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‘Tip of the iceberg’: deaths of four Indigenous women showcase dire state of DV in the NT

The NT is the national leader in rates of domestic and family violence by a factor of seven. And it’s getting worse.

Crikey

Peru's lost daughters: Families of missing women fight for justice

In Peru, 60 percent of people who disappear are women. Over 11,000 women were reported missing in the country last year, the majority of them teenagers. Some disappearances are voluntary. But most are linked to human trafficking networks, prostitution and domestic violence. Despite this poor record, Peru was the first…

France 24

'Safe place for disclosure': GP training to help survivors

'Knowing where to go to get support can be difficult.'

Newcastle Herald

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28-year-old seeks Kerala women’s panel help for primary education

A 28-yr-old uneducated woman from Bihar, who was brought to Kerala at 8, approached the State Women's Commission for help in getting primary education. The Commission offered support & directed the Jagratha Samiti leaders to explore possibilities. Cases of domestic violence & property disputes were also considered, with 8 settled…

The Hindu

Police allowed 9 minutes for a domestic violence assessment, inquest hears

A 17-year-old girl called triple zero because her mother was being attacked by a man who’d previously killed a woman. Police called her ‘the problem’.

Crikey

Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law - Roll Call

Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.

Roll Call

Russian women fear return of murderers freed to fight for Wagner

Concern that convicts re-entering society after stints in Ukraine will bring ‘wave of murder, rape and domestic violence’

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Domestic violence perpetrators are weaponising subpoenas and advocates want Australia’s law changed to stop it

Albanese government consulting on need to stop former partners legally accessing victims’ counselling notes, medical details and addresses

The Guardian - AU

Bird review – fear punctuates the fluid dancing in this tale of domestic violence

The three dancers portray arrestingly clear images of women on high alert, but a potent performance is marred at times by scrappiness and muddy rhythms

The Guardian - UK

Brickbat: Sorry, I Was Aiming at Your Dog

Tina Hight has sued the Columbia County, Arkansas, sheriff's office, Sheriff Mike Loe and Deputy Brian Williams after Williams shot her while trying to hit her Pomeranian dog. Hight called 911 for help in August 2022 for what she described as a domestic violence situation. But bodycam video shows when…

Reason

Denver officer fatally shot man thought to be holding knife – but it was a marker pen

Brandon Cole, 36, died after an officer fired at him twice after receiving a domestic violence complaint from a neighbor

The Guardian - US

Denver police officer fatally shoots man after mistaking his pen for a knife

Police were reportedly responding to a domestic violence allegation

The Independent UK

Queensland’s corruption watchdog charges taxpayers $409,000 for consultancies on police investigating police

Crime and Corruption Commission chair Bruce Barbour confirms approval was given to probe recommendation from landmark inquiry into police responses to domestic violence

The Guardian - AU

Sophi’s Murder and the Unanswered Calls for Justice

Relatives of Sophi blame Danny Sullivan and seek justice. Homicides involving alleged domestic violence are often mishandled in Texas.

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Jonathan Majors’ Lawyer Touched On The MCU Actor’s Career Being ‘Torn Apart’ After Domestic Violence Allegations

Jonathan Majors' career was thriving prior to his arrest in March.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dee Eskridge suspension stems from domestic violence arrest in February

More clarity on the situation has been revealed.

Cinemablend

Home Improvement's Zachery Ty Bryan Is Out Of Jail, And His Lawyer Released A Statement

Zachery Ty Bryan was in jail for a few days after his arrest, related to an alleged domestic violence incident.

The Hindu

Yanadis tribe: Less visible and left out in Andhra Pradesh

Ramudu and Gowreswari, two siblings from the impoverished Yenadi community, enjoy a rare feast of a bandicoot in their village near Vijayawada. The family of nine lives in a single-room concrete shed and are subjected to domestic violence. Sanjeev, another child from the tribe, is unable to go to school…

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The Guardian - US

She escaped her husband’s physical violence – but economic ties kept them connected for years

Dialogue around ‘coercive control’ in relation to financial abuse is gaining steam in the US, with California passing laws to protect victims from collectors

Newcastle Herald

Standing up against domestic violence, Madeleine West has 'Got Your Back Sista'

'If we speak up ... we have the power to move mountains.'

Cinemablend

Home Improvement Alum Zachery Ty Bryan Has Been Arrested For Alleged Domestic Violence Again

Home Improvement's Zachery Ty Bryan has once again been arrested for alleged domestic violence.

Zenger

The App That Uses Your Voice To Protect You From Danger

A startup uses voice algorithms to enable people to get help without reaching for their phone

The Independent UK

WNBA's Riquna Williams arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams has been accused of felony domestic violence involving a person authorities say is her spouse

The Canberra Times

Police-built app empowers victim-survivors of domestic violence

A coded emergency signal and a quick-lock function are built in.

Newsroom.co.nz

Until women’s lives matter

If the Auckland gunman's violence towards his partner had been taken as seriously as if it had been against a stranger, last week's victims would likely have gone home safely to their families. Carrie Leonetti asks why we treat 'domestics' differently.

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