#domestic violence

The number of domestic violence reports in Cyprus has soared in recent years, with a 319 per cent increase in reports seen since 2018. In 2022, the number of domestic violence reports reached 3,082, ...

The legal service has become increasingly concerned over the growing number of domestic abuse victims who pull back from court trials leading to perpetrators walking away scot-free. A spokesperson from ...

Domestic violence prevention services handled over 3,000 cases of domestic violence in 2022, the association of domestic violence prevention services (Spavo) said. The total of 3,122 incidents handled shows an increasing trend, up ...

Thirteen cases of domestic violence in Paphos were dealt with by the family violence unit in April, police said on Friday. According to Paphos police spokesman and head of CID ...

Around 75 per cent of victims of family violence and abuse of minors in Cyprus are girls and women, according to data released by the police. According to the statistics, there ...

Environment Commissioner Clelia Vassiliou on Wednesday said her last act in office will be the planting of 100 trees in Aronas, near Aglandjia in honour of the over 3,800 cases of domestic ...

Fourteen cases were investigated by the family violence unit of the Paphos police in January, resulting in 15 arrests and the issuance of restraining orders for six people. According to police, ...

The Limassol criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old man to five years in jail for manslaughter after he was found guilty of shaking his two-month-old baby to death on ...

Over 100 people have been arrested in Paphos in the past year for offences related to domestic violence while six more remain wanted, police said on Tuesday. Paphos CID chief and ...

Paphos police received eleven complaints about family violence in November, authorities said on Saturday. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, out of the eleven complaints made, police arrested ten ...

Since Paphos’ domestic violence unit was established in February 15, 2021 up until October 31, 2022 it received 441 reports, it emerged on Wednesday. According to Paphos CID spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, there have been a ...

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 women’s organisation Pogo and ...

Domestic violence involving children increased during the pandemic By Andreas Kapardis and Markella Bitsiouni According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child states must recognise that the “child, ...

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 the Cyprus News Agency that 15 ...

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 court imposed concurrent prison sentences of ...

A man has been found guilty of raping his 11-year-old granddaughter over a period of eight months, with the young girl now suffering from stress disorders. The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court, ...

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 Prevention and Handling of Violence in ...

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 remaining unused, MPs heard on ...

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 Thursday. Paphos deputy police chief Michalis ...

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 establishment testifies to Cyprus’ efforts to ...

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 the assistant chief of Paphos police ...

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 director Michalis Ioannou, the unit had received ...

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 Thursday. One in three women ...

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 law in Cyprus to reflect ...