{"id":24286,"date":"2023-07-15T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T13:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donnexdiritti.com\/?p=24286"},"modified":"2023-07-15T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T13:28:30","slug":"urgent-reform-needed-to-shield-women-and-children-from-violence-during-custody-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donnexdiritti.com\/2023\/07\/15\/urgent-reform-needed-to-shield-women-and-children-from-violence-during-custody-battles\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cThe tendency of\u00a0family courts to dismiss the history of domestic violence and abuse<\/strong>\u00a0in custody cases,\u00a0especially where mothers and\/or children have brought forward credible allegations<\/strong>\u00a0of domestic abuse, including coercive control, physical or sexual abuse is unacceptable,\u201d said\u00a0Reem Alsalem<\/a>, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, in a\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0Human Rights Council<\/a>\u00a0in Geneva on Thursday.<\/p>\n