Sentences with phrase «against violence towards»

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has just taken a seemingly strong stance against violence towards women, an issue that has been a hot topic over the past year, with several high profile incidents making the news.

Marai Larasi, arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls.

Bond: Marai Larasi, (right) arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson (left) and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls

Not exact matches

The bulk of political violence against other parties since the end of the war was towards the FNL, a Hutu - dominated party (and more recently against MSD).

Yet the demand for a revolution, channelling the kind of violence, looting and murder seen in London and on other UK cities» streets two years ago against «the source of (the rioters») grievance» is much more delusional, much more seriously irresponsible towards the youth whom he admires for their refusal to take democracy seriously.

These encompass basic security for all — including the protection of women against sexual violence...... that means a military that is effective and respects human rights...... it means a police force that people run towards not away from...... and it means a justice system that is fair, dependable and accessible to all who need it.

Towards this end, Arase confirmed that a technical team is already in place to look into all cultural inhibitions against proper prosecution of offenders saying the Nigeria Police Force has commenced the training of officers billed for Gender - based violence desks on diverse courses.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, wife of the Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, Attorney General, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, members of the State Executive Council, members of the House of Assembly, stakeholders in the justice sector, celebrities, students, among others, said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands are on deck towards safeguarding the rights of every citizen and the most vulnerable in the society.

Although many countries have made substantial progress towards criminalising violence against women and promoting gender equality, the Series authors argue that governments and donors need to commit sufficient financial resources to ensure their verbal commitments translate into real change.

This new experience might reflect audience desires towards the latest video game content trends — sex, drugs, and extremely real life violence scenarios that usual involve high crime and primal life struggles against various threats.

The performance was widely covered by the media and served to highlight the sensationalist attitude taken by the media and society towards not just this serial killer, but to violence against women in general.

HB The violence towards these idols or images from a heathen past is, in my opinion, a violent reaction against what the Western media and Western heritage foundations consider valuable as opposed to cities and villages with human life.

Audrey Huntley and Krysta Williams talk about a new community - based database project that is part of working against the violence experienced by indigenous women and towards decolonization.

«Despite multiple reports from provincial and international bodies that made clear recommendations aimed at improving the safety of Indigenous women and girls, BC has failed to make meaningful progress towards reducing discrimination and violence against this population,» says Milne.

This literature review seeks to highlight specific policy interventions against risk factors that predispose communities towards gangs, organized crime, and electoral violence; and interventions that attack each of those types of violence directly.

The reports display considerable consensus on the root causes of violence against Indigenous women: poverty, poor housing, little access to and support for education, few employment opportunities, the legacy of the residential school system, colonialism and other discriminatory Canadian policies towards Indigenous peoples.

Since our launch in April 2015, the Change the Record campaign has been working towards twin goals — to stop the disproportionate rates of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children, and to end the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Prevention of violence against women starts with early role - modelling and talking to children about respectful relationships and positive attitudes towards girls and women.

Violence against women - we still are hearing so much obstetric / midwife violence towards women in this country during birth and pregnancy - no consent for invasive procedures, women bullied into assuming positions / medication / proViolence against women - we still are hearing so much obstetric / midwife violence towards women in this country during birth and pregnancy - no consent for invasive procedures, women bullied into assuming positions / medication / proviolence towards women in this country during birth and pregnancy - no consent for invasive procedures, women bullied into assuming positions / medication / procedures.

Recent discussions and policy reforms in the area of violence against women have been mostly targeted towards intimate partner violence.

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Social norms and attitudes that condone violence against women are one of the major drivers against violence, as are male peer relationships that leave disrespect or aggression towards women unchallenged.