Image: European Union Flag. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com Women’s-rights groups have been campaigning for a decade for a domestic-violence law in Armenia. So far all their efforts have failed. Depending on the session of parliament, lawmakers have either refused to take up the legislation or voted it down. This year Armenia may finally see a law that protects women from partner violence. If it happens, it’s likely to be because of a European Union financial inducement rather than any sudden Armenian government and lawmaker enlightenment on domestic abuse. The EU is making an 11-million-euro grant that it calls the Human Rights …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
