Sentences with phrase «assault against women»

The majority began its decision by noting that the preamble of the 1992 amendments to the Criminal Code «expresses concern about the prevalence of sexual assault against women and children and was intended to ensure the full protection of their Charter rights.

«Steve and Wendy were disgusted by Monserrate's entry in the race due to his criminal record of assault against women, as well as his fraud conviction... which resulted in a prison term,» the source told The Post.

Brazil, as well, has high reports of assaults against women, despite the many positive things happening for the country.

«The recent string of sexual assaults against women has shaken our community to its core and reminded us that we can't let up in our fight against crime, particularly when it comes to protecting women and families,» said State Sen. Adriano Espaillat.

«As a son, brother, husband and father, I believe that committing an assault against a woman is an unacceptable and unconscionable affront to our families and our communities,» he said in a prepared statement last Thursday, but avoided discussing what he thought Monserrate should do.

«We can not and must not forget Trump's unapologetic comments about grabbing women or the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him and what that means for all of us,» said Ossorio, noting that Trump's team had erased information on assaults against women from the White House website.»

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«DEAFENING SILENCE:» TIME recently named the men and women who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment as TIME's Person of the Year.

The newspaper reported on Tuesday that local prosecutors decided not to pursue charges against Cuban seven years ago after a woman told Portland police that Cuban sexually assaulted her in a nightclub, claiming that he reached into her pants and penetrated her vagina with a finger without her permission while they posed for a photograph.

Ivanka Trump has weighed in on the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, claiming that she believes the accounts of the women who have come forward.

Their first test case is in support of a small business owner named Melanie Kohler, one of the first #MeToo women to post allegations of assault against director Brett Ratner.

Asked why the team would continue employing Sneed when, already having pled guilty to criminal charges for violence against one woman, he allegedly physically assaulted another woman — who was also a team employee — Pittman declined comment.

The union took aim at «a hyper - masculine industrial camp culture, which can result in increased risk of sexual harassment, assault, increased levels of violence against women in sex work and hitchhiking and increased levels of child care and gender inequity.»

The sexual assault allegations come in the middle of a reckoning that began with allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, leading to hundreds of women coming forward with their own allegations against dozens of powerful and high - profile men.

Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.

It speaks more to the possibilities of women than to the limitations, and Sokolowski said it was chosen based on spikes seen in online searches after three events: the Women's March, the release of «Wonder Woman» and the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinswomen than to the limitations, and Sokolowski said it was chosen based on spikes seen in online searches after three events: the Women's March, the release of «Wonder Woman» and the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey WeinsWomen's March, the release of «Wonder Woman» and the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

When men, who have agency and voice, are silent against the sexual predation of women, they not only contribute to the shame that victims feel, they empower the predators who use wealth and power to continue their assault on our sisters created in the image of God.

«The time has come for a broad - based assault against the powers that be that want to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women,» said Owens, in an interview Tuesday after the launch event at the National Press Club.

From Sophia: Do you feel the Catholic Church's lawsuit against the contraception portions of the Health Care Act constitutes an assault on women's rights?

Allegations against Bill Cosby have been piling up for the past year, as more than 50 women accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct in incidents dating...

but the woman or our society keep the war against Rome going for 1000 years then another 1000 when England took over the assault, their valiant struggle did not end until Christendom put are woman to the subservient side of the coin, and the dark ages followed, my point is your right men and woman can not do the same things men destroy, women create.

In contrast, 36 percent of women were grabbed, pushed, hit, held against their will or choked during their assault.

But my hope is that every Christian who has decided to vote for Trump has, at some point, spoken out against his comments regarding sexual assault, immigrants, women, and additional issues that defile all people who are made in the image of God.

Outdone Legendary courtroom orator William Jennings Bryan, by lawyer Bill Diehl, who in defending Charlotte Hornets owner George Shinn against charges that Shinn had sexually assaulted a woman, argued that the alleged oral sex was consensual, saying, «If she ain't bitin», she ain't fightin».»

A police report that became public last month, after a sexual assault case against Bryant was dropped, reveals that on July 2, 2003, shortly after the incident in a Colorado hotel room that changed his life, Bryant told investigators that Shaq had paid women up to $ 1 million to remain silent about sexual encounters.

Hear directly from women who went up against Michigan State after violent or sexual assaults by athletes, as well as a former counselor at the university who says this could've been stopped — tonight on the 6p edition of @SportsCenter and Sunday at 9a ET on @E60.

You seriously think that an epsiotomy against a woman's consent and for non-emergency purposes is not a form of sexual assault and a form of mutilation?

Men As Peacemakers: Promotes Equality & Ending Violence Against Women & Children, Sexual Assault Prevention, Youth Mentoring, and more.

In some European nations, there are more equal gender laws concerning public nudity but those nations have LESS sexual assault and violence against women than in the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneys.

A verdict could come tomorrow in the case against Ariel Agudio and Asha Burwell, two black women accused of fabricating a hate crime on a CDTA bus last year and assaulting white passengers.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will resign after The New Yorker published a piece outlining graphic assault allegations from four women against the second - term Democrat.

It must therefore itself remain organised and resist any pressure to dissolve into the soft left, because its support is vital to people fighting imperialism, black people fighting racism, women protesting against the assault on the welfare state, workers on strike and every other progressive struggle.

The State Police, a once highly regarded statewide agency, has been wracked by scandal over the past four years, including Troopergate, during which Spitzer was found to have used investigators to gather information on a GOP foe, and alleged efforts by Paterson's top bodyguard to persuade a Bronx woman not to file assault charges against a top gubernatorial aide.

CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other lawmakers called for tougher penalties against sexual predators Tuesday following a rash of sexual assaults in the city that have left many women on edge.

Gillibrand's supporters have defended her long history of speaking out on behalf of women against sexual assault, noting how she clashed with former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D., Mich.) back in 2013 over the issue of prosecuting sexual assaults in the military.

As allegations of sexual harassment and assault against disgraced movie producer and major Democratic political donor Harvey Weinstein piled up earlier this month, women around the world took to social media to share stories of abusive behavior using the hashtag #MeToo.

In the three weeks since dozens of women came forward with allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, the cultural landscape has been altered, with claims brought against figures across other industries.

«This bill is a targeted assault against our values, punishing New Yorkers because we support women's reproductive rights and including the Collins / Faso amendment which would devastate the state's health care industry, put millions of New Yorkers at risk, and increase the total cost of this bill on New York to $ 6.9 billion,» Cuomo said.

This bill is a targeted assault against our values, punishing New Yorkers because we support women's reproductive rights and including the Collins / Faso amendment which would devastate the state's health care industry, put millions of New Yorkers at risk, and increase the total cost of this bill on New York to $ 6.9 billion.»

Three women appeared on «Megyn Kelly Today» to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

On Monday morning, three women appeared on Megyn Kelly Today to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

The Cosby case is symptomatic of a wider societal problem around our attitudes to allegations of rape, sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women and girls.

A Howard Beach newspaper publisher in debt to the mob attempted to threaten a woman out of pursuing sex assault claims against a Bonanno crime family associate, federal authorities said.

POLICE RATED HIGH OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LASSAULT CASES The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -Lassault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LSB-...]

ALBANY — The Buffalo woman who recently told her story of being sexually harassed by Sam Hoyt, a former state lawmaker and top economic adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has filed a federal lawsuit against Hoyt for engaging in a «pattern of committing sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and retaliation» against her.

The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure from previous low ratings.

Samantha said she was empowered by women coming forward with sexual assault allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and wanted to help other victims who are too afraid to come forward, leading her to share her story with BuzzFeed.

The Senate Republicans are playing hardball with Assemblyman Greg Ball, sending out an unusually explicit mailer that highlights sexual assault and stalking complaints lodged against him by two women.

The skeptical comments fly in the face of the message of the popular #MeToo movement — focused on believing women when they say they've been harassed and assaulted and pushing back against accusations that women make up such claims for attention or other supposed benefits.

Schneiderman has been a vocal proponent of the #MeToo movement, bringing legal action in New York against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexually assaulting women.

Mr. Paterson, who has championed the cause of battered women, then made extended remarks on the case of Hiram Monserrate, the former state senator who was convicted of misdemeanor assault against his companion and ousted from the Legislature.