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Domestic abuse New Zealand

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:40:19 +0000

Domestic abuse is on the increase in New Zealand and so is the level of violence involved.
That is worrying enough for those who help the victims, but most alarming, they say, is a rise in the use of strangulation.
It is a violent act where just seconds can mean the difference between life and a horrific death.
One woman or child is killed every 12-and-a-half days in New Zealand as the result of domestic violence.
Jill Proudfoot from victim’s refuge Shine (Safer Homes in NZ Everyday) says strangulation is basically power display.
“It’s saying I could kill you if I want to. Whenever you attack a person’s throat you’re saying I could kill you,” says Proudfoot.
Two recent high profile murder cases in New Zealand involved strangulation.
Nai Yin Xue literally squeezed the life out of his wife and just days before Clayton Weatherston killed and mutilated Sophie Elliot, her mother, Lesley Elliott, says he had held his arm around her throat.
Annette Gillespie from Women’s Refuge says sometimes women do not understand the significance of strangulation and that it is in fact an attempt to kill.
Proudfoot says the fact that Weatherston put his arm across Elliott’s throat was a real warning sign.
The strangulation statistics make for disturbing reading.
There are no visible injuries 90% of the time, so it is hard for a victim to prove what has happened.
In 90% of cases there has been a history of domestic violence and in 99% of the cases, those who resort to using strangulation, are men.
Despite the dangers, many stay with their abuser, even though it might lead to more terrifying consequences.
“I had one woman say to me at least while I’m living with him I know where he is,” says Proudfoot.
ONE News spoke to a woman who finally found the courage to leave her abusive partner.
She says he threw her into a doorway, pushed her on to the ground and when she had the chance to run, he chased her through the house.
She says it filled her days with terror. Worst of all she says, all this happened right in front of their children.
“He ended up pushing me on top of my then four-year-old daughter,” says the victim.
After two decades of intense psychological abuse, her husband had started getting physical.
“I knew I had to get out for me and then I would fight for my children even if I had to walk out the door without them,” says the woman.
She says she used to be one of those women who did not have the courage to leave.
“Even if a woman thinks she’s in an abusive situation, even if she’s doubting herself, (she needs) to talk to somebody. I left it way too late,” she says.
She hopes her story will help others escape the violence, too.

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN AFRICA

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:54:13 +0000

KHOR knows that many women in Africa are being abused and become victims of violence. KHOR just wants to spread some awarness about it…

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Terry Goddard Presents 2010 Victims Rights Awards

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:54:02 +0000

Attorney General Terry Goddard today presented his Offices 2010 Distinguished Service Awards to victims rights leaders in Arizona for their outstanding service to crime victims.

Today we pay special tribute to those who provide services to crime victims and have shown leadership, innovation, and commitment to improving services, Goddard said. These men and women are shining examples of the extraordinary efforts made every day to be sure that victims are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.”

Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Rebecca W. Berch and U. S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke also addressed the honorees at todays ceremony at the Carnegie Center, adjacent to the Attorney Generals Office in Phoenix.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Roland Steinle received the Distinguished Service Award for Innovative Practices for his unique program in the collection of delinquent restitution payments for crime victims. The new programs inspiration came from the process for collecting late child support payments in family court, which has been highly successful. The concept has received national attention, and Judge Steinle has been invited to Washington D.C. to speak about the program to the National Center for Victims of Crime. To date, the Restitution Court has ordered over $200,000 in delinquent restitution for crime victims.

Goddard also presented the Public Policy Distinguished Service Award to Bobbi Sudberry from the Arizona Coalition against Domestic Violence and co-founder of Kaitys Way. Bobbi lost her daughter tragically to dating violence and has been instrumental in getting Kaitys law enacted in honor of her daughter, Kaitlyn.

Distinguished Service Awards for Leadership were presented to Dr. Neil Websdale, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northern Arizona University, and Sue Rutherford, executive director for the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Arizona.

In 2008, through a Governors Office initiative to protect domestic violence victims, Dr. Websdale created the fatality review teams to make system changes that would safeguard victims and prevent domestic violence-related deaths. Dr. Websdale has authored books on domestic violence, worked as a past national director of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review initiative and helped craft legislation giving review teams legal protection.

Sue Rutherford was instrumental in creating the Yavapai Chapter of the Trauma Intervention Program of Arizona. This group of trained volunteers provides emotional aid and practical support to victims and their families following a traumatic event. Additionally, she implemented the first automatic call system for TIPs in the country. Working with various agencies, they developed a system where specific types of calls are automatically dispatched by the 911 system at the same time police and fire are dispatched. This has tremendously improved response time.

The Distinguished Service Award for Service Collaboration was presented to the F.B.I. Phoenix Divisions Squad C-4. Supervisor Special Agent Julie A. Halferty of this squad formed the Securities Fraud and Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address the plight of crime victims. These multidisciplinary teams, comprised of law enforcement agencies, the I.R.S., lending institutions, the US Postal services and the Arizona Corporation Commission have coordinated efforts to combat mortgage and securities fraud that has swept Arizona.

Finally, the Distinguished Service Award for Advocacy and Direct Service was presented to Pamela Turner for her work with the Northern Arizona Center against Sexual Assault (NACASA). In 2001, she led the charge to establish NACASA, the first program of its kind in this region to serve three counties, the Navajo and Hopi nations and the Grand Canyon National park.

To reach the Attorney Generals Office of Victim Services, please contact victimservices@azag.gov or (602) 542-5025. Additional information is available at the Attorney Generals Office Web site, www.azag.gov.

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male victims of domestic violence

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:40:03 +0000

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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Men Suffer Domestic Violence Too

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:10:12 +0000

Victims speak to Sky News

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Amnesty International: Stop Violence Against Women

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:32:05 +0000

http://www.amnestyusa.org/women

Piper Perabo and Amnesty International urge viewers to make some noise and stop violence against women.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Music Vid–Supergirl S.V.U.

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:20:23 +0000

As many as one in four women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. In this episode of Law and Order, Special Victims Unit, undercover detective Olivia Benson is nearly raped by the attacker of a young victim she’s been working with. Soon she is to realize that violence against women is commonplace in the predominately male-run corrections center.

For information or help, go to: http://www.rainn.org.

Remember, abuse is never the victim’s fault. If you or someone you know has been or is being hurt, tell someone. Seek justice.

Law and Order: SVU is copyrighted material, as is the song, “Supergirl”, by Reamonn. They belong to their respective holders. No infringement intended.

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Amnesty International: Stop Violence Against Women

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:18 +0000

http://www.amnestyusa.org/women

Actress Jennifer Connelly urges viewers to make some noise to stop violence against women. Visit www.amnesty.org/noise for more details.

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Circumcision and Rape

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:23:05 +0000

Circumcision means removal of the foreskin, one of our most essential safeguards against rape.

The Onision site: http://onision.com

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Cut It Out Program @ Empire Beauty School

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:08:41 +0000

The grand opening of the Empire Beauty School in Avondale was the setting for the launch of a community outreach campaign called Empire Gives Back to support the fight against domestic violence. The Empire Education Group has adopted the CUT IT OUT Program nationwide to support this effort by educating its own students to recognize signs of domestic abuse and safely refer those clients to people and resources that can help them. The CUT IT OUT training sessions will be taught in each of Empires nine schools in Arizona by representatives from the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

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