The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported a bill that brings domestic violence legislation in line with the Istanbul Convention,
with 271 MPs voting in favor. The new measures are aimed at strengthening judicial proceedings and state influence on offenders.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading the draft law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Concerning the Application of Restrictive
measures to combat domestic violence. According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak,
"271 deputies voted in favor, UNN reports.
Parliament adopted as a basis #8329 amendments to the Code
of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses in connection with the ratification of the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
and Combating These Phenomena (Istanbul Convention). For - 271
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After the law "On Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Prevention of
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Violence", Ukraine has undertaken a number of commitments
to harmonize its legal acts in the field of preventing and combating
domestic violence.
The purpose of the draft law is to combat violence against women and
and domestic violence and to improve the procedural procedure for considering such
cases. Its adoption will bring certain provisions of national legislation
in line with the provisions of the Convention and will ensure a more effective impact
on offenders by the state, according to the explanatory note to the draft law.
The draft law, in accordance with the Istanbul Convention, provides for
administrative punishment in the form of a fine, community service or administrative arrest for
Failure to report domestic violence against a child by an official
of an entity that carries out activities in the field of preventing and combating domestic
violence.
This is punishable by a fine of 20 to 30
tax-free minimum incomes or correctional labor for up to 1
months with deduction of 20% of earnings.