Domestic Violence

FILED - 29 February 2020, Sinsheim: Bayern Munich's Lucas Hernandez is pictured during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich at the PreZero Arena. Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez must appear before a Madrid court next week and faces six months in prison, a justice spokesman confirmed on Thursday. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Sports

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Bayern's Hernandez avoids jail as judges impose suspended sentence

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/21

The new ruling came as a surprise to many Spanish legal experts because Hernandez is not a first-time offender

29 March 2021, Ireland, Dublin: A woman walks past the latest mural by Irish artist Emmalene Blake in Dublin city center, which is related to violence against women in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire/dpa

Finland

STATISTICS 2020

Recorded cases of domestic violence in Finland declined amid pandemic

The Nomad Today 6/8/21

Of adult victims, 75.2% were women ; of all suspects, 78.1% were men.

The Government Palace, lit in orange to demand an end to violence against women. Photo: Jaakko Ranta/Vnk.

Finland

HUMAN RIGHTS

Finland raises its voice to demand an end to violence against women

The Nomad Today 11/25/20

The Government Palace has been illuminated in orange since Tuesday night in support of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

25 July 2020, Poland, Warsaw: Poland's Minister Of Justice And Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro (L) speaks during a press conference to announce the government plan to pull out of Istanbul Convention, an international treaty on preventing and combating domestic violence. Photo: Hubert Mathis/dpa.

World

Poland plans to leave domestic violence treaty, blames gender ideology

The Nomad Today 7/28/20

The Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, said Poland is one of the countries that provides the best standards of protection to victims of domestic violence, better than those included in the…

Finland

MORE OFFENCES REPORTED

Domestic violence on the rise in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/2/20

Three out of four adult victims of domestic or intimate partner violence are women.

Finland

Reported domestic violence increases in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

There were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to the authorities in 2018. Around one-fifth of the victims had suffered this problem more than once…