Man jailed for 11 years for sexual abuse of partner’s child
A man was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Tuesday for sexually abusing the underage daughter of his partner for three years. Paphos criminal...
Domestic abuse
Serious gaps in provision of legal aid to women victims of domestic violence
Free legal aid is not provided to all women who have suffered violence as applications are based on financial criteria, resulting in millions of euros...
Violence against women another pandemic, equality commissioner says
Violence against women and girls is another pandemic that violates human rights and widens gender inequality and discrimination, Gender Equality Commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said on...
Police officer remanded in domestic abuse case
A 45-year-old Limassol police officer was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday in connection with domestic abuse. The officer was arrested on Monday...
Plans to extend shelters for domestic abuse victims
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...
Creation of police domestic abuse unit ‘an important step’
The new Nicosia and Limassol police units for the investigation of domestic abuse cases arrested 52 people in three months, police told the Cyprus Mail...
Police have investigated 181 cases of potential child abuse this year
Police on Wednesday said it had investigated 181 complaints concerning the treatment of 206 children so far this year. In a written statement on the...
App to help abuse victims
By Jonathan Shkurko A new app aimed at helping victims of abuse is set to be released in the next days, the president of NGO...
Coronavirus: Domestic abuse cases almost double during isolation
Reports of domestic violence have almost doubled during the coronavirus pandemic due to confinement to homes, the association for the prevention and handling of violence...
Police chief launches probe into alleged domestic-abuse cover-up
POLICE Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou has launched a probe into alleged police misconduct after a domestic violence exposé in Politis newspaper implicated members of the force...
