Sentences with phrase «on issues of domestic violence»

After the sad incidence which resulted in the eventual death of the victim, Chika, and in line with the zero tolerance posture of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode - led administration on issues of domestic violence, the Lagos State Government through the State's Ministry of Justice had taken over the prosecution of the case and filed necessary processes in court.

The court should always make clear how its findings on the issue of domestic violence have influenced its decision on the issue of residence or contact.

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Kelly — who first learned of the domestic violence allegations against Porter months ago — issued a glowing statement of support for Porter's personal character after the allegations first surfaced publicly Tuesday and privately urged him to remain on the job until the next day when his resignation was announced.

You can read the whole SI roundtable — which goes on to talk about other social and ethical issues surrounding the sport like concussions and continued instances of domestic violence among players — here.

«Working alongside pro-choice women on issues of human trafficking, domestic violence, genocide, foster care, and even special needs adoption has been among the most meaningful work I've been a part of,» said Kelly Rosati, Focus on the Family's vice president of advocacy for children and a speaker at the Evangelicals for Life conference this week.

«I just wish that the NFL would spend about a tenth of the time that it's spending on this on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault,» Healey said.

Men's Advice Line (check out their website here) offers unhurried emotional and practical support to male victims of domestic violence and can point you towards a wide range of further assistance on child contact, parenting, housing, mental health and housing, among other issues.

She has also had various media and public appearances speaking on a wide range of issues from multiculturalism, Islamophobia and racism to social issues such as sexual abuse, generation conflicts, domestic violence and gender.

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She is known as a strong advocate on issues affecting children and women and has sponsored several laws aimed at helping seniors and the victims of domestic violence.

Meyers wrote in an email that county officials had worked closely with domestic violence victims» advocates on a number of issues, had secured nearly $ 700,000 in grant money to support initiatives and had launched a domestic violence incidence database that received an award from the National Association of Counties.

NOW, the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected officials.

He assured that the State Government would continue to build on its recent efforts and step up its campaign efforts to put the issue of domestic violence on the front burner.

Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who was represented by the Chief Whip of the House, Rotimi Abiru, said Lagos has set the pace in putting issues of rape, domestic violence, child abuse and others on the front bunner adding that the coming together of the three arms of governments was a proof of political will to fight the menace in the State to a standstill.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Northern Manhattan's elected officials are taking the issue of domestic violence head on during a community forum Thursday evening at the Isabella Geriatric Center.

He has been featured as a speaker and quoted on television news programs in the Southeastern states for his expertise on domestic violence issues and violence against women and law enforcement mismanagement of rape kits across the nation.

Mr Rodriguez of The Political Parent Party and others - remember - this is Domestic Violence Month - the actions — or more importantant — inactions by our leaders on the State Senate Issue will be critical and should be remembered.

Men reported that the impact of their domestic violence issues on productivity and time lost were just as great before the incident that brought them to the attention to the criminal justice system as after.

The survey found that perpetration of domestic violence is associated with substantial negative effects on the productivity and safety of workers with close to half of respondents (46 %) reporting that violence issues negatively affected their job performance.

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This summer their production will focus on the complex and important issue of domestic violence.

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The General Assembly passed bills to address the issue of puppy mills, the importance of spay and neuter programs, to crack down on animal abuse and to protect pets in domestic violence situations.

Expanding on their current work through PAIR of presenting theater projects to nurture a deeper understanding of issues facing veterans, Doerries and his company, Theater of War Productions, will partner with City agencies and community organizations — including the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) and the Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety — to present new projects that address domestic violence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, aDomestic Violence (OCDV) and the Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety — to present new projects that address domestic violence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, aViolence (OCDV) and the Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety — to present new projects that address domestic violence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, adomestic violence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, aviolence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, aviolence, homelessness, and more.

Currently the Director of Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP, Jacqui Patterson, MSW, MPH, has served as a trainer, organizer, researcher, program manager, and policy analyst on international and domestic issues including women's rights, HIV&AIDS, violence against women, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World Health, United for a Fair Economy, ActionAid, Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women of Color United.

Projects run the spectrum of legal work from representing voting rights organizations and individual voters in federal and state courts, immigration and asylum efforts assisting detainees and victims of domestic violence to partnering with commercial clients» in - house counsel on naturalization and consumer law projects, and collaborating with a non-profit to advise their grant recipients on topics including contracts, corporate governance, and tax issues.

Ms. Garrett is based in MLSA's Missoula office and serves on the Montana Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, the Planet Kids Supervised Visitation Center Advisory Council, the Legal Issues Committee of the Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the JUST RESPONSE (Missoula Justice System Coordinated Team Response to Intimate Partner Violence).

Today this program is a signature piece of the firm's pro bono efforts and its success is the result of decades of focus and commitment to the issue of domestic violence and more recently on the issue of sexual assault.

In this updated successor edition to Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic and Elder Abuse Cases, 5th edition, Professor Myers integrates the psychological, medical and legal issues that arise in the investigation and litigation of interpersonal violence cases.

Other firm attorneys worked on high - profile pro bono cases, traveled to refugee camps in Southeast Asia to provide legal advice, co-chaired the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys, taught martial arts to underprivileged children, taught legal issues to spanish - only speaking immigrants, organized national volleyball tournaments for at - risk youth, and assisted victims of domestic violence.

At the Springboro, Ohio, law firm, John D. Smith Co., L.P.A., our attorneys act for people on both sides of domestic violence issues.

Prior to law school, Nikki worked on anti-human trafficking policy and on issues related to the economic rights of survivors of domestic violence.

And thinking about these actions with Public Service Loan Forgiveness by the Department of Education, it's definitely going to make it more difficult for the ABA to provide the public interest law services that we do, that veterans, domestic violence victims, refugees, homeless, elderly, disabled, children, it goes on and on and that's why the ABA is so dedicated to these issues.

REACH is committed to providing shelter and education to victims of domestic violence, as well as outreach programs designed to educate the public on these critical issues.

Neither does the majority judgment mention the history of violence between J.A. and K.D.. Although the majority's focus was properly on the law of consent in light of the issue it had to decide, it missed an important opportunity to situate this issue within the broader context of domestic violence and marital rape (for a recent study on marital rape, see my report for the Equality Effect here).

As noted in the Factum of the Intervener of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), the accused had been convicted of assaulting the complainant on two previous occasions, and as noted by the trial judge, the complainant's recantation on the issue of consent was typical of a domestic violence context (at para. 2).

Professor Lois Gander, QC of the University of Alberta and Rochelle Johannson of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta prepared a June 2014 Report entitled «The Hidden Homeless: Residential Tenancies Issues of Victims of Domestic Violence» (which includes as Appendix B an annotated bibliography on the topic of «Residential Tenancies Issues of Victims of Domestic Violence» organized by jurisdiction).

On July 8, 2014, WilmerHale achieved a significant victory for a pro bono client and domestic violence victim in a case described by the Second Circuit as involving «novel and significant issues» of «first impression» under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductioOn July 8, 2014, WilmerHale achieved a significant victory for a pro bono client and domestic violence victim in a case described by the Second Circuit as involving «novel and significant issues» of «first impression» under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductioon the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

«The project created three virtual practice groups, each staffed with attorneys from Skadden, the three companies - Northrop Grumman, LivingSocial and Cisco and the three legal aid groups — Children's Law Center, Legal Aid Society of D.C. and Bread for the City — to work on housing, guardianship and domestic violence issues.»

Under the Employment Standards Code, the Manitoba government enacted on March 15, 2016, a job - protected leave from work to allow employee victims of domestic violence time to deal with issues arising from their abuse.

On February 17, 2015 the Court of Appeal dismissed Ms. Sampley's appeal, a finding that was not unexpected given the Court's direction to Respondent's counsel during the hearing, to make oral submissions only with respect to the issue of domestic violence.

Through its offices in Washington, DC and Falls Church, VA, Ayuda has amassed a 43 - year history of providing critical services on a wide range of issues, and in the process, has acquired nationally recognized expertise in immigration law, domestic violence, and human trafficking, among other fields.

You don't have to be part of ABA TECHSHOW to come and we've got a link on our site and I know Above the Law does as well to go register, and all the donations go to an organization to protect women against domestic violence type issues.

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships programs fund hundreds of public interest attorneys each year to close the justice gap on issues such as foreclosure, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, homelessness, access to healthcare, and domestic violence.

Ms. Senft's background in the family environment includes domestic mediation, separation and divorce, marital property and tax liability, domestic violence, high conflict, gay and lesbian partnerships, bankruptcy, religious annulment, parental rights, grandparents» rights, adoption, cognitive - psychological - social child development, parenting plans, religious faith and doctrine on marriage, adultery, adult grief and traumatic incident reduction, loss of child, abortion, guardianship, addiction, alcoholism, estates and trusts, real estate and personal property asset division, estate planning, end of life issues, elder care decision - making, and closely held family business, shareholder disputes and every variety of partnership conflict.

I have worked with a diverse clientele on a number of concerns, with specializations in the following areas: anger management, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, grief, self - esteem, pre-marital, parenting, divorce, domestic violence, social skills, etc..»

Justice Dollinger summarized the issues before the court as «[t] he mere suggestion that «exclusive use» should hinge, in any fashion, on the «voluntary establishment of an alternative residence» also suggests that preventing domestic violence may depend, in part, on the untenable notion that the convenience of one party's ability to secure short - term housing away from the home is somehow more important than the emotional security of the children.»

In recent years, the responsible fatherhood field has expanded beyond its roots in employment and parenting services for low - income fathers to recognize the diverse needs of a wide array of fathers.1 Programs now include elements such as healthy marriage and co-parenting skills training, general fatherhood competency for all income levels, support for fathers involved with the child welfare and criminal justice systems, a focus on children's education and literacy, awareness of the needs of fathers who have children with special needs, and attention to issues of domestic violence.

IDVAAC focused on the unique circumstances of African Americans as they face issues related to domestic violence, including intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder maltreatment, and community violence.

I have many years of experience working with widely diverse individuals on challenges such as conflict in relationships, anger management issues, grief and loss, difficulty with managing emotions, domestic violence, spiritual issues, substance misuse, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other problematic issues, to name a few.