https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's gender equality minister Marlène Schiappa has announced the government's new plans against domestic abuse which aims to make sure women can "leave before it is too late". https://www.thelocal.fr/20181001/france-reveals-new-measures-to-combat-domestic-violence Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:51:42 +0200 france-reveals-new-measures-to-combat-domestic-violence French President Francois Hollande on Sunday pardoned a woman who was jailed for 10 years for killing her husband after he abused her and her daughters for decades, the president's office announced Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160201/hollande-pardon-jacqueline-sauvage-rape Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:24:01 +0100 hollande-pardon-jacqueline-sauvage-rape Each year in France 150 women die as a result of domestic violence. On Friday the government will unveil its latest three-year plan on Friday to tackle the scourge. The reported €66-million action plan, was leaked to the press - here's what authorities aim to do. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131122/france-set-to-unveil-plan-to-tackle-domestic-violence Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:35:00 +0100 france-set-to-unveil-plan-to-tackle-domestic-violence