Domestic violence in Russia

Domestic violence is a severe issue in Russia. According to Human Rights Watch, as many as 36,000 women and 26,000 children faced daily abuse at home in 2013. According to official MVD data, in 2015 around 1060 people died of domestic violence in Russia. Of them, 756 were men and 304 women. According to an independent study of 2 200 women in fifty cities and towns in Russia, 70% have experienced least one form of gender-based violence in the home—physical, psychological, economic, or sexual.

Domestic violence in Russia

Domestic violence is a severe issue in Russia. According to Human Rights Watch, as many as 36,000 women and 26,000 children faced daily abuse at home in 2013. According to official MVD data, in 2015 around 1060 people died of domestic violence in Russia. Of them, 756 were men and 304 women. According to an independent study of 2 200 women in fifty cities and towns in Russia, 70% have experienced least one form of gender-based violence in the home—physical, psychological, economic, or sexual.