Cases of femicide in Kuwait are rising relentlessly, and, more often than not, a close relative or spouse is the perpetrator. This is galvanising feminist and women’s rights activists to mount protests demanding that the National Assembly impose stricter laws to punish the perpetrators of violence, and for the security services to take decisive measures. This follows accusations that Kuwaiti police habitually turn a blind eye in cases of domestic violence, for example by refusing to document the details of the crime or by forcing women subjected to violence to sign reconciliation contracts wit…