Sentences with phrase «faced such violence»

Some have vigorously denied this possibility despite widespread anti-Sikh violence motivated by misdirected hatred of Muslims (nor are Sikhs the only ones who have faced such violence).

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Employers must take every precaution reasonable to protect workers who might be facing violence, such as from a potentially violent spouse or stalker.

For example, anonymous social apps such as Whisper, which have faced pressure to step up content policing efforts, rely on TaskUs employees to manually flag inappropriate messages — nude photos, threats of violence, etc. — and keep them off its networks.

Buffett, who owns a ranch near the Mexican border in Cochise County, Arizona, said his time as a sheriff's deputy gave him face - to - face interaction with the increasing drug violence coming out of places such as Honduras.

«No other religious community is faced with such hatred, violence and aggression as is the Christian community.»

Yakman2 If your daughter got up infront of a committee of any kind and said with a straight face that she pays $ 1000.00 + for contraceptives, she would deserve the same thing and instead of violence toward Rush, or anyone else for that matter, you should be embarrassed that the product of your raising turned out with such a lack of intelegence.

The fundamental moral concern to protect innocent human life is not, however, overridden, even in the face of such violence.

The great issues that face world society, such as the poverty and hunger of millions, the endemic violence, the drug trade, or the abuse of the environment — to name only a selection of key concerns — all have a spiritual and moral dimension.

When faced with a substantial issue such as media and violence, therefore, the first step has been for policy - makers to try to establish a clear, empirical and «objective» body of «facts» as the basis for their decision - making.

HFA is designed for parents facing challenges such as single parenthood; low income; childhood history of abuse and other adverse child experiences; and current or previous issues related to substance abuse, mental health issues, and / or domestic violence.

The work in children's centres is targeted to reach families who are facing difficulties such as unemployment or low income, domestic violence, mental health, families with children with special needs or any other barrier.

The UNDP report also stated that the «the electoral process in Ghana is faced with a number of challenges such as electoral fraud, violence, bloated register, and intimidation of election officials.»

«Protecting New Yorkers from domestic violence — and the housing and job discrimination that victims often face in the wake of such abuse, is a key part to stopping the cycle of violence in our state and our nation.»

New simulations now suggest such moon - on - moon violence could explain a long - standing puzzle about the moon's two - faced nature.

While male and transgender sex workers face many of the same vulnerabilities and risks as female sex workers — such as violence or inadequate access to healthcare — they also have unique characteristics, which need to be understood by those implementing HIV prevention strategies.

The film showcased some of the most disturbing images ever portrayed on film such as monsters devouring on humans, gratuitous violence, and perhaps shockingly the most, an African American man hitting a woman across the face, AKA «the punch.»

«Imagine what it must be like for trans women who are constantly facing such judgment as well as discrimination and violence in many cases.»

That's why Verhoeven's gonzo, cyberpunky original was such a blast: nearly X-rated for violence, that hard - R actioner rammed its you - know - you - want - it satire right in your face, and was deliriously entertaining for it.

«Too often we hear about the negative outcomes of teenagers faced with problems such as poverty, violence, homelessness, family separation, or substance abuse,» said CDF President Marian Wright Edelman at the dinner.

The event, which took place November 3, 4, and 5 at HGSE and the Sheraton Commander Hotel on Garden Street in Cambridge, brought the AME conference together, for the first time, with the annual meeting sponsored by Harvard Law School (HLS) and Facing History and Ourselves, a nonprofit organization that helps increase student and teacher awareness of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism by examining the historic conditions that led to examples of collective violence such as the Holocaust.

face are unique to a school environment, such as school attendance, bullying, school violence and support for students with multiple learning problems or risk factors.

The School Improvement Grant program attempts to accomplish what previous reform efforts have failed to do: make a real difference for children facing the dire challenges of poverty, such as unstable housing, neighborhood violence and parents with limited education.

The program proactively addresses situations that don't benefit from a punitive approach and instead involve owners who face barriers to providing care to their animals due to either a lack of financial resources, access to services or other circumstances, such as domestic violence, medical or mental health challenges.

The importance of raw materials, such as wood and steel, is evident within the brutal sculptures that comprise the Lynch Fragments series by Melvin Edwards (b1937), which was a response to racial violence faced by African Americans.

The political body, a key concept of the exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960 - 1985, is bound by the poetics of subjectivity, shaped by desire, and disobedient and resistant in the face of political turmoil such as oppression, violence, and dictatorship.

Horrifically timely in light of the escalating violence and doomed gun debate facing our country at the moment, these loaded metaphors hit upon our inherent attraction and repulsion to such artifacts, isolating them in the aesthetic frame of the objet trouve.

There are many legal issues that face families, such as child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, legal separation, annulment, paternity or spousal support.

The Committee considers that the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by Aboriginal women and the numerous forms of violence that they face call for specific policies, measures and programmes in order to ensure that the justice system as a whole is capable of adequately responding to such situations.

Civil legal aid is the last resort for low - income people when they face critical civil legal problems, such as loss of housing, domestic violence, access to veterans» benefits, unemployment appeals, and wage and hour disputes.

If you are facing a family law challenge such as divorce, child custody, domestic violence or removal of your children, or you are in need of simple estate planning, call me at 239-963-8895.

«That includes looking for ways that we can help ensure Albertans facing domestic violence are supported, such as domestic violence leave,» she said in an email.

We have made the requirement for covered providers absolute and not contingent on the reason for the request because we wanted to make it relatively easy for victims of domestic violence, who face real safety concerns by disclosures of health information, to limit the potential for such disclosures.

HFA is designed for parents facing challenges such as single parenthood; low income; childhood history of abuse and other adverse child experiences; and current or previous issues related to substance abuse, mental health issues, and / or domestic violence.

«I serve families, individuals, and couples facing challenges such as stress, anxiety, separation and divorce, relationship issues, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and stage - of life transition and guidance through the grieving process.

In a pair of analyses based on NSCAW, Cecilia Casaneueva and colleagues showed that about one - third of parents with low parenting skills had experienced domestic violence.24 Such violence was also associated with harsher parenting: children over the age of eighteen months were more likely to be spanked if their parents were facing domestic violence.25 But parents who had once experienced domestic violence, but had been able to put it behind them, did not show elevated rates of impaired or violent parenting.26 The parenting of women currently suffering interpersonal partner violence is significantly worse than that of women who have faced it in the past, suggesting that the context of the violence is creating the problems in parenting and child conduct problems and that its cessation may be a more important contributor to child outcomes than parent instruction.

Triple P is looking to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the global community such as poverty and violence reduction, improving educational attainment and promoting cleaner environments.

Identity and spirituality were seen by many to be central in dealing with contemporary issues, such as lateral violence, facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Frustration and stress can lead to violence in any community, but Aboriginal communities face particular stressors, such as:

The elderly and persons with disabilities, who often possess additional vulnerabilities (such as physical limitations and financial dependency), also may be less willing or able to seek out assistance in the face of domestic violence (Nixon, 2009; Straka & Montminy, 2006).

Faced with risk factors such as high poverty rates and domestic violence and low preschool enrollment, Denver is leveraging its community assets and collective impact expertise to create a trauma - informed system that supports social - emotional development.

As noted earlier, Indigenous women face a number of entrenched problems (such as the impact of Indigenous family violence and its associated social issues) which can render them more vulnerable to intersectional discrimination.