Protecting the Rights of Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence
Protecting the Rights of Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence - Project
Project overview
Since 2002, jurisdiction for hearing domestic violence cases in Sverdlovsk Region, Russia, was transferred to the Justice of the Peace (JPs). JPs have never received training on domestic violence and the majority of cases that finally make it through the system are dismissed on the grounds of "amicable reconciliation".