Sentences with phrase «abusive situation against»
She continued: «Forced marriage is terrible for those women, children and men who find themselves in an often violent and abusive situation against their will.
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According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 25 % to 45 % of battered women stated that their pet was a barrier to them leaving an abusive situation, as they could not take their pet with them to a domestic violence shelter.
As a result, women with disabilities have more difficulty in leaving abusive situations, let alone taking legal action against their abusers.
Economic empowerment, or the financial standing of women, is often thought to protect against IPV, signalling sufficient economic autonomy to leave abusive situations or to prevent abuse.
Carol La Prairie's investigations of similar statistics in Canada suggest that there are three ways Indigenous women living in violent situations may end up convicted of violence offences: «they may retaliate with violence against abusive family members; they may resort to drug and alcohol abuse to escape abuse; or their victimisation may lead to the abuse and neglect of others».