Sentences with phrase «commit violence against women»

The study begins from the flawed position that men who commit violence against women are somehow «sick» and therefore need to be «treated» in a medical fashion.

«In nine of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in United States history, including Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, the shooter had an existing record of committing violence against women, threatening violence against women, or harassing or disparaging women,» his office said in a statement.

Not exact matches

The Slaight Family Foundation has committed to providing that money over the next five years to 15 non-profit organizations that are engaged with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis on a wide range of initiatives, from health and education to cultural activities and preventing violence against Indigenous women.

Think about the language we use; the things we look at and so on... and to sign up to the White Ribbon Pledge, which is never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women.»

= > The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is a United States law introduced into congress in 1999 which defines violent as sault committed against pregnant women as being a crime against two victims: the woman and the fetus she carries.

The petition said: «The incentive is to commit sexual violence against women, then abuse or kill them to proceed or get «health» points.

Sure the Bible is against violence against women, but it doesn't exactly support violence against men - violence is violence and shouldn't be committed against people.

Commit this Advent season to educating yourself (or your faith community) about a particular pervasive injustice — mass incarceration, human trafficking, child brides, infant & maternal mortality, violence against women, etc..

If such a person had committed crimes of violence against women and were imprisoned, they may have a legally protected right to be housed in a women's prison, solely on the basis of their self - declared gender identity.

Since the Weinstein revelations and the subsequent #MeToo campaign, the scale of sexual violence and abuse committed by men against women in every sector of society has become impossible to ignore.

The governor's office issued a statement Saturday saying that in nine of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, the shooter had a record of committing or threatening violence against women, or harassing or disparaging women.

«To anyone who thinks you can commit acts of sexual violence or any other violence against women and girls or anyone else in this city, we're here to tell you, you can not.»

Cuomo says most of the worst mass shootings in the nation's history involved gunmen with a record of violence against women or threatening violence against women, including those committed this year at a country music concert in Las Vegas and inside a Texas church.

[1] According to the report, Schneiderman had, between about 2013 and 2016, committed acts of violence against four of his romantic partners: the blogger and activist Michelle Manning Barish, the author and actor Tanya Selvaratnam, an unnamed female lawyer, and a fourth woman.

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.

The charter commits the government to countering all forms of discrimination against women, including violence, via the appropriate legislative and institutional measures.

VANCOUVER — Today, West Coast LEAF calls on all levels of government to commit to addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls through a robust, effective national inquiry.

The Coalition remains committed to the important work of finding better legal and social responses to support survivors, and to ending violence against women.

A coalition of feminist organizations committed to ending violence against women offers support to the complainant at the conclusion of the retrial of sexual assault charges against the accused, Alexander Wagar.

This week, West Coast LEAF called on all levels of government to commit to meaningfully address violence against Indigenous women and girls through a robust, effective national inquiry.

For immediate release — August 3, 2016 VANCOUVER — Today, West Coast LEAF calls on all levels of government to commit to addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls through a robust, effective national inquiry.

We must also educate ourselves on the work that has been done, and commit to supporting the work that must come, to name, understand and challenge violence against Indigenous women.

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) urges Victorian men to join this year's White Ribbon campaign and take the oath to stop violence against women: «I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

So far more than 80,000 Australian men have sworn an oath to stop violence against women: «I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

Under the National Plan, the Australian Government is committed to understanding and addressing violence against women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and improving support available to CALD women and their children.