Guidance for lawyers on providing assistance to victims of domestic violence published online   16.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   This manual can be used by lawyers and advocates, staff of support organisations and law school students.   The Centre for the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence at the Consortium of …

Russia continues to study corporate volunteering in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries   15.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   Corporate volunteers have joined the effort to help flood victims in Orsk. This and other initiatives were discussed at a meeting of the Public Chamber’s Coordination Council for International Cooperation.   Corporate …

`So, as long as no-one is killed, domestic violence won’t be considered a crime?’   15.04.2024   Article published on the 24.kg website   Kazakhstan has recently passed a law that will criminalise domestic violence.   This is the second attempt to solve a problem which is particularly serious at the moment, with the whole …

90% of Russians consider manhandling to be a form of domestic abuse: VK Dobro and KION survey   12.04.2024 Published on the ASI website   Article published on the ASI website   The survey involved 2,000 men and women between 18 and 55 years of age. Women mentioned other forms of violence more often than …

The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre: Thirty-five per cent of Russians have acted as mentors for volunteers   11.04.2024 Published by ASI, Moscow   The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre conducted a survey last September to determine the degree of awareness among Russians about volunteering and voluntary work involving 1,612 respondents aged 18 and over …

The Kazakhstan Parliament has adopted a law on domestic violence   11.04.2024   Article published on the Zakon.kz website   On 11 April, Senate deputies approved amendments to the law to protect women’s rights and the safety of children, reports Zakon.kz.   The legislation seeks to improve the legal, economic, institutional and organisational framework for …

Updated e-service in Diia: IDPs can now apply for aid for the whole family Published by UNDP The service for registering internally displaced persons has been updated. This service was previously developed with support from the UNDP and funding from the Government of Sweden. Kyiv, 9 April 2024 – The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine …

In Minsk, the staffing levels of doctors is 79%   Minsk: 07.04.2024   Article published on Sputnik.by website   City authorities believe that problems related to medical personnel in the capital can be solved by increasing the enrolment targets in medical colleges and universities.   The capital’s medical institutions are suffering from a shortage of …

Triple risk of harm for Ukraine’s health transport workers over other health-care staff, WHO data indicates Published by WHO Kyiv, Ukraine, 4 April 2024  A concerning new trend has emerged from the WHO Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) in Ukraine: Ambulance workers and other personnel servicing health transport face a risk of …

Mikhail Mishustin speaks of assistance being provided to CSOs   04.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   In 2022, Russia’s Council of Ministers provided help to 10,000 CSOs.   On 3 April, Mikhail Mishustin, Russia’s Prime Minister, gave a presentation on the latest annual report on the work of the Council of Ministers. …