Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles

Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles

“The tendency of family courts to dismiss the history of domestic violence and abuse in custody cases, especially where mothers and/or children have brought forward credible allegations of domestic abuse, including coercive control, physical or sexual abuse is unacceptable,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, in a report to the Human Rights Council…

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Court proceedings against the journalist who reported the death of Mehsa Amini in custody

Court proceedings against the journalist who reported the death of Mehsa Amini in custody

Mahsa Amini was arrested by the police for not wearing hijab properly; Photo: File Tehran: Ella Mohammadi, a female journalist who informed the world about the death of a young Kurdish girl Mehsa Amini in police custody in Iran, is facing trial by the government. According to the international news agency, female journalist Ella Mohammadi…

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