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Workers supporting survivors of gender-based violence are demanding change

While the world went into lockdown at the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, shelters helping women who are survivors of domestic violence remained open.

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Miscarriage leave and 20 day DV allowance in council staff agreement

It features miscarriage leave, Defence service leave and an increase from 10 days domestic violence leave per year to 20.

Newcastle Herald

Mum in plea for male domestic abuse refuge centres after son killed by fiancée

Simon Gilchrist was stabbed in the heart by his abusive fiancée, Caroline Mawhood in his flat in 2004 after she came home from a night out.

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Texas judge: Abusers can keep guns

"Ruling that these laws are unconstitutional will put mainly women and children in danger," experts say

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Domestic violence victims say new approach leads to more trust in social services

The approach is one part of a wider Wirral Council programme called “Breaking the Cycle” aiming to improve people’s lives

Liverpool Echo

'My son was killed by his fiancée but we can save others by opening more refuges'

Jose Linnane is calling for more refuges for male victims of domestic violence after her son Simon Gilchrist, 23, was murdered by his abusive fiancée Caroline Mawhood

Daily Mirror

Why women sometimes stay with abusers: insights from a Nigerian study

Domestic violence is a public health problem in most parts of the world. A 2021 United Nations report showed that one in three women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan Africa had experienced one form of violence or another by an intimate partner.

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A judge in Texas is using a recent Supreme Court ruling to say domestic abusers can keep their guns

For a large part of the history of the United States, domestic abuse was tolerated under the nation’s legal system. There were few laws criminalizing domestic violence, and enforcement of the existing laws was rare.

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SA Coroners Court to begin inquest into baby's death in house littered with faeces, rotting food and cockroaches

WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing. An 11-week-old baby known to South Australia's Department for Child Protection died in a squalid and overcrowded house littered with faeces and infested with cockroaches, where drug use and domestic violence took place.

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Children growing up in households with domestic abuse to be recognised as victims

New guidance released as World Cup and festive season drive increase in domestic violence

The Independent UK

‘National disgrace’: Court reform to combat domestic violence

A newly expanded national court initiative will attempt to identify children at risk of abuse and domestic violence victims earlier.

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Twisted abuser stole ashes of ex-girlfriend's dad and made sick threat to 'scatter them'

Michael King has been described in Birmingham Crown Court as an "angry and bitter man" who gives "all decent men a bad name," for turning his ex-girlfriend's life 'upside-down'

Daily Mirror

Court reform to combat 'disgrace' of abuse

A newly expanded court program will aim to better identify child abuse and domestic violence victims.

AAP

Police 'have blood on hands' over mum and daughter's murders after FOURTEEN 999 calls

Nour Norris has launched a new campaign, backed by Labour MP Jess Phillips, calling on all police to be better educated on domestic violence after the shocking double murder of her sister and niece

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Research reveals alarming link between family violence and suicide in WA

More than half the women and children who died by suicide in a 12-month period in Western Australia were known to authorities as victims of domestic violence, research reveals.

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NT Police charge man with nine domestic violence and sexual assault offences against female partner

The 31-year-old is facing nine charges, including sexual intercourse without consent, threatening to distribute intimate images and breaching a domestic violence order.

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Port Augusta woman charged with manslaughter gets less jail time due to domestic violence

A woman who killed her abusive partner believing it was reasonable to defend herself will be eligible for parole in six months, with her family calling for more culturally appropriate anti-violence support.

Bangkok Post

Sex attacks too common

It is not overly dramatic to say that not a single day goes by without reports of sexual violence -- from bouts of domestic violence and date rape to homicides committed against women and even young girls.

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One in four women will experience domestic abuse, with World Cup a trigger point

Charioties have been given more than £1.2million to help tackle domestic violence

The Guardian - UK

Othello review – Clint Dyer makes this tragedy feel utterly new

Giles Terera stars in a thrilling production with a radical climax that explores the domestic violence in Shakespeare’s play

France 24

Film show: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's 'Forever Young' overshadowed by rape accusations

"Les Amandiers" or "Forever Young" is the latest autobiographical film from French-Italian actress and director Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi. It follows a group of ambitious drama students in the 1980s, depicting a time of casual drug use and the rising spectre of AIDS. But its release has been overshadowed by rape and…

The Independent UK

Queen’s companions on hand for Camilla’s gathering at Buckingham Palace

The royal met various dignitaries, celebrity ambassadors and politicians as well as survivors of domestic violence.

AAP

Help NSW DV perpetrators to change: report

The system in NSW should find ways to motivate domestic violence perpetrators to seek help, such as a desire to be a better parent, a report has found.

The Conversation

Violence against women is staggeringly high in South Africa - a different way of thinking about it is needed

South Africa has notoriously high levels of violence against women. The latest police figures show that 10,818 rape cases were reported in the first quarter of 2022. The country has among the highest rape incidence in the world.

Wales Online

Woman had part of ear bitten off by ex when England lost World Cup match

The brutal attack on Gemma Williams has left her "mentally scarred for life" as she calls for change

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