violent abuse

... means that a woman is physically abused every four minutes. The organisation held a picket to launch the paper yesterday. Mokwena says they chose to do it in the more affluent north of Johannesburg to demonstrate that women abuse happens in all communities. Women held placards saying "drugged, ...

In a video to support the campaign, Camilla said: "Thankfully the sometimes disastrous effects of domestic abuse in society are now much better understood. "Much less understood is the psychological abuse which exists in some relationships. I'm delighted that Dorset Police and Bournemouth University ...

Motivating its passage now, Bancroft said, are recent gun violence tragedies, including the Florida high school shooting last month that killed 17 people, and the pervasiveness of the #MeToo movement that "have put the spotlight on victims of abuse and violence, and made clear the need for change.".

The new report, #ToxicTwitter: Violence and abuse against women online, shows that the company is failing to respect the human rights of women ... it had made more than 30 changes to its platform in the past 16 months to improve safety and had increased the instances of action taken on abusive tweets.

HARRISBURG — The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a bill to force people with a domestic violence ruling against them to more quickly forfeit their firearms, a bill that includes last-minute changes negotiated by the National Rifle Association and other ...

How do you fight back against online harassment in Germany? German journalist Richard Gutjahr has long been fighting back against the online harassment directed at him and his family. Now there are new anti-abuse laws and internet support groups backing him. (19.01.2018) ...

Gloria Chochi is serving six years in prison in Spain for killing her abusive former partner. She is now pinning her hopes of ... Despite the testimony of witnesses, Chochi denied having killed Richards and said she was the victim of continued abuse by her former partner. "[I] never felt protected," Chochi said ...

'Twitter must take concrete steps to address and prevent violence and abuse against women on its platform, otherwise its claim to be on women's side is meaningless.' And, according to politician Dianne Abbott, it's effecting the way we use social media. '[Online abuse] is not free speech, it's actually limiting ...

Domestic violence often begins with abuse of pets. One study found that in nearly 90 percent of the households where children had been abused, pets were too. Children who are abusive to household pets often become violent toward their peers as they enter adolescence and that violence may carry ...

POLSON- A Lake County non-profit is working to educate the community about domestic violence. Prevention and Education of Abuse in Christian Environments (PEACE) focuses their efforts on educating communities as well as church staff on how to handle cases of domestic abuse in their towns.

It means violence, harassment, sexual assault and abuse could happen to everyone and anybody — husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, children. This can hurt a lot of people, including family members. That means we must band together to stop the abuse, violence, harassment and child abuse, sexual ...

Elgin Community College student Shla George described a past abusive relationship as an "addiction," her love for her partner clouding the toll the abuse was taking on her and her loved ones. In a poem titled "Fairy Tale," the Elgin student described her experience as any anything but a love story.

Hundreds of refugees living rough in Paris, many of whom hoped to reach the UK, claim they have been subject to abuse from French citizens, including physical attacks and sexual violence, according to new research. From a sample of almost 300 refugees – around 10% of the 2,950 migrants sleeping ...

As women politicians from more than 20 countries meet in London on Monday to agree a common code of conduct in a bid to protect women in politics, 44% of those surveyed said they had faced abuse or violence. An international report for the conference identified the difficulties facing women, which at ...

When detectives asked the couple about whether they physically disciplined the girl, both Carrillos allegedly admitted to participating in the abuse and attempted coverup, according to the affidavit, which was unsealed after their arrest. Julio Carrillo allegedly said he was concerned that Sharon would lie ...

Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and chief of staff John Kelly, it seemed shocking that a well-educated, highly accomplished professional could be violent. ... Because coverage of domestic violence overwhelmingly focuses on physical abuse — think of the photos, the police reports, the restraining orders — many ...