#domestic violence

Legislation expected to be voted through this week will considerably raise jail sentences and fines on persons found guilty of committing violence against women. The House legal affairs and human ...

Against a backdrop of an increase in violence against women, MPs on Monday started to review of a new bill incorporating the Istanbul Convention as Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis announced ...

Reports of domestic violence in Limassol have doubled in the past six months, since the introduction of a dedicated taskforce operated by the city’s police department, according to Limassol ...

A special unit of Famagusta police has received four domestic violence complaints since it became operational on February 15, it was reported on Thursday. “The complaints were lodged by women against ...

A total of 395 complaints have been handled since September by new police domestic violence units, the force announced on Tuesday as a domestic violence NGO said its helpline receives about ...

A domestic violence unit within the Famagusta police headquarters has launched operations, a police spokesman said. Domestic violence and violence against women and other vulnerable groups is a priority for ...

Domestic violence incidents might have been avoided if the social welfare service had implemented the restructuring plan approved by the cabinet back in 2013, the psychologists association (Pasypsy) said on Monday. ...

A domestic violence unit within the Paphos police headquarters launched operations on Monday, a police spokesman said. Operating as part of the CID, the domestic violence unit will serve the ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Saturday expressed her disappointment and sorrow over what she described as the official failure – once again – to properly assess a domestic situation that led to the ...

Paphos police are to set up a special team to investigate domestic violence cases, it emerged on Thursday. According to the head of Paphos CID Michalis Ioannou in the next ...

The House human rights committee said on Monday that recent programmes and measures will help ensure that women who face domestic violence will receive support from the state. President of ...