Sentences with phrase «rights of abused women»

In 2003, West Coast LEAF undertook this transformative public legal education project entitled «Civil Legal Rights of Abused Women» in order to assist women's advocates to serve women who are leaving abusive situations without legal assistance or with inadequate legal assistance.

Gillibrand was a hardworking lawyer (partner in David Boies» law firm); elected TWICE in a heavily Republican district; serves on the Armed Services Committee; ranks among the top ten fundraisers in the House; was hired by President Clinton to work at HUD; fought for the rights of abused women; is a genuine working Mom who gave birth to her second child just last March, making her only the sixth woman in the House to do so while serving in office; she has voted in every single election (unlike Kennedy who has missed even GENERAL elections); magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth... Need I say more?

Not exact matches

The Times seemed the right place for such a gathering: The Newspaper of Record was soon to be awarded three Pulitzer Prizes on April 16, one for public service that it shared with The New Yorker for documenting stories of sexual harassment from multiple women who claimed they were abused by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.

This reminds me of the way the church deals with critical issues today such as women's rights, racism, sexual abuse, sexuality and gender, same - sex marriage, corruption among its leaders, and so on.

He appeared to have little regard for womens rights and considering he had the ear of dad he blew a great opportunity to prevent the chronic abuse of women today in many religious countries.

It does not allow the man in any circumstances to take undue advantage of the woman's innate weakness to deny her any of her rights or to abuse the rights which she owes to him.

It isn't right or fair, especially because the women stand out in our culture with their coverings, and become the targets of abuse by ignorant people and cowards.

Islam holds that if a man trespasses on a woman's rights by divorcing her without cause he is abusing his power and is therefore liable to be held responsible for committing a breach of duty.

One of them concerned allegations of physical abuse against women in the Morman church and Morman women who supported the Equal Rights Amendment.

«Most of the inequalities» of marriage call for redress, Fox - Genovese admits, but she says women's rights (to property, divorce, protection from marital rape and abuse, etc.) have come at an «exorbitantly high price.»

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

Here we note the much wider concern to confront the oppression of women; the rights of African - Americans and Hispanics; the agony of the homeless and the hungry, battered women and abused children; the tragedy of AIDS, the Holocaust history of Jews and the decimation of Native Americans.

All major civil rights gains to date in this country (abolition, women's sufferage, minority equality) have required federal intervention and prosecution of federal violators to prevent civil rights abuses.

The fact of the matter is that the Church should spend more time protesting the higher costs of insurance, the higher costs of higher education, the inequities in K - 12 education, demand that physical and mental abuses stop, and let GOD be the judge of a woman's right to care for her own body... On a theological note... where in the Apostle's Creed (summary of catholic doctrine) does it mention anything about contraception anyway?

Organized religion is the root of most evils today: Abuse of children and women, wars over religious territories, terrorists with radical religious beliefs, denial of a women's right to choose, denial of gay rights, oppression of differing cultures, corruption in churches, synagogues, mosques, etc..

Disrespect and abuse during maternity care are a violation of a woman's basic human rights.

The very fact that the initial legal aid cuts refused to recognise the complex needs of domestic abuse survivors — and that it took a women's rights organisation to challenge it — demonstrates how vital this specialist knowledge is.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Disgraced Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was once considered an advocate for women's rights, encouraging women to speak up about abuse in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

Another thing working against both men: There is strong appetite, particularly in the New York delegation, for the next attorney general to be a woman given the abuse scandal that led to Schneiderman's downfall after he made himself a very public champion of women's rights in the era of the #MeToo movement.

And he hopes the cultural reckoning of the last several months over the sexual harassment of women will lead, finally, to greater rights for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

Until Monday night, Eric Schneiderman was regarded as a model progressive in the #MeToo era — a powerful Democrat who, as New York's attorney general, sued Harvey Weinstein for civil and human rights violations over the movie mogul's alleged abuse of women.

«There are serious allegations of violations and abuses of international human rights law and humanitarian law against Nigerians and other African women, men and children in Libya with absolute impunity.

I think of the Jesuit priest in Colombia challenging human rights abuses, travelling to remote places with bodyguard in tow, and the Muslim man and Jewish woman, both once refugees in the US, working together to welcome Syrian arrivals.

She urged them to use their knowledge to serve the society saying «give voice to the voiceless, volunteer to read in your communities, do your part to combat illiteracy, offer talks on women's empowerment and civil rights to curb abuse of all forms».

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday instructed the Inspector - General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, and governors of affected states to immediately commence investigations into the cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of women and girls in Internally Displaced Persons Camps as contained in a report by the Human Rights Watch.

When even Democrats were calling for Shelley Silver to resign for his payoff to silence workers abused by Vito «Gropez», Gillibrand — who purports to be the champion of women's rights and open government — was oddly and deafeningly silent.

Following Boxley's arrest, the speaker released a statement saying, «I am deeply dedicated to ensuring that every woman in this state feels safe, and have devoted much of my career to protecting the rights of victims of sexual abuse.»

The film hit the festival circuit right at the crest of #MeToo movement, an industry - wide reckoning of the systemic abuse and harassment of women at the hands of Hollywood's most powerful men.

This fascinating documentary shows how the self - possessed jurist, who started as a lawyer for domestic abuse victims, continues to advocate for women by emphasizing rights they possess but of which they might not be aware.

Human Rights Watch report3 notes that while its research hasn't found «a pattern of abuse that could be considered systematic» the rights body «findings raises serious concerns about abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls» with survivors of sexual exploitation expressing feelings of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source of income» (HRW, 2014, September, pRights Watch report3 notes that while its research hasn't found «a pattern of abuse that could be considered systematic» the rights body «findings raises serious concerns about abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls» with survivors of sexual exploitation expressing feelings of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source of income» (HRW, 2014, September, prights body «findings raises serious concerns about abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls» with survivors of sexual exploitation expressing feelings of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source of income» (HRW, 2014, September, p. 25).

Internally Displaced Persons IIDPs) in Mogadishu face risks to their lives, safety, security and dignity and are at disproportionate risk of gross human rights abuses especially women and unaccompanied children.

Thompson, who is herself an advocate for women's rights and the prevention of sexual abuse, has faced unspeakable backlash on her personal pages and accounts for her stance against this kind of violence, so this isn't merely some tongue - in - cheek advice about keeping your mouth shut.

Unfortunately, I also feel compelled to point out that many women's rights advocates are also horrible bigots who trivialize or even laugh at male victims of sexual abuse, despite men being on the receiving end of an estimated 40 % of domestic violence, and outnumbering women in rape statistics if prison rapes are included.

At heart, it's a story about the power of men and how they abuse that power, and how even repressed women can earn power in their own right.

The story looks at sexual abuse, women's rights, and the various aspects of a person that make up their sense of self, including dreams, memories, past lives, creative expression and metaphysical experiences.

«This Juried Art Show is a unique way to honor people's artistic talents and passions in a way that creates funds to help abused women and children right here on the East End,» said Director of Philanthropy of The Retreat, Hope Kramer.

She has campaigned to stop jail expansion; confront police violence; reveal prosecutorial misconduct; bring visibility to women prisoners, political prisoners, and people confined to control units; interrupt gender discrimination and bias within prisons, policing, and sentencing; challenge the human rights abuses of prisoners, former prisoners and their family members, and experiment with decarceration models for shrinking the system.

That depends on views on women's and couples» rights and views on abortion (keep in mind that selective infanticide, starvation and abuse have been other methods of raising the odds of having sons around).

For example, Buchanan Renewables biomass project in Liberia resulted in serious human rights, labor and environmental abuses, including sexual abuse by company employees of local women.

This project has two aims: to train seniors - serving professionals on the specific needs of older women fleeing violence, and to inform older women of their rights in situations of abuse through a plain - language handbook containing practical legal information, called Roads to Safety, and a multilingual wallet - sized resource.

A comprehensive guide to the law for Saskatchewan women including family law, the criminal justice system, victims of violence and abuse, women's health, human rights, work, money and property, with related resource sections.

In another lawsuit, he challenges the constitutionality of the federal Violence Against Women Act, alleging that the law «was created by feminist organizations to provide alien wives alleging abuse a fast track to permanent residency by violating the U.S. Constitutional rights of citizen husbands.»

In April 2014 Rights of Women (with Women's Aid and Welsh Women's Aid) published research demonstrating that nearly 50 % of women survivors of domestic abuse are unable to access legal aid as they are unable to supply the necessary evidWomen (with Women's Aid and Welsh Women's Aid) published research demonstrating that nearly 50 % of women survivors of domestic abuse are unable to access legal aid as they are unable to supply the necessary evidWomen's Aid and Welsh Women's Aid) published research demonstrating that nearly 50 % of women survivors of domestic abuse are unable to access legal aid as they are unable to supply the necessary evidWomen's Aid) published research demonstrating that nearly 50 % of women survivors of domestic abuse are unable to access legal aid as they are unable to supply the necessary evidwomen survivors of domestic abuse are unable to access legal aid as they are unable to supply the necessary evidence.

Last week Human Rights Watch (HRW) released an 89 - page report that documents the failures of, and abuse by, the RCMP in Northern British Columbia as recounted by 50 aboriginal women and girls they... [more]

Inadequate and underfunded services to prevent violence and support survivors, and insufficient affordable housing and shelters accessible to women fleeing abuse, particularly in rural and northern communities, violate the rights of women and girls to live in safety and free from violence.

The case, launched in April 2017, alleges that BC has a constitutional responsibility under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ensure access to the justice system for women who are fleeing violent relationships or facing ongoing abuse from ex-spouses.

She reported that Rights of Women had issued judicial review proceedings in respect of the domestic violence criteria, arguing that they were unlawful as they effectively narrowed the (quite broad) statutory definition of domestic abuse that has been accepted by the government.

• Decision - making rights and capacity, including for women with dementia and mental health diagnoses • Substitute decision - makers and the abuse of decision - making authority • Protection orders and peace bonds • Options to assist older women who are facing abuse and can not take action to protect themselves

We hope you will come away with greater confidence in talking to older women in BC about their legal rights and options in the context of abuse.