Pages tagged with Domestic Violence
News Article
Bill would shield records of domestic violence victims
Stow Sentry, May 23, 2010
Columbus -- The Ohio Senate began deliberations on legislation that would shield addresses of some domestic violence victims from public records. House Bill 391, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Chandler (D-Kent), had its first hearing before the State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee May 18. It passed the Ohio House in April, ... More
Publication
Parental Alienation: A Rational Approach
NY State Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence Newsletter, June 1, 2009
The fact that divorcing parents often badmouth each other to the children can not justify the damage done to abused and endangered children by PAS and PA accusations. A more rational and fair approach to the claim of PA is presented. More
News Article
CA Law: Right to Attorney for Civil Litigation
Los Angeles Times, October 17, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger signed a new law, the first in the nation, to recognize a right to representation in key civil cases and provide it for people fighting eviction, loss of child custody, domestic abuse or neglect of the elderly or disabled. More
News Article
Mother Sought help from Family Court; Now She's Dead
The Arizona Republic, October 20, 2009
Two weeks before she was killed, Dawn Axsom pleaded with Judge Jose Padilla of Maricopa County Superior Court to let her leave Arizona with her son because she feared Gabriel Schwartz, the toddler's father, would harm her or their boy. More
News Article
Child abuse: when family courts get it wrong
Christian Science Monitor, October 14, 2009
Even when physical or sexual abuse of children is alleged during a divorce, American family courts routinely award custody to the parent with an established record of domestic violence restraining orders, child abuse, neglect, alcoholism, addiction, dangerous mental illness, while the protective parent is labeled an alienator for bringing the abuse to the court's attention. More
Press Release
Vice President Biden Announces Appointment of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women
June 26, 2009
Vice President Biden announced the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. This is a newly created position, dedicated specifically to advising the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation’s foremost experts in domestic violence policy. More
News Article
Economy causing abused to remain in violent situations
KRNV TV News, September 30, 2009
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and local experts say they're overwhelmed with calls from people seeking help in violent situations. But they also say fewer people are actually leaving their violent homes, and they blame the economy. More
News Article
HI: Residents protest family court
The Garden Island, September 14, 2009
A protest against Family Court attracted attention of well-wishers who honked their horns at sign-holders most of Thursday morning. The purpose of the rallies is to inform the community that the Kaua‘i Family Court and its court-appointed experts are not doing enough to protect children from abuse and domestic violence More
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Mom who fled Iowa, ex-spouse, risks jail on return
Des Moines Register, September 24, 2009
A Decatur County woman who said she fled the state fearing for her life and that of her 7-year-old son is being required to return or risk being arrested. Ringgold County Attorney Clint Spurrier has thus far rejected pleas from advocates of domestic-violence victims to drop a criminal complaint against Hannah Newberry for violating the visitatio... More
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California GOP legislators blocked 20 bills after demands were unmet
Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2009
A plan to keep dozens of domestic-violence shelters from closing sailed out of the state Assembly late Friday night with nary a no vote. Yet hours later, the bill lay in the legislative trash heap, one of many lost to politics as lawmakers reached the deadline for completing their work this year. Republicans in the Senate blocked more than 20 ... More
Press Release
Lawmakers let vital funding bill die, minimize harm of their actions
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, September 15, 2009
Sacramento, September 15, 2009—California’s domestic violence advocates expressed shock at the attitude displayed by the Senate GOP leaders responsible for blocking SBX3 13, an urgency bill that would have reinstated funding to domestic violence shelters devastated by the Governor’s elimination of their State funding in July. The bill died in th... More
Action Alert
Save CA Domestic Violence Shelters
September 10, 2009
Great News! Senator Yee's bill to restore funding to California Domestic Violence Programs has made it to the floor for a vote! Click this link to send your legislators a free pre written message telling them to vote for this life-saving legislation. More
News Article
CA: Six Domestic Violence Shelters Close
Associated Press, September 8, 2009
Six domestic violence shelters in California have been forced to close while dozens more are scaling back services after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for the program that supports them. A bill would restore the funding but it needs to be moved for a vote in the Assembly and the Senate before week's end. More
Opinion
Changing the face of domestic violence
Muskegon Opinion, August 23, 2009
Chances are, we'd never have heard of Anthony J. Peters, a 20-year-old thug, if he hadn't beaten up Milwaukee's mayor last week outside the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. If Peters had pounded and pummeled and bullied his intended victim -- the grandmother of his 1-year-old daughter -- he'd have been just another assailant in a long list of men who terrorize women every day of the week. More
Presentation : Keynote
Human Rights Framework for Addressing International Violence Against Women
Sheila Dauer, April 29, 2008
Human rights constitute a value system and a system of norms established by the international community that assumes the inherent dignity and equality of every human being. Human rights are an evolving body of international law beginning with the UDHR and the treaties and declarations that are derived from it. These agreements require governments to ensure that the conditions necessary for all people to fully enjoy their rights are met.
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