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Protesters chant slogans against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention

Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women

LGBTQ

On July 1, Turkey formally withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, designed to protect women against violence, claiming a section on sexual orientation and gender identity counters Turkey’s “family values.”

Women look out of a crowded bus traveling from the outskirts of Beijing.

Putting China’s domestic violence law into practice is an uphill battle

Violence
A close-up portrait of a young, light-skinned Black woman with curly hair wearing gold-hooped earrings

‘EastEnders’ soap highlights increased domestic violence during lockdown

Women & Gender
Women hold protest signs and also wear face masks and plastic shields as they protest.

In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met with an uproar

Women & Gender
Women wearing protective masks travel in a metro train during a partial lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia, on April 2, 2020.

How groups are helping domestic violence survivors during coronavirus lockdowns

COVID-19
Women hold a coffin prop during a demonstration to protest femicide and violence against women in Paris.

The ‘forgotten victims’ of femicide in France: Women over 65

Women & Gender

Women over 65 in France make up about a quarter of all victims of femicide, but they are largely left out of the conversation, or their deaths are being misclassified.  

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Three sisters’ case highlights domestic violence problem in Russia   

Women & Gender

Three sisters in Russia are on trial for murdering their father — and whether they are killers or victims has stirred intense public debate.   

A woman wearing a hat stands on a subway platform

As ‘fed up’ women in Turkey leave marriages, domestic violence and divorce rates rise

Women & Gender

Divorce in Turkey is on the rise, even as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government offers tax-breaks and incentives to women to get married and start a family. Despite those efforts, women are getting married older and the rate of marriage is declining.

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UK lawmakers push to include financial abuse in domestic violence law

Women & Gender

New legislation is being considered in the UK Parliament that will define it as a form of domestic violence. Under the legislation, financial abuse could lead to stiffer penalties.

Demonstrators shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Delhi

India has a sexual assault problem that only women can fix

India is the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 survey.