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Why Russia is about to decriminalise wife-beating
It fits with traditional values, lawmakers say
SHOULD it be a crime for a husband to hit his wife?
In many countries this question no longer needs…
But not in Russia, where the Duma (parliament) voted this week to decriminalise domestic violence against family members unless it is a…