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WOMEN SHOULD BE TOLD IF NEW PARTNER HAS ABUSIVE PAST, SAY VICTIMS GROUPS
Police would then have the right to inform the woman of a new partner's convictions... READ MORE›
FREED TO KILL AGAIN AND AGAIN
Freed to kill again and again Theodore Johnson and the truth about domestic violence... READ MORE›
NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS WITHOUT LEGAL HELP SOARS
Domestic violence victims still waiting for legal aid reform, says labour... READ MORE›
CUTS TO WOMEN'S REFUGES ARE A MEASURE OF OUR COUNTRY
I was a police officer for over 20 years and I have seen the terrible consequences of domestic violence particularly where women have lost their lives... READ MORE›
WOMEN'S LIVES AT RISK FROM CHANGES TO FUNDING FOR REFUGES, SAY CHARITIES
New measures on violence against women to be put in domestic abuse bill... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN LEADERS PLEDGE TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
French President Emmanuel Macron called on the whole nation to push for gender equality, starting with the eradication of violence against women... READ MORE›
'I SCREAMED FOR HELP, BUT NOBODY CAME'
Mongolia's domestic violence victims struggle for support amid austerity and arctic temperatures... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH 'CULTURAL WAR' ON SEXUAL ABUSE
A bill on sexual harassment and violence will be debated in parliament next year to decide on the introduction of a new offence of street harassment... READ MORE›
HOW DO DIFFERENT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DEFINE THE AGE OF SEXUAL CONSENT?
14 years old In seven European countries Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Portugal, jurisdiction dictates individuals can consent to sex at 14 years old... READ MORE›
FORMER ADDICT SHARES STORY TO SHINE LIGHT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The New South Wales Domestic Violence Death Review panel has also put together an information booklet for new arrival communities... READ MORE›
TEXAS SHOOTING REMINDS US THAT MISOGYNY CAN BE FATAL
The Texas massacre is a grave reminder that the majority of mass shootings in America are committed by individuals with histories of domestic violence... READ MORE›
CONTROL AND FEAR: WHAT MASS KILLINGS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE IN COMMON
'Intimate Terrorism' Domestic violence often follows a pattern in which an abuser seeks to control every aspect of a victim's life... READ MORE›
'SEEMS A BIT RICH' - COUNCIL UNDER FIRE FOR DISMISSING WOMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT ABUSIVE PARTNER
People who are at risk of domestic violence are among the most vulnerable in the homeless population, Ms Gleeson said... READ MORE›
FRENCH WOMEN MARCH EN MASSE AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE UNDER #METOO BANNER
Women protested sexual abuse and harassment Sunday in 11 French cities under the MeToo banner in the wake of mounting allegations against Hollywood mogul... READ MORE›
RIGHTS BODY SOUNDS ALARM AFTER VIOLENCE AT HOME AND TO RIDE SERVICES CLAIMS 83 WOMEN IN MEXICO'S PUEBLA
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says authorities should declare a gender violence alert for the central state of Puebla. The governmental commiss... READ MORE›
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'SUBMIT TO YOUR HUSBANDS': WOMEN TOLD TO ENDURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE NAME OF GOD
Kara Hartley is the Archdeacon for Women in the Diocese of Sydney and deputy chair of a taskforce looking into church responses to domestic violence... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN STATE TV SHOWS WOMEN HOW TO HIDE SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Women in Morocco have reacted in horror after a programme on state television demonstrated how they could use makeup to cover up evidence of domestic violence... READ MORE›
THE VIRGINIA GUNMAN IS A REMINDER
But while curbing domestic violence could help prevent public mass shootings, the crime is too misunderstood by politicians and the public for change to happen... READ MORE›
ISIS PUSHES BIRTH CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SEX-SLAVE SUPPLY
In its own manual, the Islamic State outlines the abstinence method as one option... READ MORE›
UN REVEALS ALARMINGLY HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
There is actually a great deal more attention being paid today to violence against women, said Charlotte Bunch, a feminist scholar who attended the Beijing conference... READ MORE›
AFGHAN WOMAN'S EARS CUT OFF BY HUSBAND
The woman's husband is on the run in Kashinda district following the attack, police have told local media... READ MORE›
'IF HE BEATS YOU, HE LOVES YOU'
Under pressure from conservative parenting groups and the Russian Orthodox Church, the deputies voted this week to strike domestic violence from the criminal code, as well... READ MORE›
FATHER RAPED 2YO DAUGHTER & BROADCAST ATTACK ONLINE
On three occasions the abuse included rape, and twice he brought her near to death by gagging, said Braunwarth... READ MORE›
'I WAS SO SCARED': THAI WOMEN REVEAL VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF AUSTRALIAN PARTNERS
Thai migrant women are victims of domestic violence at seven times the national rate, mostly at the hands of their Australian-born partners, the latest data shows... READ MORE›
JEREMY HUNT URGED TO BAN GP FEES FOR 'IMMORAL' DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LETTERS
It should not be a privilege for victims of domestic abuse to gain legal aid... READ MORE›
WE RECORD ALL THE KILLING OF WOMEN BY MEN. YOU SEE A PATTERN
Ingala Smith said it was this case that made her realise the issue was wider than domestic violence... READ MORE›
TRUSS ORDERS REVIEW TO BAN ABUSERS TORMENTING VICTIMS IN FAMILY COURTS
Truss orders review to ban abusers tormenting victims in family courts... READ MORE›
PAKISTANI POLICE ARREST 20 FOR ORDERING 'REVENGE RAPE'
The maximum punishment for rape under Pakistani law is the death penalty... READ MORE›
IN INDIA, IT'S NOT EASY TO REPORT ON RAPE
I am calling the woman in the village Bina, to make it easier to tell her story here... READ MORE›
AN INDIAN TEEN WAS RAPED BY HER FATHER. VILLAGE ELDERS HAD HER WHIPPED.
Arun Jadhav, 45, an illiterate trumpet player, was reserved, a Nike ball cap pulled low over his eyes... READ MORE›
EXTRA ?6M IN DEVELOPMENT FUNDING TO FIGHT ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
Britain is to step up efforts to combat abuse of women and girls around the world, international development secretary Priti Patel said this weekend... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT UNDER FIRE OVER NEW CHILD TAX CREDIT FORM FOR RAPE VICTIMS
Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims... READ MORE›
TORY MP TALKS FOR OVER AN HOUR IN BID TO DERAIL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL
Ministers were debating whether to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which would increase support for victims of domestic violence... READ MORE›
SWEDEN CHARGES 5 TEENAGE REFUGEES WITH BEATING GANG-RAPING BOY FOR OVER AN HOUR
One said that he was not present during the assault, while two more admitted that they were, but claimed that their actions did not constitute rape... READ MORE›
RAPE VICTIMS TO BE SPARED ORDEAL OF CROSS-EXAMINATION IN COURT
Prerecorded evidence is already being launched nationwide for child sexual abuse cases... READ MORE›
RAPES INCREASE BY 29% AS CRIME FALLS
Rapes increase by 29 as overall crime falls in england and wales... READ MORE›
SWISS PEDOPHILE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING 80 BOYS IN THAILAND & PUSHING SOME INTO PROSTITUTION
The accused left Switzerland in 1991 to settle in Thailand, but returned to Switzerland in November of 2014... READ MORE›
FEMALE LABOUR MPS CALL FOR LEGAL CHANGE FOLLOWING CHED EVANS RETRIAL
We believe that the use of a complainants' sexual history should never be used in our courts as evidence of consent, they said... READ MORE›
THE SATURDAY PROFILE UN ENVOY DRAWS ON HER PAST IN SIERRA LEONE TO HELP ABUSED WOMEN
As refugees, they are at risk of higher levels of domestic violence at home and sexual harassment when they step out... READ MORE›
WOMEN'S PROSPECTS LIMITED BY LAW IN 155 COUNTRIES, FINDS WORLD BANK STUDY
There has also been progress in tackling violence against women 127 countries now have laws on domestic violence, compared with just seven 25 years ago... READ MORE›
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES EXCLUDED FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE LAW, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
44 GMT A new law on domestic violence that criminalises coercive control could exclude women with disabilities, who are particularly vulnerable to such abuse, say campaigners... READ MORE›
ACTIVISTS RAMP UP PRESSURE ON LEBANON'S RAPE LAW
Silver-haired Rafiq Ajouri, who hails from a southern Lebanese village, was persuaded to sign on while on his morning stroll along the corniche... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION
The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›
HOW THE WORLD TURNED ITS BACK ON RAPE VICTIMS OF CONGO
A recent army offensive against a nearby militia has prompted a fresh wave of sexual violence... READ MORE›
INDIAN MAN KILLS WIFE OVER DINNER DELAY
Domestic violence has been the most reported violent crime against women in the country every year for more than a decade now... READ MORE›