particular, it provides for the referral of victims of domestic violence to the necessary legal, medical and psychological assistance, social support and counselling services. The Act on Protection and Defence against Domestic Violence includes various innovative norms: The internal affairs...more