UK Domestic Violence Statistics – Fathers’ Rights

July 82010

BBC radio program examining UK domestic violence statistics.

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SUBJECT PLAYLIST

Representing Yourself in UK Family Courts

http://lipfamilycourts.blogspot.com/

Shared Parenting Research

http://sharedparentingresearch.blogspot.com/

CAFCASS

http://cafcasscourts.blogspot.com/

Parental Alienation Syndrome PAS

http://intractablehostility.blogspot.com/

The Welfare of the Child in UK Family Proceedings

http://welfareofchildren.blogspot.com/

COMMENTS

“Very many thanks for sending me a copy of your interesting and informative guide on ‘even Toddlers Need Fathers’. I much appreciate your drawing my attention to it”.
PROFESSOR SIR MICHAEL RUTTER, 13th March 2002.

“I am very grateful to all those, like yourself who have written and particularly where you have been able to demonstrate your own thinking from the experiences you have had. Congratulations on your battle”.
Former UK Home Secretary and father DAVID BLUNKETT, 22 March 2005.

“The PRIME MINISTER has asked me to thank you for your recent letter and enclosure. The Prime Minister does not issue photographs of his children and therefore has to decline your request. He has
however asked me to pass on his best wishes”.
1O DOWNING STREET, 8 March 2001.

“It was thoughtful of you to enclose a copy of your book ‘even Toddlers Need Fathers’ and HER MAJESTY has noted your concerns”.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 26 July 2006.

LINKS

WEBSITE
‘even Toddlers Need Fathers’ – not for profit
http://www.eventoddlersneedfathers.com

YouTUBE VIDEO CHANNEL
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=evenToddlers

TWITTER
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enditnow – say NO to violence against women

June 302010

enditnow – Adventists say NO to violence against women

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Pakistani acid attacks on women: Muslim impotent male misogynist domestic violence criminal shame

June 162010

Pakistan is a conservative Muslim country, where women – especially in poor, rural areas – can be treated like commodities with little protection provided by the police and under pressure not to disgrace their families.

“Their families will say ‘it’s the wrong thing to go to the courts, what will society think about you?’” said Sana Masood, the legal coordinator with Pakistan’s Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF).

The nation remains without a domestic violence law. It has been drafted, but lawmakers say it is still under debate because a senator from a hardline Islamic party raised objections and sent the bill back to parliament…..

Acid attacks are rising, with ASF recording 48 cases in 2009 and Masood says countless more probably go unreported because of social stigma. That is up from about 30 cases in 2007, a rise that Masood says could be blamed on increased stress in people’s lives as the country’s economy deteriorates.

Farhat was just 13 years old when a man threw acid in her face in 2003 because her parents refused to let him marry her….. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry took a personal interest in the case, and recommended that the government pass new legislation to control the sale of acid and increase punishment for acid attacks.

…..industrial-strength acid used in cotton processing can be bought by anyone for just a few dollars. “Because of its easy accessibility to the general public, for very stupid domestic issues they will just throw acid on each other,” she said. “It does not only destroy a person’s face but it destroys a person’s life.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6935405/Pakistans-acid-attack-victims-pin-hope-on-new-laws.html

Pakistan edges closer to banning domestic violence – ”People don’t appreciate women who go to police stations,” the 38-year-old says. ”I just thought it was my destiny, my fate.”

Rights advocates hope a proposed law banning domestic violence will chip away at such attitudes, giving women a more even playing field and bringing Pakistan in line with a growing number of developing nations that have outlawed spousal abuse.

But several lawmakers in Parliament are objecting, claiming the law could tear apart the social fabric by undermining families.

Violence against women is a widespread phenomenon in Pakistan, a Muslim-majority nation of 175 million where most people are poor, only half the adults can read and extremist ideologies, including the Taliban’s, are gaining traction….. surveys have shown up to 80 per cent of wives in rural parts of Pakistan fear physical violence from their husbands, while 50 per cent of women in urban areas admit their husbands beat them, according to a 2009 US State Department report on Pakistan.

”It happens even in good families — wealthier families,” says Yasmeen Rehman, the sponsor of the bill now stuck in a committee in Parliament. ”In the rural areas, it’s almost like a habit for the men.”

The bill lays out a broad definition of domestic violence beyond assault, including emotional abuse, stalking and wrongful confinement. Depriving a spouse of money or other resources needed to survive is also considered a violation.

The bill strives to cover everyone in a household, including elderly parents, children and husbands. It also sets up local ”protection committees,” which are required to include women and empowered to file complaints on behalf of victims.

Abusers can face months or years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines if they violate court protection orders, the bill says.

Under current Pakistani law, women could turn to anti-assault statutes, but unless they are severely beaten, such claims are hard to prove, activists say. Police are rarely willing to interfere in domestic matters and often don’t take women seriously.

Most women are unwilling to report on a family member, especially if he’s the breadwinner, and they give in to societal pressure to just put up with the abuse…..

”Laws are very good, but unless and until you change the mindset of the people, things won’t change,” said Nayyar Shabana Kiyani, who has worked on the legislation as part of the The Aurat Foundation….. http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-pak-domestic-violence-qs-11

Acid attacks a serious concern in Pakistan http://www.ethicsinaction.asia/archive/2010-ethics-in-action/vol.-4-no.-1-february-2010/acid-attacks-a-serious-concern-in-pakistan (see PICS)

http://www.123muslim.com/discussion-room/8107-acid-attacks-women-horrific-act.html

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRIN,,PAK,,498ab6421e,0.html

Pakistan’s Acid-Attack Victims Fight Back http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1971124,00.html

Misogyny …is hatred (or contempt) of women or girls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_throwing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudood_Ordinance

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Domestic Violence

May 312010

These pictures are real and very graphic watch at ur own risk! Get involved stop domestice violence! Evil Triumphs when good people stand there and do nothing!!!

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anti-domestic violence PSA commercial

May 222010

this is one of my commercials. comments are appreciated.

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male victims of domestic violence

May 82010

This video is about the after shock of a child growing up in a family where the wife abused the husband.

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Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Responses to Families in Crisis: Sandra Oliva

May 22010

Sandra Oliva, Executive Director of the Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc, testifies at a hearing about Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Responses to Families in Crisis on November 5, 2009.

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I Want to Feel Safe

April 232010

A song written and performed by Todd Werner about the all too often silent victims of domestic violence…children!
www.ToddWerner.com

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Ellen Bukstel – NCADV-Performance IN DC

April 112010

Ellen Bukstel performs her award winning song,”You’re Not Better Than Me” while her video “Faces Of Violence” projects on a large screen to 800 women attending the NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) Conference held in Washington DC for their 30th Anniversary Celebration

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big brother Bullying jade and domestic violence must stop

March 242010

in light of the events in the recent celebrity big brother i decided to put together this compilation of pictures to heighten the awarness of bullying in our society, and to give people who may be bullied the chance to do something about it.

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