A recent domestic violence incident, in which a daughter-in-law was beating her mother-in-law has Indian’s advocating for more domestic violence laws and protections.
VAWnet News Blog
This area provides access to current and past news coverage on various issues related to gender-based violence that has national reach or impact, a full archive of NRCDV eNewsletters featuring announcements of new resources, initiatives, and events and access to our recent and archived TA questions of the month.
In the News
Friday, January 15, 2016
Activists demand laws to protect men, kin from domestic violence from The Times of India, 01/14/2016
In the News
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a vital informational campaign meant to increase the public’s knowledge on a very serious issue in America: the trafficking of men, women and children for the purpose of forced labor or sex work.
In the News
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
As part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, we are going to explore the hard truth around what homeless youth are sometimes forced to participate in so they can have a place to sleep for a night, or for protection.
In the News
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Tensions in Germany have gotten exponentially worse since the disturbing wave of possibly coordinated violent assaults on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Eighteen of the 31 people identified as suspects in the attacks, which included hundreds of sexual assaults and robberies, were asylum-seekers.
In the News
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
US artist Chantal Barlow photographed two dozen women for her ongoing project Unconventional Apology. She states that this project “seeks to move away from the typical presentation of domestic abuse and move forward in a beautiful and empowering way”.
In the News
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
In a groundbreaking adoption case, an Auckland judge has granted all same-sex couples, whether de facto or married, eligibility to be granted joint adoption orders.
