Putin Made Domestic Abuse Legal in Russia We Met The Victims ( HBO)

Domestic violence kills 12, 000 women a year in Russia thats one woman every 40 minutes. Despite this, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in February to decriminalize certain acts of domestic violence. First time offenders who inflict non lifethreatening beatings are now released from jail after just 15 days, or receive a fine of around 500 USD. Since these amendments to the criminal code, reports of domestic abuse incidents in Russia have spiked. VICE News went to meet those behind the chan