Latest items for DV-PRACTICE-1
Oct. 23, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She [Lorena, a woman from PNG who works with survivors] says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further" (para 45). "'[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (para 46) "54. “It’s traumatising for me, too — I’m thinking the law is there to help me, and it’s not helping me, so what’s the point?”" (para 47) "Spokesperson for Papua New Guinea’s police force Mark Karambi said the force had recently sacked officers accused of domestic violence and took a zero-tolerance...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She [Lorena, a woman from PNG who works with survivors] says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further" (para 45). "'[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (para 46) "54. “It’s traumatising for me, too — I’m thinking the law is there to help me, and it’s not helping me, so what’s the point?”" (para 47) "Spokesperson for Papua New Guinea’s police force Mark Karambi said the force had recently sacked officers accused of domestic violence and took a zero-tolerance...more
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
[María José] Estupiñán had previously reported her ex-partner for domestic violence, according to women’s rights lawyers. The day before her death, a judge reportedly ruled in Estupiñán’s favour, ordering the abuser to compensate Estupiñán with 30m pesos, approximately $7,000” (para 6).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
[María José] Estupiñán had previously reported her ex-partner for domestic violence, according to women’s rights lawyers. The day before her death, a judge reportedly ruled in Estupiñán’s favour, ordering the abuser to compensate Estupiñán with 30m pesos, approximately $7,000” (para 6).
Oct. 18, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"Constable Adi told us that while abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons. “If the [offender] is the sole breadwinner, and they stay apart from each other for 21 days, who’ll provide for the family?”" (para 73-74)
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"Constable Adi told us that while abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons. “If the [offender] is the sole breadwinner, and they stay apart from each other for 21 days, who’ll provide for the family?”" (para 73-74)
Oct. 18, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She told us how she reported him to the police, but when she went back to follow up her complaint, she said the police told her that her report was missing" (para 42). "A 2024 study of Fijian police officers found a majority didn’t enforce the organisation’s “zero tolerance” approach to domestic violence, and encouraged traditional means of settling cases, while only proceeding further with a case if a victim insisted" (para 43).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She told us how she reported him to the police, but when she went back to follow up her complaint, she said the police told her that her report was missing" (para 42). "A 2024 study of Fijian police officers found a majority didn’t enforce the organisation’s “zero tolerance” approach to domestic violence, and encouraged traditional means of settling cases, while only proceeding further with a case if a victim insisted" (para 43).
Oct. 16, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law prohibited domestic violence and provided measures for the protection of domestic violence survivors. Criminal penalties for conviction ranged from 10 to 100 days in prison for aggravated threats and up to 35 years in prison for aggravated homicide, including sentences of 20 to 35 years for persons who killed their partners. The government enforced the law effectively” (15).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law prohibited domestic violence and provided measures for the protection of domestic violence survivors. Criminal penalties for conviction ranged from 10 to 100 days in prison for aggravated threats and up to 35 years in prison for aggravated homicide, including sentences of 20 to 35 years for persons who killed their partners. The government enforced the law effectively” (15).
Oct. 16, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law prohibited domestic violence, with maximum penalties including prison terms and hard labor. The government took steps to enforce the law but was impeded by low reporting due to societal pressure on survivors to stay silent. According to court system observers, most of the reported cases were filed by women who had since left the country or who usually lived abroad” (20).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law prohibited domestic violence, with maximum penalties including prison terms and hard labor. The government took steps to enforce the law but was impeded by low reporting due to societal pressure on survivors to stay silent. According to court system observers, most of the reported cases were filed by women who had since left the country or who usually lived abroad” (20).
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
Countries: Comoros
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law treated domestic violence as an aggravating circumstance, including crimes committed by one domestic partner against an existing or former partner. Penalties include prison sentences up to five years and fines. Authorities sometimes enforced the law. According to the United Nations and the Ministry of Health, approximately 17 percent of women endured at least one incident of physical or sexual violence in their lives” (15).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“The law treated domestic violence as an aggravating circumstance, including crimes committed by one domestic partner against an existing or former partner. Penalties include prison sentences up to five years and fines. Authorities sometimes enforced the law. According to the United Nations and the Ministry of Health, approximately 17 percent of women endured at least one incident of physical or sexual violence in their lives” (15).
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:27 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“Gender-based violence, as well as impunity for perpetrators, was a problem. The law required the government to immediately protect survivors of domestic violence from further physical or psychological abuse, but the law was not always enforced, particularly in rural areas” (30-31).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“Gender-based violence, as well as impunity for perpetrators, was a problem. The law required the government to immediately protect survivors of domestic violence from further physical or psychological abuse, but the law was not always enforced, particularly in rural areas” (30-31).
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2, DV-LAW-1, DV-DATA-1
“Domestic violence remained a significant problem. Some scholars said victims were encouraged to attempt to resolve domestic violence through mediation. Societal sentiment that domestic violence was a personal, private matter contributed to underreporting and inaction by authorities when women faced violence at home. The law defined domestic violence as a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. The web publication Sixth Tone reported in 2019 that 25 percent of families had experienced domestic violence; more recent data were not available. The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence… Nonetheless, official assistance did not always reach survivors and public security forces often ignored domestic violence”(63-64).more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2, DV-LAW-1, DV-DATA-1
“Domestic violence remained a significant problem. Some scholars said victims were encouraged to attempt to resolve domestic violence through mediation. Societal sentiment that domestic violence was a personal, private matter contributed to underreporting and inaction by authorities when women faced violence at home. The law defined domestic violence as a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. The web publication Sixth Tone reported in 2019 that 25 percent of families had experienced domestic violence; more recent data were not available. The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence… Nonetheless, official assistance did not always reach survivors and public security forces often ignored domestic violence”(63-64).more
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
“Rape of women was illegal and carried a sentence ranging from three years in prison to death. The law did not recognize spousal rape or rape by a person of the same sex. A separate law on sexual assault included male victims but had a lesser maximum penalty of five years in prison. Most allegations of rape were closed through private settlement rather than prosecution…The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence” (63-64).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
“Rape of women was illegal and carried a sentence ranging from three years in prison to death. The law did not recognize spousal rape or rape by a person of the same sex. A separate law on sexual assault included male victims but had a lesser maximum penalty of five years in prison. Most allegations of rape were closed through private settlement rather than prosecution…The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence” (63-64).
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“Although the law did not specifically mention spousal abuse, it prohibited violence against women and provided for penalties of up to 10 years in prison. Domestic violence against women was common, including physical and verbal abuse and spousal rape. Domestic violence prosecutions were rare, but the Bangui Court of Appeal during the year heard a case brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding a fatality from spousal abuse” (31).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
“Although the law did not specifically mention spousal abuse, it prohibited violence against women and provided for penalties of up to 10 years in prison. Domestic violence against women was common, including physical and verbal abuse and spousal rape. Domestic violence prosecutions were rare, but the Bangui Court of Appeal during the year heard a case brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding a fatality from spousal abuse” (31).
Oct. 15, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Poor and pregnant, the woman moved into Room 4 of the shelter in early May with her 9-year-old son. She had escaped her abusive husband" (para 2). "Records are scarce; many of the potential crimes described by the women were never reported to the police or investigated" (para 15) (EP-CODER-COMMENT) The article is a report from a women's shelter in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. The sentence before this one says it was impossible to independently confirm the stories of the women staying at the shelter. This sentence says records are scarce and that many of the potential crimes those women described were never reported to the police...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Poor and pregnant, the woman moved into Room 4 of the shelter in early May with her 9-year-old son. She had escaped her abusive husband" (para 2). "Records are scarce; many of the potential crimes described by the women were never reported to the police or investigated" (para 15) (EP-CODER-COMMENT) The article is a report from a women's shelter in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. The sentence before this one says it was impossible to independently confirm the stories of the women staying at the shelter. This sentence says records are scarce and that many of the potential crimes those women described were never reported to the police...more
Aug. 29, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Domestic violence also emerges again and again in women’s testimonies, as a cause of miscarriage and a method of control in households where women cannot escape, cannot seek shelter and cannot access contraception. In Kandahar, Reyhana* recounts how her sister Sakina*, a young widow, was forced by her in-laws to marry her brother-in-law. When she objected, they beat her repeatedly. “Each time they hit her, she bled. She lost her baby”" (para 19-20).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Domestic violence also emerges again and again in women’s testimonies, as a cause of miscarriage and a method of control in households where women cannot escape, cannot seek shelter and cannot access contraception. In Kandahar, Reyhana* recounts how her sister Sakina*, a young widow, was forced by her in-laws to marry her brother-in-law. When she objected, they beat her repeatedly. “Each time they hit her, she bled. She lost her baby”" (para 19-20).
Aug. 29, 2026, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to the code, corporal punishment for serious crimes will be carried out by Islamic clerics, but encourages husbands to give out 'discretionary punishments' to their wives for less serious misdemeanors. Regarding violence against women, Article 32 states that only if the husband beats the woman with a stick and this act results in severe injury such as 'a wound or bodily bruising', and the woman can prove it before a judge, will the husband be sentenced to fifteen days' imprisonment. However, the contradiction lies in that a woman must remain fully covered while simultaneously proving her injuries to a judge. She is also required to be accompanied by a...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to the code, corporal punishment for serious crimes will be carried out by Islamic clerics, but encourages husbands to give out 'discretionary punishments' to their wives for less serious misdemeanors. Regarding violence against women, Article 32 states that only if the husband beats the woman with a stick and this act results in severe injury such as 'a wound or bodily bruising', and the woman can prove it before a judge, will the husband be sentenced to fifteen days' imprisonment. However, the contradiction lies in that a woman must remain fully covered while simultaneously proving her injuries to a judge. She is also required to be accompanied by a...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). “Another area of legislative progress has been regarding violence against women. The Sexual Offences Act has amended substantive laws and procedures related to the prosecution of rape and othersexual offences, including providing a broader definition of rape and abolishing the cautionary...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). “Another area of legislative progress has been regarding violence against women. The Sexual Offences Act has amended substantive laws and procedures related to the prosecution of rape and othersexual offences, including providing a broader definition of rape and abolishing the cautionary...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). “Finally, Malawi has taken extensive legislative and policy steps to combat violence against women, including adopting the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2014, which provides a civil framework for addressing various acts of violence amongst people within a domestic relationship, and...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). “Finally, Malawi has taken extensive legislative and policy steps to combat violence against women, including adopting the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2014, which provides a civil framework for addressing various acts of violence amongst people within a domestic relationship, and...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
“This is a progressive provision concerning the rights of women within the family in that it ensures equality between men and women, representation of women, protection against all forms of violence, and adopts an intersectional approach towards protecting motherhood, elderly women, and women most in need. However, it has some claw back clauses. For instance, ‘within the provisions of this Constitution’ women are exposed to discriminatory practices under Sharia law. Moreover,while the provision requires the State to empower women, it provides that such empowerment is done with the view of reconciling ‘the duties of women toward her family and her work requirements’. Article 60 of the Constitution on inviolability of...more
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
“This is a progressive provision concerning the rights of women within the family in that it ensures equality between men and women, representation of women, protection against all forms of violence, and adopts an intersectional approach towards protecting motherhood, elderly women, and women most in need. However, it has some claw back clauses. For instance, ‘within the provisions of this Constitution’ women are exposed to discriminatory practices under Sharia law. Moreover,while the provision requires the State to empower women, it provides that such empowerment is done with the view of reconciling ‘the duties of women toward her family and her work requirements’. Article 60 of the Constitution on inviolability of...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women: Despite the constitutional provision on combating violence against women, there is not yet any comprehensive law on violence against women, including domestic violence128, even though the country adopted a National Strategy against Gender-Based Violence in 2009" (47).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women: Despite the constitutional provision on combating violence against women, there is not yet any comprehensive law on violence against women, including domestic violence128, even though the country adopted a National Strategy against Gender-Based Violence in 2009" (47).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). DV-PRACTICE-1 “Finally, Botswana has taken positive steps to combat violence against women, such as adopting the Domestic Violence Act 2008 to allow civil and customary courts to issue protection orders as well as the National Gender-Based Violence Strategy 2015-2020, a multisectoral...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“There have been notable reforms of laws on violence against women since the expansion of international legal standards for the protection of women from violence. In countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and The Gambia, there are extensive legislative steps to combat violence against women. Botswana has gone a step further and has established special courts to increase the speed of the State’s response to violence against women” (13). DV-PRACTICE-1 “Finally, Botswana has taken positive steps to combat violence against women, such as adopting the Domestic Violence Act 2008 to allow civil and customary courts to issue protection orders as well as the National Gender-Based Violence Strategy 2015-2020, a multisectoral...more
Aug. 12, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
"The law criminalized rape of men and women; however, spousal rape was not a crime. The maximum penalty for an initial rape conviction was seven years in prison. The maximum sentence for subsequent rape convictions was life imprisonment. The Domestic Violence (Protection) Orders Act protected heterosexual partners against domestic and sexual violence. Similar protections were not available for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) persons. The government generally enforced the law effectively, although activists suspected heterosexual and homosexual rape were underreported” (13).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
"The law criminalized rape of men and women; however, spousal rape was not a crime. The maximum penalty for an initial rape conviction was seven years in prison. The maximum sentence for subsequent rape convictions was life imprisonment. The Domestic Violence (Protection) Orders Act protected heterosexual partners against domestic and sexual violence. Similar protections were not available for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) persons. The government generally enforced the law effectively, although activists suspected heterosexual and homosexual rape were underreported” (13).
Aug. 12, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“On December 6, the UN resident coordinator reported one in three women or girls in the country experienced violence. The law established a framework for the investigation of domestic violence complaints, defined a process to issue restraining orders, and called for the establishment of a shelter and rehabilitation center for survivors. Some critics of the domestic violence law asserted a lack of clear implementing guidelines reduced its effectiveness. Activists reported police viewed domestic violence as a family matter and did not effectively intervene to protect survivors, including in cases where husbands abused or killed their wives” (52-53).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“On December 6, the UN resident coordinator reported one in three women or girls in the country experienced violence. The law established a framework for the investigation of domestic violence complaints, defined a process to issue restraining orders, and called for the establishment of a shelter and rehabilitation center for survivors. Some critics of the domestic violence law asserted a lack of clear implementing guidelines reduced its effectiveness. Activists reported police viewed domestic violence as a family matter and did not effectively intervene to protect survivors, including in cases where husbands abused or killed their wives” (52-53).
Aug. 11, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“The law prohibited gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, and the government enforced the law. The laws of individual states and territories provided the penalties for domestic violence. Federal, state, and territorial government programs provided support for survivors, including funding for numerous women’s shelters. Police received training in responding to domestic violence” (12).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“The law prohibited gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, and the government enforced the law. The laws of individual states and territories provided the penalties for domestic violence. Federal, state, and territorial government programs provided support for survivors, including funding for numerous women’s shelters. Police received training in responding to domestic violence” (12).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“The law provided protections against domestic violence for both women and men, although most survivors were women and girls. Persons convicted of assault received up to five years in prison. Conviction of assault involving weapons, threats, or injuries carried prison terms of up to 10 years. Aggravated assault or endangerment of life carried prison sentences of up to 14 years. The government generally enforced the law effectively. Police received training in interacting with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, and agencies provided hotlines to report abuse” (13)
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1
“The law provided protections against domestic violence for both women and men, although most survivors were women and girls. Persons convicted of assault received up to five years in prison. Conviction of assault involving weapons, threats, or injuries carried prison terms of up to 10 years. Aggravated assault or endangerment of life carried prison sentences of up to 14 years. The government generally enforced the law effectively. Police received training in interacting with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, and agencies provided hotlines to report abuse” (13)
Aug. 10, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“For more than a decade, Cameroon’s government had publicly committed to halving violence against women by 2026, an ambitious and necessary goal in a country where women face widespread violence including physical, economic, psychological and emotional violence, both within the home and in public life, most often perpetrated by husbands, intimate partners, and male relatives. These abuses are not isolated incidents but are rooted in entrenched gender inequality, discriminatory laws, weak institutions, and exacerbated by chronic underinvestment in prevention and survivor support. Despite repeated commitments since 2011, the government has taken few concrete steps toward meeting its stated target. Midway through 2026, the government has blatantly failed to meet its...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
“For more than a decade, Cameroon’s government had publicly committed to halving violence against women by 2026, an ambitious and necessary goal in a country where women face widespread violence including physical, economic, psychological and emotional violence, both within the home and in public life, most often perpetrated by husbands, intimate partners, and male relatives. These abuses are not isolated incidents but are rooted in entrenched gender inequality, discriminatory laws, weak institutions, and exacerbated by chronic underinvestment in prevention and survivor support. Despite repeated commitments since 2011, the government has taken few concrete steps toward meeting its stated target. Midway through 2026, the government has blatantly failed to meet its...more
Aug. 10, 2026, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
“It revealed that 78 women and a 17-year-old girl were murdered by their partners, such as a husband, fiancé or boyfriend. In addition, 24 women and girls have been raped and killed in violence by perpetrators who are neighbours or other community members” (para 9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
“It revealed that 78 women and a 17-year-old girl were murdered by their partners, such as a husband, fiancé or boyfriend. In addition, 24 women and girls have been raped and killed in violence by perpetrators who are neighbours or other community members” (para 9).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information shows the presence and intervention of ocal laws regarding domestic violence and how they can contribute to the nature of the violence to continue against the women and girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information shows the presence and intervention of ocal laws regarding domestic violence and how they can contribute to the nature of the violence to continue against the women and girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 7, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Patea [Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Lionel Patea, who killed his ex-partner in Australia] pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to life behind bars in 2017" (para 56).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Patea [Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Lionel Patea, who killed his ex-partner in Australia] pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to life behind bars in 2017" (para 56).
May 1, 2026, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to the RA Investigative Committee, “the number of criminal proceedings investigated on domestic violence or similar apparent criminal acts has increased by 92.5% in 2023,” mainly due to the new methodology of conducting statistics on criminal proceedings, as the committee states" (Para 6).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"According to the RA Investigative Committee, “the number of criminal proceedings investigated on domestic violence or similar apparent criminal acts has increased by 92.5% in 2023,” mainly due to the new methodology of conducting statistics on criminal proceedings, as the committee states" (Para 6).