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The NHL has joined other professional leagues in mandating domestic violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment training for all of its players. The program, developed by the NHL and NHL Players’ Association, involves all 30 teams going through hour-long educational sessions with outside professionals. It began last week, and teams will complete the seminar over a two-month span.

The face of a Memphis domestic violence campaign says Memphis police didn’t take her situation seriously until she began appearing in a public service announcement.

The Balochistan Assembly has unanimously passed a bill seeking an end to violence against women at workplaces. Dr Shamma Ishaq, the chairperson of the house standing committee on social welfare, women development and youth affairs, tabled the Women Harassment Bill 2016 in the house on Saturday.  

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill filed in the Kentucky House would give victims of domestic and dating violence the ability to legally break their home or apartment lease as they leave a dangerous situation. The sponsor of House Bill 41, Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Shively), says the legislation will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee next week.

LOS ANGELES– California has the largest number of Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) in the country, sees the most human trafficking cases among the 50 states in the U.S., the National Human Trafficking Resource Center reported in 2014. Yet resources for API trafficking victims and survivors are limited.

Sylvia Walby’s research on violence against women in the UK is devastating for three reasons: violent crime against women is on the increase; the experiences of domestic violence survivors have been erased by the way official statistics are collected and the increase in violence parallels the removal of support services.