Domestic violence kills a Russian woman every 63 minutes

A woman dies from domestic violence every 63 minutes in Russia, with more than 650,000 women beaten by their husbands and other relatives each year, according to a non-governmental organisation. The violence “results in the death of 14,000 women each...

A woman dies from domestic violence every 63 minutes in Russia, with more than 650,000 women beaten by their husbands and other relatives each year, according to a non-governmental organisation.

The violence “results in the death of 14,000 women each year” in Russia, the ANNA women’s support group said in a report.

The organisation’s president Marina Pisklakova, said the rate had remained relatively stable since 1995, although the interior ministry only began issuing official domestic violence figures in 2008.

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