Posts tagged domestic violence
“Nearly one in four women is beaten or raped by a partner during adulthood, according to the National Violence Against Women Survey in 2000. This is fairly consistent with European rates.”-By Lucy Berrington, Domestic Violence is Terrorism With More Victims
“It’s time to defend the human rights of all women in the U.S.—whether it’s demanding equal pay for equal work…or refusing to stay silent when (immigrant) women… are under attack. They are here. Their families are here. This is their home.”-Mallika Dutt, Obama, It’s Time to Protect Immigrant Women
For more info on today’s look go here http://www.refuge.org.uk/lauren
#dontcoveritupA very powerful way of highlighting the issue of abuse.
By Sadiya Ansari
(WOMENSENEWS)—Women’s advocates reacted angrily on Monday to the Supreme Court’s June 25 decision upholding a contentious clause of an Arizona immigration law.
“We were strongly hoping the entire law would be struck down, especially the ‘papers please’ law,” said Miriam Yeung, executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, an advocacy group with offices in New York and Washington.
Yeung says the clause will inhibit women from reporting domestic violence and seeking essential services. “For them the message is still ‘if you are going to interact with any aspect of government that they may have to produce their papers,’ ” she said…Read more
China Needs to Spare the Rod in Childrearing | Womens eNews
A 2004 survey by the China Women’s Federation found that 16% of women admitted to being beaten and 14.4% of men admitted they beat their spouses. Juan Wu says the traditional mistreatment of children is where the work against domestic violence begins.
Young Colombians Talk About Their Danger Zones | Womens eNews
In Colombia, violence against women—including domestic violence—is rampant. A new wave of programs is gently stirring young Colombians in violent cities to talk about their lives. Organizers say their goal is to help women think about protecting themselves and their children from family violence.
“Men here feel like they have the right to abuse a woman or do anything he wants with her,” said Rosa Cuervo, 52, a single mother of two who accompanied her 16-year-old daughter to the session. “And she will allow it. My father abused my mother for years and I looked at that and said, ‘This is not what I want for myself or for my children.’ “
