Russia Decriminalizes Some DV
Author: D. Kelly Weisberg.
Source: Volume 22, Number 04, April/May 2017 , pp.53-55(3)
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Abstract:
Russia Parliament (DUMA) enacted amendments to an existing law that downgrades a first offense of domestic violence if it does not cause serious harm that requires hospital treatment. Disturbingly, the new law applies to intimate partner violence as well as child abuse.Keywords: “slapping law”; first offense; conservatives espousing traditional family values; international human rights obligations; Amnesty International
Affiliations:
1: editor of DVR .