The Protecting Victims Act would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree. It ...

Members of Parliament have revived calls for Canada to criminalize the concept of coercive control as a way of combating ...

Jess Wilson has announced her first policy as leader of the Liberal Party, promising to introduce legislation criminalising ...

The standalone legislation — named in memory of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke, who was murdered alongside her three children ...

Antonio Villafane, from Tintern, Monmouthshire, imprisoned Sally Ann Norman in a caravan, forced her to wear a full face ...

LONDON, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On 10–11 February 2026, leading voices in domestic abuse prevention, child protection, ...

A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to ...

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in ...

Recent court cases in Cork and Wexford recount horrifying tales of coercive control. As an MEP, herself a survivor, says, ...

Victorians will be better protected from abusive behaviours under new laws being introduced today to State Parliament by the Liberals and ...

This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...