Democracy Now!
| May 9, 2013
Did failings on the part of authorities lengthen the horrific ordeal of the Cleveland kidnap victims? As Ariel Castro makes his first court appearance, Democracy Now! looks at allegations of police negligence and at Castro's background, including ...
Democracy Now!
| Mar 8, 2013
President Obama has signed into law historic new protections for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with the expanded reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Initially passed in 1994, the bill lapsed in 2011 after Republica...
Voice of America
| Feb 14, 2013
Oscar Pistorius is spending the night in jail charged with the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. South Africa has been shocked by the arrest of the Olympic and Paralympic star, who was arrested but not charged after allegedly assaul...
ITN News
| Feb 14, 2013
Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. A South African police spokeswoman says that there have been previous "domestic incidents" at the athlete's home and initial reports...
Euronews
| Dec 27, 2012
A Catholic priest has enraged many Italians with a rant in which he blames women for provoking domestic violence and sexual abuse. The priest, who accused women of triggering violence with poor housekeeping and provocative clothes, has been urged ...
LinkAsia
| May 11, 2012
Recent efforts to curb incidents of domestic violence towards women in Japan have faltered, according to a new report. Contributor Toshi Maeda explains how the Japanese people reacted on social media.
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...partner in a relationship, domestic violence is a very serious issue. Domestic violence against women is something that everyone is familiar wit...
La violencia doméstica, violencia familiar o violencia intrafamiliar comprende todos aquellos actos violentos, desde el empleo de la fuerza física, hasta el matonaje, acoso o la intimidación, que se producen en el seno de un hogar y que perpetra, por lo menos, a un miembro de la familia contra algún otro familiar. El término incluye una amplia variedad de fenómenos, entre los que se encuentran algunos componentes de la violencia contra las mujeres, violencia contra el hombre, maltrato infantil, o padres de ambos sexos.
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