VAWnet News Blog

Young refugees and migrants arriving in Europe are being targeted by child sex trafficking gangs, an EU police chief has said. With hundreds of thousands fleeing their homelands for the EU, many minors are arriving unaccompanied by adults, making them extremely vulnerable to criminal organisations.

This week, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Project (NCAVP) released new data on intimate partner violence.  The findings indicate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and HIV-positive individuals are victims of intimate partner violence at an alarmingly high rate.

DeAngelo Williams wasn’t the only member of the Steelers to get fined by the league this week for sending a message via his uniform.

Cisgender men killed by their male partners continue to represent the most intimate partner homicides in the LGBTQ and HIV-impacted population, while bisexuals, transgender people, and people of color are also disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence, reports the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.

Hair salon employees across Illinois would become a new front line in identifying victims of domestic violence and educating them about their options under legislation proposed by state Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago, and backed by Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea. […]

The message from Korpal and others is that domestic violence can be confronted and lives can be pieced back together.