Kyrgyzstan Considers Stricter Penalties for Domestic Violence, Including Arrests

Kyrgyzstan is proposing stricter penalties for domestic violence, including up to 14 days of arrest for physical abuse. The draft law also allows police to immediately seize weapons from alleged aggressors and expands protection measures for victims. Psychological and economic abuse would still carry penalties of public works or shorter arrests.

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