World / Crime & Legal Jul 8, 2019
France to open debate on femicide and domestic violence in September
The French government will in September begin a major consultation on domestic violence in order to stamp out gender-based murder and violence against women, a minister said on Sunday. Since January, 75 women have died as a result of "femicide" — murder at the hands ...
Stage Jun 26, 2019
'Disturbance' gives a voice to victims of domestic violence
by Rachael Merritt
Standing alone, high up on the balcony of the Musicasa theater in Tokyo, the character of Jane — a wife, mother and a victim of domestic abuse — leaves a red analog phone with a coiled cable hanging over the balustrade. "That's a bit of ...
National / Crime & Legal Jun 26, 2019
Chiba mother gets suspended sentence for role in father's alleged fatal abuse of daughter
by Magdalena Osumi
A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to a 2½-year jail term, suspended for 5 years, for assisting her husband in assaulting their daughter and contributing to the child’s death.
World / Politics Jun 24, 2019
Boris Johnson faces fresh scrutiny over turbulent private life as he bids to be next British PM
Boris Johnson, the strong favorite to become Britain's next prime minister, came under pressure from figures in his own party Sunday to explain reports of a domestic "row" that led to a police visit. Although still heavily backed to beat Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to ...
World / Politics Jun 22, 2019
Police called to PM hopeful Boris Johnson's home after 'row,' reports say
Police were called to the home of British leadership candidate Boris Johnson and his partner after reports of a heated fight just hours after he was named one of the final two in the race to become prime minister. The Guardian daily reported that officers ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jun 21, 2019
Sold into marriage, Pakistani women endure rape in China
by Kathy Gannon
At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn't bring herself to say what they were doing to her. All the 19-year-old would say was that her new husband — a Chinese man her family sold her off to ...
National May 2, 2019
Taiwan seeks assistance from Japan and Interpol in locating double-murder suspect
Taiwanese authorities said Thursday they are seeking the assistance of Interpol in locating an Iraqi man who this week fled with his 1-year-old son to Japan, where he works, after allegedly killing his Taiwanese parents-in-law. Prosecutors issued a statement saying they sought an arrest warrant ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 28, 2019
Police took action on record 9,088 domestic violence cases across Japan in 2018
The NPA said increased social awareness of the issue is believed to have resulted in a rise in the number of people seeking police consultations.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 1, 2019
Nagoya court rules against man accused of domestic violence based solely on wife's account
On Thursday a high court rejected a claim by a man that he had been wrongly certified as a perpetrator of domestic violence, overturning a lower court order for his former wife and local authorities to pay damages for inappropriate certification. The man in his ...
World / Social Issues Nov 26, 2018
Hundreds of female protesters took to the streets of the Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Sunday to call for an end to violence against women. Some banging large drums and others ululating, they marched through the streets, an AFP correspondent said. "Underage marriage is a ...
World / Politics Nov 15, 2018
Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of domestic violence
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence, a police spokesman said. Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Jeff Lee said no further ...