Reports that feminist organizations in Japan are demanding a legislation that will prevent domestic violence against women. Percentage of Japanese women who had experienced physical or verbal abuse from their male partners; Reason for the prevalence of domestic violence in the country; Number of domesti...
Support groups say that the practice will continue until anti-discrimination laws are changed to include specific provisions for victims of domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence are discriminated at work: Oz study Senator Terry Leyden - who said Ireland's anti-discrimination laws had to be...
proceedings; it is for the prosecuting authorities to prove beyond reasonable doubt that an accused person is guilty of the offence. Adverse public statements by officials may compromise the presumption of innocence. 3. Example from directions given to jury by judg...
“We tend to adhere to narrow understandings of what sexual violence 'is'. In particular, there's a common misconception that sexual violence always involves physical force and coercion, which stealthing does not necessarily involve, given it's typically done without the other person's knowledge....