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From girls being coerced to have sex in exchange for school books to being forced into marriage, violence against girls is seen as an accepted part of being female, a report said on Monday.
The European Union and the United Nations today launched a joint initiative to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, one of the most widespread and devastating human rights violations across the globe.
When domestic violence offenders are required to relinquish their guns, instead of simply being barred from owning firearms, the risk that those offenders may kill their partners goes down, a new study finds.
Driver's license applications will soon ask Texans whether they'd like to donate $1 or more for sexual assault kit testing.
We believe that transformation is possible, that prevention is possible. When we combine awareness and action, change can occur and we will end domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence.