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127 countries have domestic violence laws, but not Russia
Protection orders are provided in the penal code of 124 countries, but not of Russia.
Russia is among 18 of the world's worst countries when it comes to laws protecting women's rights
Russian women are more likely to fall victim to domestic abuse than suffer from violence outside of the homeoutside
Russian police will ignore domestic violence reports unless the woman is physically assaulted with a knife
At the beginning of 2017 domestic beatings were decriminalized in Russia

More than 16 millions women suffer from domestic violence in a year
38% of women in Russia were exposed to verbal domestic violence throughout life
20% of women were exposed to physical abuse throughout life
10% of victims appeal to the police
Alcohol increases the likelihood of domestic violence in Russian households
Women with an incomplete secondary education are twice as likely to suffer from domestic abuse than their educated counterparts

On February 08, 2017 in Moscow Nadezhda Semeniuk was brutally beaten by her ex-husband, a sportsman Roman Paramonov. She was diagnosed a closed craniocerebral injury, nose bone fracture, numerous injuries and bruises by the doctors. The last time Roman had delivered several blows at the bicycle parking when she had been in the car, he had cut car wheels. Semeniuk applied to the police, but they refused to file a criminal case.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM'S STORIES

Operation of the existing legislation does not cover domestic violence restraint, prevention, does not allow protecting victim before doing injuries, preventing a murder, committed at home, as the police does not have legal reasons for getting inside the house and apprehending the criminal. The Law defines “a domestic violence” and its types as well as allows the police to prevent crimes relating to spouses, children, close relatives, close partners.