A global model to tackle violence against women
In twelve countries tracked by the U.N., the number of cases of violence against women and girls increased 83% from 2019 to 2020, and cases reported to the police grew by 64%.
Domestic violence consultations in Japan hit record high in 2020
The increase is believed to be partially attributable to the launch in April last year of a 24-hour service to accept consultations by phone and online amid the pandemic.
Young adults in Japan who grew up in foster homes facing 'severe financial difficulties'
First-of-its-kind survey shows 40% of demographic working as nonregular employees.
"I was inspired by this French idea, where by going to the pharmacy and asking for the number 19 mask, you could signal that you were a victim of abuse," she said.
Women took to the streets in peaceful democracies and in countries gripped by conflict, though in far smaller numbers than last year due to the pandemic.
Domestic violence consultations in Japan hit record high in 2020
The number reached 82,643, the highest since a law against spousal violence took effect in 2001, police data showed Thursday.
Ex-head of Japan's McDonald's and Apple units arrested over domestic assault
Eiko Harada, 72, allegedly kicked his wife in her leg at their home in Tokyo on Friday.
The number of crimes recorded in Japan in 2020 hit the lowest level in the postwar era for the sixth straight year, with a sharp decline in street crime as people stayed home during the coronavirus pandemic, police data showed Thursday. However, the number of ...
Men enlisted to fight 'tradition' of gender violence in Cambodia
A series of events in the Southeast Asian nation in 2020 drew condemnation from advocates around the world.
Domestic violence cases in Japan hit record high in fiscal 2020
The total number of cases stood at 132,355 in the period from April to November, surpassing the fiscal 2019 level by 13,000.
The United Nations says that only one country in eight has taken measures to lessen the coronavirus' impact on women and children.
Mothers of child abuse victims often isolated from communities, Japanese government panel says
Mothers of children who die of abuse are often isolated from local communities and relatives, with the rate of such deaths higher when women are subjected to domestic violence, a government panel has found. In the wake of recent cases of fatal child abuse, the ...
