Sentences with phrase «threat of sexual violence»

Women defending environmental human rights may face additional risks, including the threat of sexual violence, loss of credibility, and loss of livelihoods.

The threat of sexual violence is an effective device, but also an easy one.

According to their cited statistics, «more than 21 million female gamers have reported sexual harassment and abuse — including extreme threats of sexual violence and death.»

Not exact matches

And then he watched in awe and horror as students began posting intimate and often offensive remarks about their peers — including sexual histories, accusations of drug use, and threats of violence.

It's admirable that Biden is speaking out for the victims of sexual abuse, but resorting to insults and threats of violence seems more like (potentially dangerous) posturing than offering real long - term terms solutions to the problems highlighted by the #MeToo moment.

Respondents told of insults, threats, violence, and sexual abuse; 86 said they had suffered bodily harm from fellow refugees and staff at the resettlement centers.

Those risk behaviors included some of the largest threats to health for young people, such as excessive drinking, smokeless tobacco use, unsafe sexual activity, physical violence, and unsafe use of motor vehicles.

«We have really stark evidence of how women teachers» professional lives are being blighted by regular incidences of online sexual harassment and threats of violence from pupils and parents.

Last December, the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, wrote a letter informing the criminal justice agency's deputy commissioner that the official, Brian J. Gestring, had created an environment «rife with incidents of sexual harassment, ageism, racism, and threats of retaliation and physical violence.»

A state investigation of Brian Gestring, a senior official with the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, found that he had created an environment «rife with incidents of sexual harassment, ageism, racism, and threats of retaliation and physical violence.»

Hope for Future Generation made this known in an interaction with the press in Tarkwa of the Western Region on 24th November 2017 and according to HFFG, the rampant increasing of sexual violence, rape, forced marriage, Human trafficking and defilement are still canker and threat to the country as many communities practice defiant behaviours.

The United Nations defines violence against women as «any act of gender - based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.»

Adversity is commonly defined as anything children perceive as a threat to their physical safety or that jeopardizes their family or social structure, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, bullying by peers, violence at home, parental divorce, separation or death, parental substance abuse, living in a neighborhood with high crime rates, homelessness, discrimination, poverty and the loss of a relative or another loved one.

Emergency situations include a recent threat of violence or sexual violence, recent act of violence or sexual violence, or if your health or someone else's is in danger.

Among the many findings is that 80 % of teens know a victim of dating abuse, 47 % suffered personally control behavior and almost 3 experience sexual or physical violence or threats.

Dating Abuse is defined as a pattern of coercive behavior in which one person attempts to control another through threats or actual use of physical violence, sexual assault, and verbal or psychological abuse.

The story involves a sorority house that is being harassed by an obscene phone caller who goes from disturbing sexual comments to threats of violence.

She has spoken out about receiving vile death and rape threats because of her campaign work and has re-trained police officers on matters of sexual violence.

Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and psychological aggression, and we can add these to the list of threats and intimidation.

To protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets.

That doesn't mean no storyteller or video game should ever tackle rape — of course they should, where a story demands it — but if the only reason to include sexual violence is to emphasise a woman's vulnerability or a man's evilness, then it's fair to question why a threat of murder is not enough.

Everyday internet trolls harass women with demeaning language and, in extreme cases, threats of violence, death and sexual assault.

At this particular moment, our bodies face an outlandish number of threats ranging from gun violence, to legislation against reproductive rights, to widespread sexual abuse.

«One researcher told of receiving threats of sexual assault and violence against her children after her photograph appeared in a newspaper article promoting a community tree - planting day as a local action to mitigate climate change.»

One [climate] researcher told of receiving threats of sexual assault and violence against her children after her photograph appeared in a newspaper article promoting a community tree - planting day as a local action to mitigate climate change.

Two days after the article appeared, she received emails containing threats of sexual assault and violence against her children.

As a result, new section 49.7 (Domestic or Sexual Violence Leave) provides that an employee who has been employed by an employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks is entitled to up to 10 days and up to 15 weeks of unpaid leave each year if the employee or a child of the employee experiences domestic or sexual violence or the threat of domestic or sexual vioSexual Violence Leave) provides that an employee who has been employed by an employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks is entitled to up to 10 days and up to 15 weeks of unpaid leave each year if the employee or a child of the employee experiences domestic or sexual violence or the threat of domestic or sexual vViolence Leave) provides that an employee who has been employed by an employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks is entitled to up to 10 days and up to 15 weeks of unpaid leave each year if the employee or a child of the employee experiences domestic or sexual violence or the threat of domestic or sexual viosexual violence or the threat of domestic or sexual vviolence or the threat of domestic or sexual viosexual violenceviolence.

An employee who has been employed by an employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks will be entitled to a leave of absence without pay if the employee or a child of the employee experiences domestic or sexual violence, or the threat of domestic or sexual violence.

Bill 148 originally proposed to expand the grounds for claiming personal emergency leave to include domestic or sexual violence or the threat of sexual or domestic violence.

The Action Plan indicates that the government intends to do its part to establish an Ontario where everyone lives in safety and is free from the threat, fear or experience of sexual violence and harassment.

Some of Borker's behaviour was completely outrageous, and included alleged threats of litigation and violence, both physical and sexual, against disgruntled customers.

Domestic violence charges include not only domestic assault charges, but also every degree of felony assault, misdemeanor assault (gross misdemeanor and simple misdemeanor assault), «terroristic threats,» interference with an emergency call (interference with a 911 call), criminal sexual conduct, child neglect, child endangerment, child abuse, stalking and harassment crimes, violation of an Order for Protection (OFP), or violation of a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO).

The proposed legislation would also expand the scope of grounds for taking PEL to include employees experiencing domestic or sexual violence, or the threat of domestic or sexual violence.

If the harassment includes discriminatory conduct (i.e. sexual harassment, racial or religious slurs etc.) the employer may also face liability under the Ontario Human Rights Code.9 If the harassment includes threats of violence or actual violence, the employer may also be in breach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.10

The range of allegations that arise in a domestic context are varied and include threats of violence, criminal harassment, assaults, sexual assaults, and others, but the common theme is that all domestic offences carry significant consequences if a person is found guilty of any such offence.

The original version of Bill 148 would have added «sexual or domestic violence, or the threat of sexual or domestic violence» experienced by an employee or a listed family member as a specific ground for claiming personal emergency leave under the ESA.

Specific examples of the abuse of domestic workers cited by Mr Ewins in his report include physical and sexual violence, threats, psychological, emotional and verbal violence, isolation, food deprivation, sleep deprivation, denial of private life and intimacy, excessive working hours, confiscation of identity documents, non-payment of wages or grossly inadequate wages, no access to health or medical care, limited freedom of movement, threat of deportation, and assertions by the employer of their impunity.

Despite that, through the use of social media which the Employer has participated in via @TTChelps, patrons feel free without consequence to subject bargaining unit employees to all sorts of abuse, including derogatory language, sexual harassment, sexist and racist comments, and threats of violence.

The cries for embattled U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to step down for not protecting female staffers who said they experienced violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff intensified on Saturday, with fellow Democrats...

U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement, has found herself in the awkward position of apologizing for not protecting female staffers in her Washington office who say they experienced violence, death threats and sexual...

The cries for embattled U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to step down for not protecting female staffers who said they experienced violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff intensified on Saturday, with fellow Democrats saying the...

Sexual violence is an abuse of power which may involve the use of physical force, threat or coercion.

That I speak about the need for a representative body today does not mean that I am not concerned about the challenges that will emerge for our communities through climate change, or the threat to our children through sexual abuse and the prevalence of violence.

Incidentally, in its discussion of the shelter survey the Critique neglects to mention that in addition to the 3 % who reported batterers getting custody despite abuse, another 2 % of shelter residents reported abusers getting custody despite child sexual abuse, 34 % reported the batterer threatens kidnapping, 11 % reported that the batterer kidnapped the child; 21 % reported that the kidnapping threats forced them to return to the abuser, 25 % reported verbal threats during visitation, and 10 % reported physical violence during visitation.

Violence not only manifests as physical or sexual assault, but also as the exercise of power and control which may include direct or indirect threats, emotional and psychological abuse, economic control, property damage and social isolation.

The two component solution (not in table) explained 68.6 % of the total variance: the first component contained the item assessing threat of physical violence («Threatened to hurt me or someone I care about»), the last three physical violence items and all sexual violence items.

They are deeply and rightly concerned that the construct of «parental alienation» defined by Gardner is so poorly formed that it will allow narcissistic predatory parents to continue their abuse, including the incestuous sexual abuse of the child and the psychological domination of the child (and spouse) through threats of violence directed toward the child and spouse.

Children with the following issues: Arguing, violence, dropping out of school, truancy, gang involvement and other poor peer relations, destruction of property, defiance, alcohol and other drug abuse, sexual acting out, runaway threats and behavior, and suicidal threats and attempts.

Acts of family violence not only include assault and physical injury, but also sexual assault, threats (direct and indirect), controlling access to money, damaging property, social isolation, emotional and psychological torment and any behaviour which causes a person to live in fear.

Abusers often employ a variety of tactics in their quest to control their targets, including physical abuse (e.g., pushing, hitting, choking), sexual abuse (e.g., forced sexual activities), emotional abuse (e.g., name - calling, insults, public or private humiliation), economic abuse (e.g., controlling finances, preventing the partner from having a job), coercion and threats (e.g., threatening to harm or leave the partner), intimidation (e.g., destroying the partner's property, harming the partner's pet), social isolation (e.g., monitoring or limiting the partner's social contacts and outside activities), and denial (e.g., denying or minimizing the abuse, blaming the partner for the abuse)(see Hines, Brown, & Dunning, 2007; National Domestic Violence Hotline, 2015; Pence & Paymar, 1993; U.S. Department of Justice, 2008, 2014).