JUBA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Violence perpetrated against women and girls in war-torn South Sudan is among the highest in the world and twice the global average, a new report released on Wednesday reveals. According to a survey conducted by the International Rescue Committee charity and the Geo...
A few weeks before, Kirsty had been referred to nia, the charity where I work, which supports women and girls subjected to men’s violence. I was told of Kirsty’s death and looked on the internet to see if I could find out what had happened. But Kirsty wasn’t the only woman kille...
Alexandra Williams, of prominent domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid, said it was “disappointing that there was no specific mention of this national emergency” in Sir Keir’s speech. “At least one woman a week is killed by their current or former partner,” she added. “Despite the urgen...
That overlooks the fact that a man with a history of violence against women should never have been in a position to allegedly ram his car into a holiday parade. Domestic violence is terrorism. More people in this country, especially women and children, are injured or killed in acts of domes...
WOMEN'S rightsLEGAL aidThe article reports that lawyers Olivia Piercy and Diane Abbott joined for a special International Women's Day lecture. It mentions that Piercy spoke in her capacity as legal officer for Rights of Women, a national women's legal charity which prov...
It occurs in family, work, school, political, cultural, and any other environment in society. Its most generalized, frequent and significant expression is that which occurs against women. Nevertheless, gender violence against men exists, such as homophobia, for example, when they are attacked for...
domestic violence- violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women road rage- violence exhibited by drivers in traffic public violence,riot- a public act of violence by an unruly mob ...
Public outrage over domestic violence also led to the inclusion of theviolence against women actas title IV of theViolent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994(Pub. L. No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796 [codified as amended in scattered sections of 18 and 42 U.S.C.A.]). The act ...
The Freedom Charity, which was founded in 2009 by Aneeta Prem supports victims of forced marriage, female genital mutilation and dishonour crime. 2. Hossain, S & Welchman, L,‘Honour’: Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women, (Zed Books, 2005). ...
JAN Trust is an award-winning London-based registered charity which caters for disadvantaged and marginalised women from minority and hard-to-reach groups. We are involved in a number of issues, and preventing forced marriages is one of our priorities. Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline (WDAH) Help...