The defendant was accused of attempting to rape a girl in a city park in a crowded place, using violence, namely, strangling the victim with his hands and a belt to subdue her. The accused did not complete his criminal intent because an unknown boy and girl appeared nearby and frightened the rapist. As a result, the defendant hastily fled, leaving the victim lying on the ground.
The first applicant and her husband divorced in 2017. Their children lived with the first applicant. The applicant claimed that her ex-husband had tried to force her to resume their relationship and behaved aggressively towards her and their sons. Then he took away their son (the second applicant) without the first applicant’s consent, refused to return him for about four months, and tried to kidnap their second son. The first applicant immediately contacted the police.
The applicant and his wife were in a registered marriage and had a child. Over time, their relationship began to deteriorate. The applicant’s wife took the child and left without the applicant's consent. A few months later, the applicant independently found the child in another location where his wife lived with the child and her uncle. Later, the applicant’s mother contacted the police because she believed that the child could have been a victim of debauchery during the period of living with the applicant’s wife and her uncle, based on information from the child.
This publication aims to present together the institutional solutions for coordinating cooperation between government and other stakeholders in service of victims of domestic and intimate partner violence. The adoption of the general and the special protocols by the Serbian Government helps achieve the objectives of Strategic Area 3: International Cooperation of the National Strategy for Prevention and Elimination of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence adopted in April 2011. (Official English translation available through External URL.)
In this study from the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health (HealthRight International) and UN Women, the experts conduct a comparative analysis of the risks of sexual harassment in several communities of Eastern Ukraine (Toretsk, Zolote, Soledar, and Novoaidar). A survey among women living in these localities shows a correlation between proximity to the contact line and fear of physical and sexual violence.
Secondary legal aid centers (“centers”) were established to ensure access to free legal aid, which is guaranteed by the state and fully or partially provided at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine, local budgets, and other sources.
The Procedure establishes a list of measures and services for the prevention of an unintended pregnancy, abortion procedures, and the prevention of post-operative complications. In Ukraine, artificial termination of pregnancy is permissible at the woman's request up to 12 weeks. From 12-22 weeks, pregnancy can be terminated only under a number of conditions specified in the legislation, for example, if the pregnancy occurred as a result of rape or, the woman became disabled during pregnancy.
This Order invalidated Order No 256, which listed heavy work and work with harmful and dangerous working conditions in which the employment of women was prohibited. Order No 256’s list of prohibited work for women included 70 types of work and 558 professions. Among the priority factors were the physical stress associated with lifting and carrying loads, forced working posture, vibration, and other similar tasks that could affect a woman's body and reproductive health.
The Expert Council on issues of consideration of appeals on facts of discrimination on the basis of gender (hereinafter “the Expert Council”), which was created under the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine with the purpose of responding to complaints and appeals from citizens regarding gender discrimination.
