Crime & Law
Need to Know: 2 Gaps in Federal Gun Law on Domestic Abuse
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The U.S. already has a federal law called the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, better known as the Lautenberg Amendment. So why isn’t that enough? Here are two big reasons.
Crime & Law
State Lawmakers Target Guns and Domestic Abusers
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In the wake of the latest mass shooting in the U.S., gun control frustration is back in the headlines. One area of activism: 20 states where politicians are trying to fill loopholes in the current federal gun-control law that leave women vulnerable.
Crime & Law
Guatemalan Double Standard Limits Femicide Courts
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Male infidelity is widely accepted in Guatemala, but also more likely to get a woman killed than in any other country in Latin America. That’s a challenge for the new femicide courts, which are battling a culture of impunity for violence against women.
Crime & Law
Tribal Law on Domestic Violence Takes Effect
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The law passed under the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is designed to expand the jurisdiction of tribal courts and quell a major cause of injury and death among Native girls and women.
Domestic Violence
Mayweather Blues: Why #BlackWomensLivesMatter
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Without question, we desperately need to expand our discussions of #BlackLivesMatter to honestly include black women. Not only are black women killed by the police, black women are also threatened by interpersonal violence. And the two are intimately intertwined.
Domestic Violence
For Survivors of Sexual Assault, Self Comes First
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Sexual assault awareness month is ending, but we should keep expanding our understanding of this horribly widespread trauma. If you are a survivor, remember, you are worthy of love, including from yourself.
Domestic Violence
Report: Latinos Standing Up to Domestic Violence
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Findings of the April 21 report on domestic violence and sexual assault will inform the launch of “NO MÁS,” the first national awareness campaign engaging Latinos to end domestic violence and sexual assault.
Domestic Violence
In These Cases of Abuse, Her Money Was No Defense
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When women are in a better financial position than their abusers it often helps them end the relationship. But it’s no guarantee. Here two women in atypical financial situations tell their stories.
Domestic Violence
U.K. Cutbacks Shrink Routes for Escaping Violence
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Providers of domestic-safety services are falling short of funding and a reform to the benefits system may place even more control over financial matters in the hands of an abusive partner.
Domestic Violence
No One Was There to Help, Despite Flagrant Abuse
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There is a certain bitterness against her parents, looking back. “When I was lying there in a pool of blood and covered in scratches. I do feel a bit like they let me down.” The third of three brief interviews with survivors about why they didn’t leave after the first incident of abuse.