Staff shortages stymie domestic abuse intervention
Paphos domestic violence unit is understaffed which makes it difficult to intervene in cases of abuse within families, it emerged after a meeting between Akel-affiliated...
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Dealing with child abuse and neglect
Domestic violence involving children increased during the pandemic By Andreas Kapardis and Markella Bitsiouni According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
12 arrests for domestic violence in Paphos
Twelve people have been arrested in Paphos on suspicion of domestic violence over the past month. Paphos police CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou told...
Cases of domestic violence rose in 2021
Last year saw an increase in the number of domestic violence incidents reported to the authorities compared to 2020, president of the Association for the...
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...
Paphos domestic violence unit investigates 271, makes 126 arrests in first year
In its first year of operation, Paphos police’s domestic violence unit investigated 271 cases that led to 126 arrests, the Cyprus News Agency reported on...
‘Home for Women’ handled more than 450 cases during pilot programme
By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou The ‘Home for Women’ has handled more than 450 cases during its operation on a trial basis, while its...
Paphos police domestic violence unit makes more than 120 arrests in first year
Paphos domestic violence police unit on Friday said it has investigated 259 complaints with “seriousness and responsibility” during its first year of operations. According to...
223 charged in 216 domestic abuse cases in Paphos since February
The Paphos police domestic violence branch has investigated 216 cases since its establishment in February this year, bringing charges against 223 people. According to assistant...
Committee urges changes to family law to better address child abuse
On the occasion of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the advisory committee against family violence on Friday called for amendments to family...
