October 7th, 2008
If we are ever to end violence against women, we need to put more focus and resources towards treating batterers, as Katie Balestra points out in the Washington Post,
“Amid the launch of the federal Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage initiatives two years ago, social service agencies and industry experts have begun to recognize the importance […]
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October 2nd, 2008
A hearty congrats to the state of Nevada for this dubious honor. Might want to think about canceling that trip to Vegas…
“For the second year in a row, Nevada, with a rate of 3.27 per 100,000, ranked […]
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October 2nd, 2008
Information about violence against women in China is generally sparse at best, here is a rare report:
“The Chinese government has ordered police to respond at the scene to all complaints of domestic violence in a new regulation to protect the rights of women.
The regulation, issued by seven ministries, including the ministries of […]
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October 1st, 2008
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I’m not particularly a fan of the term “domestic violence”–there really isn’t anything domestic about this violence that goes on behind closed doors. In other countries and cultures this violence manifests itself in many different ways. But whether you call it bride burning, or honor killing, rape or murder, […]
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September 29th, 2008
From the Office Of Sen. Joe Biden:
Senate Passes BIDEN’s Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act
September 25, 2008
Today, the Senate passed Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s (D-DE) Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008, legislation designed to help eliminate the nationwide backlog of rape evidence kits and bolster DNA testing of criminals and crime scene evidence. The original law […]
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September 22nd, 2008
As several recent articles remind us, women immigrants in the U.S. are truly between a rock and a hard place when it comes to domestic violence. According to the Boston Globe,
“Immigrants account for a disturbingly high share of domestic violence deaths in Massachusetts, advocates say, raising fears that the nation’s heated immigration debate is deterring […]
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September 22nd, 2008
From the Family Violence Prevention Fund:
“One of the nation’s top violence prevention organizations today launched an unprecedented new initiative to raise awareness about a kind of abuse that is rarely discussed, but has severe consequences. The Family Violence Prevention Fund’s (FVPF’s) kNOw More initiative examines the reproductive health consequences of sexual coercion and violence, which […]
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