The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed in the first reading two draft laws on combating domestic violence that introduce electronic
monitoring of offenders and bring legislation in line with the Istanbul Convention.
The Parliament supported in the first reading two bills aimed at
two draft laws aimed at combating domestic violence in the first reading.
to combat domestic violence. The documents regulate the use of electronic means of
that monitor the abuser's compliance with restraining orders and prohibit
to approach the victim. They will also bring the legislation
on domestic violence in line with the Istanbul Convention. This was announced on Facebook by Deputy Interior Minister Bohdan
Drapyaty, according to UNN.
The purpose of the draft law No. 5629 is to regulate
the application of restrictive measures to combat domestic violence in
in terms of the use of electronic means of control that monitor the
by the abuser of the requirements of restrictive orders and restrictive measures and relate to
a ban on approaching the victim.
Draft law
№
8329 introduces the provisions of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and the Law
of Ukraine "On Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men" in
in line with the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing violence
against women and domestic violence and combating this phenomenon and
improving the procedural order of consideration of such cases.
Appendix
According to the
of the National Police, there are currently 97.6 thousand people registered with law enforcement agencies
97.6 thousand people who have committed domestic violence, 64.1
thousand of them were registered this year.
In the first 10 months of this year
months of this year, law enforcement agencies received over 196 thousand reports of incidents
related to domestic violence, which is 24% more than in the previous year
(in 2022 - 155.7 thousand).
Further approval of the above-mentioned draft laws will significantly increase the
bills will significantly increase the level of counteraction to this negative
He also
said that proposals are being prepared for the
to the wording of the draft laws for the second reading.
Earlier
As UNN reported, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on November 22 supported a bill that
legislation on domestic violence 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.