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Men brought on board in efforts to fight gender violence
Beirut :: Lebanon | about 4 hours ago
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Enough Violence & Exploitation, last year partnered with Oxfam Great Britain to encourage women’s organizations in the Arab region to work with men and boys in challenging gender-based violence. On Wednesday evening, the organizations presented 26 individuals...
Tags: Middle East, KAFA, based violence, Lebanon, Oxfam Great Britain, Ghida Anani, Oxfam GB, Beirut, Sex trade, Social Issues, Domestic violence, Violence against women, Violence
The quest for gender-just peace: from impunity to accountability ,
Kigali :: Rwanda | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Yakin Erturk reflects on the six years she spent working as the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, and argues that in order to build a gender- just peace, dis-empowering patriarchy and engaging with the feminist agenda of empowering women...
Tags: human rights, peace agreement, Yakin Erturk, Rwanda, Kigali, Women's rights, Politics, Social Issues, Sex crimes, War crimes, Violence against women, Domestic violence, Violence, Human security, Gender studies
Media has its part to play
Lautoka :: Fiji Islands | about 7 hours ago
Credibility He said more support should be given to carrying out awareness and also getting stakeholders from the public and private sector involved. He said networking with stakeholders was important and followed up once the workshops and seminars were completed....
Tags: Fiji Islands, Lautoka, Social Issues, Violence against women, Domestic violence, Violence, Family therapy
Men can make a change
Malé :: Maldives | about 7 hours ago
Credibility Male advocate and legal officer for Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Tevita Seruilumi said men could make a tremendous change by learning skills to better respond to the mistreatment of women. However, the first changes must come from the male advocate, Mr...
Tags: human rights, male advocate, Maldives, Malé, Men and feminism, Men, Social Issues, Gender, Feminism, Men's movement, Feminist movement, Domestic violence, Feminist theory
Shelters for battered men open their doors
Zurich :: Switzerland | about 14 hours ago
Credibility While women remain the largest victims of abuse between the sexes, both homes target men who have suffered physical or psychological violence from a spouse, often during a divorce or separation. The first shelter, “Zwüschehalt” – “stopover” in Swiss German...
Tags: Elsbeth Aeschlimann Ashamed, Olivier Hunziker, Lake Zurich, domestic violence, Cornelia Kranich, battered men, Switzerland, Zurich, Social Issues, Violence against women, Violence, Family therapy
Journalist wins human rights prize
Sydney :: Australia | about 21 hours ago
Credibility Media Award for her investigation of domestic violence-related homicides. The suite of stories, which resulted in a panel being formed to investigate all domestic violence-related deaths, was described by the commission as ''compelling and investigative...
Tags: The Human Rights Commission, Australia, Sydney, Stephen Keim, Social Issues, Mohamed Haneef, Year of birth missing, Personae non gratae, Human rights, Investigative journalism, Domestic violence, Terrorism in Australia
ACC Changes Discriminate Against Māori Women
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 23 hours ago
Credibility Ms Reynolds says, “Although Māori kaupapa models for counselling may be in development, we are very concerned that Māori women’s needs have not been prioritised by ACC, when they are evidently in the highest risk group. Nor have Māori providers been adequately...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Social Issues, Initiatives to prevent sexual violence, Violence Against Women Act, Treaty of Waitangi, Domestic violence, Violence against women, Mￄﾁori, Violence, Family therapy
Ex-Cook patronage worker trial opens
Wheaton :: IL :: USA | about 24 hours ago
Credibility Cole was accused March 13, 2008 of striking his ex-girlfriend in the face during a dispute in Elmhurst. Nearly six months later, while free on bond, Cole found himself in more legal trouble related to the domestic battery complaint. Cole argued with the...
Tags: Todd Stroger, domestic violence, Cook County Board, DuPage County, Wheaton, Wheaton Illinois, Social Issues, DuPage County Illinois, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Law Crime, Donna Dunnings, Cook County Illinois
State grants to Indiana shelters delayed
Plymouth :: IN :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Some domestic violence shelters face a cash crunch this holiday season, and not just because donations are down. They say the state promised them tens of thousands of dollars in grant money months ago, and today they're still waiting. “Basically, that's...
Tags: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Annette Wocjik, Plymouth, Beaman, Tom DeLay, Social Issues, WSBT, Women's shelter, World YWCA, Violence against women, Domestic violence
YWCA to host domestic violence forum
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility Clark County SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program will host a community forum at noon Thursday to explore how the community can protect itself from the surge in domestic violence incidents...Our community needs to band together to support survivors and...
Tags: Domestic Violence, Local News YWCA, YWCA Community Room, Vancouver, YWCA Clark County, Canada, Social Issues, World YWCA, Violence against women, Law Crime, Family therapy
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