Sentences with phrase «targeted by violence»
Businesses around the world bearing Trump's name face an increased risk now that he is in the White House, security experts warn, especially as several are in areas previously targeted by violence.
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«They learned a valuable lesson that the more violence you generate against the government, against the citizens, the more of a target you're going to become by the government and the international community,» Vigil said.
Many of us are shocked and depressed by the current state of America — its hardness of heart to the most vulnerable; its contempt for the poor; its violence abroad and at home; its corrupt sexual morality; its increasing intolerance and persecutory zeal (with ourselves as targets); and so on.
But, in a time of unprecedented religious violence — Christian persecution has never been more widespread, and Muslim communities around the world are frequently targeted by radicals and terrorists — celebrating a symbol of religious violence isn't just misguided; it sends the wrong signal about Christianity.
The MP explained that he was on the side of the «innocent» people being caught up in the violence and encouraged a response that would show the UK's intolerance of such behaviour: «The only way of stopping someone who continues to be violent, destructive, murderous and surgical in the way that they carry out their actions against innocent people is to stop them being able to have the capabilities to be able to do it and I think that's what we're targeting and I would hope that the Prime Minister and the President of the United States will be targeting the weapons of war and by doing so taking away the ability to wage war.»
In Morrison, another case, Congress justified laws targeting violence against women by saying women worked in a national market.
In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.
«Therefore, we are going to reinforce and reinvigorate the fight not only against elements of Boko Haram which are attempting a new series of attacks on soft targets, kidnappings, farmers versus herdsmen clashes, in addition to ethnic violence fuelled by political mischief makers.
In contrast, Low - Hogan stated that she was unconvinced that the map could act as a «road map» for criminals seeking targets, though she did express support for exceptions in the case of risks to health and safety of specific persons such as those impacted by domestic violence.
«In addition to this election - related violence, the country has been ravaged by widespread insecurity for years, with a recent increase in attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs said.
Grisanti is one of a handful of Republicans in hotly contested districts targeted by a mailer paid for by NYSUT's political arm that features a graphic image of a domestic violence victim.
Ms. Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico who has built a broader profile in part by focusing on immigration reform issues nationwide and in the city, said the policy would target women and children who were fleeing «horrific violence» at home.
The attack is the latest against a mosque in northeast Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region, as part of a campaign of violence by the Islamist group against civilian «soft» targets.
«In just three short years, this program has made a significant impact on guns and gang violence and reduced the incidence of shootings by approximately 40 % in targeted areas, including the 47th and 49th precincts.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will not be intimidated by any act of violence or force targeted at the party in the run - up to the 2016 elections.
«Today we celebrate the work of SUV, which has made a significant impact on gun and gang violence and reduced the incidence of shootings in targeted areas by approximately 46 percent.
Inspired by students from the targeted Florida high school, as many as 500,000 people are expected to rally against gun violence and in favor of stricter gun laws on March 24 in Washington, D.C., with sister marches taking place in cities across the world.
The violence is channeled in a very specific plan, with a very specific target — generally fed by the media through some sort of rhetoric, political or otherwise — with very specific tools, in the Giffords case, a 9 - millimeter Glock.
Although international attention has focused primarily on extreme cases of sexual abuse by combatants, such as targeted mass rapes during the Rwandan genocide and in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers on gender - based violence are revealing a much wider scope of abuses, perpetrators and victims.
Online dating sites are not doing enough to protect women from being targeted by stalkers and men convicted of domestic violence, according to a new anti-stalking charity.
And when Louie and Phil are finally transported to a Japanese POW camp, presided over by Corporal Watanabe (Miyavi), a.k.a. «The Bird,» Louie becomes the target of Watanabe's insecurity - fueled violence, the blows and blood of which Jolie never shies away from highlighting.
Jesse finds herself targeted by established models threatened by her arrival on the scene, which results in stomach - churning violence and gore.
This ordeal suffered by the victim and by the journalist exposes a strategy to target and silence the reporting and exposure of sexual violence.
«Until School - Related Gender - Based Violence is eliminated in and around schools across the world, many of the ambitious targets set by the global community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide safe and supportive learning environments, to achieve gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo Violence is eliminated in and around schools across the world, many of the ambitious targets set by the global community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide safe and supportive learning environments, to achieve gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - Ngcuka
Abundance reveals a compassionate and spontaneous Marie Antoinette who rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court; an enchanting and tenderhearted outsider who was loved by her adopted homeland and people until she became the target of revolutionary cruelty and violence; a dethroned queen whose depth of character sustained her in even the worst of times.
Pit bulls and other breeds similar to pit's are the targets of cruel humans who abuse the dog's natural sense of loyalty and desire to please by turning them into fighting dogs who are subject to unimaginable violence.
By William Ysaguirre Freelance Reporter In the spate of recent criminal activity, the robbers have often targeted and captured the victims», businesses» and / or security guards» licensed firearms, making the removal of these guns from the street a top priority for the Police Department in their fight to reduce gun violence.
In reality, however, violence against women, and sexual violence in particular, is a common everyday occurrence often perpetrated by «normal men» known and trusted by those targeted.
By placing the Soviet plane in the setting of an empty sky, devoid of potential targets, the artist highlights our cultural tendency to fetishize objects of war, while simultaneously neutering representations of violence — a practice that is particularly manifest in the content of mass - market video games.
«Targets» connects the shotgun shell to the shotgun and to the power and violence created by the two together.
Ecoterrorism.Eco - terrorism is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as «the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental - political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.»
Putting yourself between whalers and whales to protect the whales, even harassing the whalers, could be justified by defense of the defenseless, targeting specific whaler crew members or owners with violence is another.
Schools would have to collaborate with staff to adopt an anti-bullying and anti-violence plan to prevent and deal with all forms of bullying and violence targeting a student, a teacher or any other staff member, in addition to any other elements the minister might prescribe by regulation.
This sentiment is affirmed by the MOL, «[w] orkplace harassment may escalate to threats or acts of physical violence or a targeted worker may react violently to prolonged harassment in the workplace.
It targeted three spheres: reducing violence from political parties and elections, reducing violence by gangs, youth, and the state in marginalized communities, and reducing violence from organized crime.
In the world's less stable regions, diplomats, expatriate workers, company executives, celebrities, and other potential targets for militant or criminal violence depend upon security services rendered by private military contractors.
In fact, Maria Ttofi and David Farrington (both from the University of Cambridge) conducted a more sophisticated analysis of forty - four bullying prevention efforts (excluding programs that targeted violence or aggression generally) and uncovered some promising evidence: ``... school - based anti-bullying programs are effective: on average, bullying decreased by 20 — 23 % and victimization decreased by 17 — 20 %.»
«Sibling violence, and family and domestic violence experienced by female children aged 15 to 17 years, are areas where targeted research is especially needed.»
These differences may be explained in part by differences in questionnaire administration methods (eg, personal interviews vs self administration), questionnaire content, target populations, or definitions and severity of the violence assessed; however, such differences may also reflect true variation and cultural differences in violence perpetration.1 4 Standardised methodologies for assessing intimate partner violence (IPV) may help to enhance the reliability of results obtained from such studies and aid in comparing prevalence rates from diverse settings.
If relevant data are not readily available and effectively summarized and presented, the likelihood is low that they will be utilized by stakeholders in targeted efforts to reduce violence.
Providing targeted training to all school staff, will provide the skills to recognise and respond to students affected by domestic and family violence, including sexual assault; understand the issues and impact of domestic and family violence, refer for the appropriate support to help the student and report to the relevant support agency.
Target Population: Anyone affected by Family Violence: domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and limited sexual assauViolence: domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and limited sexual assauviolence, elder abuse, child abuse, and limited sexual assault cases
Children affected by family violence are less likely to enjoy this type of relationship — often because perpetrators of violence target the mother - child relationship — which means they're unable to receive the benefits of comfort during and after incidents of family violence.
Each of the five ABS areas will deliver science - and evidence - based preventative programmes that comprise ante and postnatal support programmes targeting one or more of the following: (1) social and emotional development — by addressing perinatal mental health problems, substance dependency and domestic violence as well as encouraging parenting practices that promote attachment; (2) language development by encouraging parents to talk, read and sing to, and particularly to praise — their babies and toddlers, and by ensuring local childcare services emphasise language development; and (3) nutrition and obesity by encouraging breast feeding and promoting good nutritional practices.
The Campaign Steering Committee also recommends that the Closing the Gap Strategy is enhanced by the development of targets to reduce rates of imprisonment and violence and that achieving the targets is funded by a justice reinvestment approach.
The irony is that those people whose stated purpose is to prevent domestic violence contribute to it by putting the whole body of Dr. Gardner's work out for target practice, not for analysis.