Sentences with phrase «violence crimes against women»

In 1991, at least 21,000 domestic violence crimes against women were reported to the police every week.

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= > The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is a United States law introduced into congress in 1999 which defines violent as sault committed against pregnant women as being a crime against two victims: the woman and the fetus she carries.

As a human rights activist, I assume you know the extent of the problem we are up against: that violence against women around the world is now both so routine and so extreme that the UN has called for «femicide» to be a recognised crime.

There's an insistence on pathologising male violence against women that is not seen in other violent crimes.

If such a person had committed crimes of violence against women and were imprisoned, they may have a legally protected right to be housed in a women's prison, solely on the basis of their self - declared gender identity.

«We are confident that Eric Schneiderman will be prosecuted for his horrific crimes against women, but in the meantime anyone who has benefited from his massive campaign war chest should do the right thing and step up to help victims of domestic violence,» they said in the statement.

The minister for crime prevention told the Guardian: «As the Home Office minister with responsibility for tackling violence against women and girls, I am extremely concerned by the sexist and utterly abhorrent statements Julien Blanc has made about women.

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How seriously can we take male violence against women and girls, when we collude with rapists and domestic abusers by refusing to mention their crimes, and instead offer them acting roles, sporting contracts, record deals and awards?

But judging by this year's audience reactions to the sold - out showings of both Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» and Dee Rees» «Mudbound,» maybe sentiment concerning matters involving the verbal and physical abuse of women, hate crimes and violence directed at those of different races or creeds and the rise of white supremacy has affected more than just those who voted against the GOP candidate.

Where is the «accountability» for... > The «entertainment» industry flooding our youth with heinously toxic, cognitively poisonous VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES and GANGSTER - THUG GLORIFYING music / videos that promote crime, substance abuse, disgusting conduct, mistreatment & violence against women, anti-educational achievement, anti-positive values, anti-professional careers, anti-healthy, responsible behaviors!

Beck then published gritty crime novels (the newly discovered Shetani's Sister is due soon), and as his books sold in the millions (and his publisher ripped him off), he spoke out against racism, violence, and the exploitation of women.

Linda Fairstein — lawyer, former prosecutor, and author of twenty - two books — is one of America's foremost legal experts on crimes of violence against women and children.

The pair are friends with the best - selling crime writer Karin Slaughter (whose psychologically complex thrillers are driven by her outrage about the epidemic of violence against women) and with Emily Giffin, Atlanta's modern - day Jane Austen.

Ensure adequate oversight of officials responsible for responding to and investigating crimes of violence against women, and ensure that administrative, disciplinary or criminal measures are available to hold such officials accountable.

By contrast, a report to the Scottish Parliament in 2003, A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries: Victoria, Australia; Ireland; the Netherlands; and Sweden, found that countries (such as the Netherlands) which had legalised and / or regulated prostitution had seen a dramatic increase in all aspects of the sex industry and a corresponding increase in organised crime and violence against women.

After conducting DNA testing on crime scene evidence, we uncovered a DNA profile that «hit» in the CODIS federal DNA database to a man with a long history of violence against women and children.

He then discussed cases involving violence against women and children (130,000 cases over the past 5 years, food safety (42000) and environmental protection crimes (88,000), and telecommunications crime.