Sentences with phrase «fear of retaliation by»

Some mothers may not disclose violence out of fear of retaliation by the father, distrust of hospital staff, stigma associated with relationship violence, or concerns that hospital staff will be legally obligated to report violence to the authorities.

Both prominent Democrats were delegates to the convention and insisted that their names be kept confidential for fear of retaliation by Cuomo.

The four spoke on the condition of anonymity because the tools and their use are confidential and because of fear of retaliation by Uber.

There also were fears of retaliation by other nations against EU carriers and larger trade wars.

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If his policy were accommodating, it might look like he feared retaliation by the bank in the form of tighter terms on those same loans.

These appeared on two obscure websites, chinastockwatch.com and alfredlittle.com, the latter a platform, by its own description, «for its contributors to anonymously share their best investigative research and investment ideas without fear of threats and unwarranted retaliation.»

When those hoops had finally been jumped through, mostly by Kate but at my relentless direction, the only retaliation I was left fearing during my engagement with El Chapo Guzmán and the Sinaloa cartel was the potential wrath of a Mexican actress toward an American actor who had single - mindedly abused his friendship with her to retrieve the needed video.

Develop responsible contracting standards for service contracts to ensure that cafeteria workers, janitors, security officers and other onsite service workers are paid a livable wage, receive benefits equitable to those received by directly employed workers, have the right to a voice at work without fear of discrimination or retaliation, do not suffer mass layoffs when contracts change hands, and are protected from misclassification and other forms of wage theft;

A lobbying group for US farmers pleaded with the administration not to go forward with the tariffs, fearing retaliation by China, one of the largest buyers of US crops.

The New York Times just found a known leader of the September 11 assault by AQIM - Al Qaida in the Maghreb - lounging openly in the coffee houses of Benghazi, with no fear of retaliation for burning down our mission and murdering our Ambassador.

«A reason a woman may not report abuse because of mandatory arrest policies is that they fear retaliation by the abuser may be worse because an arrest is mandatory,» comments Novisky.

For months, we were in and out of court for his multiple arrests for domestic assault, yet I stayed by his side in fear of retaliation.

«We are honored to be a part of this supportive and creative community and we are inspired that so many powerful voices are no longer silenced by the fear of retaliation,» Arquette said.

Human Rights Watch report3 notes that while its research hasn't found «a pattern of abuse that could be considered systematic» the rights body «findings raises serious concerns about abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls» with survivors of sexual exploitation expressing feelings of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source of income» (HRW, 2014, September, p. 25).

The purpose of tenure — a term that is frequently misused — is to provide due process protection that allow teachers to voice their opinions, advocate for their students, and challenge inequities and bad practices without fear of unjust retaliation by principals, superintendents or school boards.

Victims often fear reporting such acts for a variety of reasons, which may include retaliation by their employer and even wrongful termination.

How any society tolerates disfavoured notions reflects where we are at in progressing forward, and by firing him, Google are acknowledging that women are just as capable as men, and staying true to their values... or did Google buckle under the pressure that Damore expressed arguably sexist views, so out of fear of public retaliation, they chose to fire him and avoid a negative backlash on their business?

The SEC has indicated that it has been told by US in - house lawyers, compliance professionals and law firms representing companies that since the implementation of the Whistleblower Programme, companies have reviewed and enhanced their internal compliance functions to further encourage employees to view internal reporting as an effective means to address potential wrongdoing without fear of reprisal or retaliation.9

Perceptions of profiling and bias by officers has created a culture of distrust and fear of retaliation.

In the face of all this, Campion says, corporations, with the assistance of their in - house legal teams, should create a culture of reporting internally without fear of retaliation and develop a concrete framework for addressing allegations made by whistleblowers.

Some people feel the military action taken by the U.S. will inevitably lead to some form of retaliation, increasing some people's fear of travel.

Although research findings on prevalence are inconclusive, they generally find that women and men report similar levels of violence when the contexts, motives and consequences are not considered.6 When they are considered, studies assessing IPV perpetrated by men compared to women often report gender differences regarding the types of violence, reasons for the violence, context in which the violence occurs and consequences of the violence.6, 7 For example, studies assessing differences in IPV find men's violence against women to be more severe, threatening and controlling8 — 10 and involve longer - lasting victimisation, fear of bodily injury or death, more injuries and more adverse health effects.5, 11, 12 It has also been found that women tend to use physical violence out of anger, not being able to get the partner's attention or in self - defence and retaliation, 11 whereas men often use it as a means to exercise coercive control.13, 14