Police to improve protocols for dealing with gender-based violence
Police are to revise their protocols with a step-by-step procedure for the handling of gender-based violence to ensure female victims receive the right treatment and...
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House expected to raise penalties for violence against women
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...
FM slams Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul convention
The decision by Turkey to withdraw from the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention is alarming and deeply regrettable, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday....
Akel submits bill modernising definition of rape
The House legal affairs committee started discussion on Wednesday on a bill to modernise the definition of rape which has not been changed for the...
Gender-equality action plan approved by Council of Ministers
Justice Minister George Savvides said that the Council of Ministers has adopted a national action plan for equality between men and women, a five-year plan...
Human rights group launches abuse awareness campaign
Over 16 days starting from December 16 until the end of the year, women globally will suffer the greatest incidences of abuse, according to Patricia...
Cyprus has high reporting rate but low convictions for rape
By Lizzy Ioannidou CYPRUS is among just six out of the 33 countries that have ratified the Council of Europe’s convention on preventing and combating...
Public can weigh in on harsher penalties for crimes involving violence against women
By Evie Andreou The public has until the end of the month an opportunity to express their opinion on a bill aiming at updating the...
Cyprus ratifies Istanbul Convention against domestic violence
Cyprus ratified on Friday the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention....
Government tables domestic violence bill
The government on Tuesday tabled to parliament a bill ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,...
