Sentences with phrase «victims of the abuse of power»

The swelling anger of the victims of the abuse of power is embarrassing to the church, and those in power would like it to stop.

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«Julie Ingersoll, a professor at the University of North Florida who studies evangelical communities, said mental isolation is key to abuse, and websites telling the stories of abuse survivors «completely undermine the power of abusers to convince their victims that it's their fault and that they're all alone.

To me and to every victim of spiritual abuse by Pastors in a position of power and influence.

Words alone just don't have the power to alleviate so many layers of pain, but I hope in reflecting on this passage, victims of every kind of abuse will be reminded:

Holding onto that kind of mentality is never healthy, I agree, but there is no shame or lack of power with acknowledging that you have been a victim of some abuse or miscarriage of justice in any way shape or form.

Think about it — throughout the dialogue here support has been given to you for your approach in bringing about justice for victims of abuse and confronting powers that abuse.

Like the victims and survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, ignored for years by people in positions of power, now on the long road to the truth.

Review: Evan Rachel Wood flip - flops between victim and victimiser in this study of abuse of power

The film's focus on first Willoughby's absolution for not solving Angela's case, then Jason's for repeatedly abusing his power as a police officer, increasingly pull attention away from the victim, so that a teenage girl's rape and murder eventually becomes the springboard for a pair of bad cops» redemption.

Tips: How to protect yourself from financial abuse, coerced debt — Knowledge is power if you're a victim of a partner's financial abuse that has led to debt.

«Sem / Título» (Untitled), «Palomo,» Ordinário» (Ordinary), «Soledad,» and «Americano» are dedicated to the victims of the of abuse of power, of extermination commandos; to the incarcerated; and to those who lose their minds in social destituteness, on the streets or in the hands of the State.»

To continue to oppose it would be a shameful betrayal of the innocent victims of this most evil abuse of power.

Workplace sexual harassment is an abuse of sexual and economic power that attacks the dignity of the victim as an employee and a human being.

Court documents for the financial elder abuse charges show that Lisa L. Cole, the defendant, was the victim's power of attorney, which means she had legal control over the... [Read more...]

· Victims of sexual abuse committed when they were children by persons in positions of power at Indian residential school facilities, a school for the blind, various public and private schools and the Boy Scouts;

Controlling partners also use any power they have at their disposal to manipulate their spouse, resulting in financial and emotional abuse or even using the children as leverage to coerce the victim to submit to the authority of the abuser.

«More than 20,000 victims disclosed instances of economic abuse, in which the abuser forcibly took control of or manipulated the victim's finances in order to wield power over him or her.»

(b) In determining whether there has been a history of domestic violence, the court shall consider whether a party has committed an act of domestic violence as defined s. 741.28, or child abuse as defined in s. 39.01, against the other party or any member of the other party's family; engaged in a pattern of behaviors that exert power and control over the other party and that may compromise the other party's ability to negotiate a fair result; or engaged in behavior that leads the other party to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.

From verbal, psychological, and emotional manipulation to physical, sexual, and economic abuse, relationship violence relies on the tactics of intimidation to establish power and control over the victim.

As defined by a Houston victim legal advocacy agency, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic abuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's parAbuse, Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic abuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's parabuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's partner.

Based on this evidence as well as evidence of physical abuse during the marriage, Kim's therapist testified that Kim was «very much a victim of domestic violence» and Shane had «issues of power and control.»

There is an invincible power or control the perpetrator of domestic abuse holds over his or her victim.