Survivor Story: Walking away from domestic violence
I belong to a middle class family. I was married three years back and it was an arranged marriage. Before marriage, I had spoken to my husband and his behavior was very friendly and affectionate, he had told me that he doesn’t drink and doesn’t have any bad habits. In fact, he used to respect [...]
UNICEF report 2012: Child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence plague India
Kounteya Sinha, TNN NEW DELHI: Modern India continues to be plagued by social and health ills like child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence. Latest data in the “State of the World’s Children report 2012″ released by Unicef on Wednesday shows that almost 22% women in India, who are now aged between 20 and 24 years gave [...]
Slate: What George Huguely’s Murder Conviction Can Teach Us About Domestic Violence
By Kimberly Lo On Wednesday, George Huguely was found guilty in the murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend, fellow University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love. He was given a prison sentence of 26 years. Their affair was marked by heated public arguments, nasty email exchanges, and even violence. For over a year, I was involved [...]
India Ink: From Bollywood Starlet To Florida Women’s Rights Champion
By Sarah Khan Today she runs a non-profit organization in Florida that rescues women from domestic violence, but in another life, Somy Ali was just a girl with a Bollywood crush — and a girl on a mission. And so, in 1992, at the startlingly young age of 15, she moved from Miami to Mumbai [...]
Huffington Post: Violence Against Women Act Becomes Partisan Issue
WASHINGTON — Protecting women from violence and abuse has been an issue of bipartisan cooperation since President Clinton signed the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994. It was reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2000 and again in 2005. Not this year. On Feb. 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (S. 1925) [...]
Hindustan Times: Domestic violence on the rise, 22 cases reported this year
By Divya Sethi Domestic violence against women is widely prevalent in Gurgaon. As many as 22 cases of domestic violence have been reported till February 13 this year. According to the women and child welfare department, about 20 cases on an average are reported every month in the district. Last year, a total of 181 such [...]
Elder Abuse as Domestic Violence: A Growing Concern
According to the World Bank, in 2010 India had a massive population that just keeps growing. The elder population alone has demonstrated growth in recent years. In 2000, the population of those 65 or older was just over 62 million and by mid-2011, there were over 90 million elders. And, it is projected that this [...]
The Ticker 2.13.12
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: Republicans Retreat on Domestic Violence 2.9.12, The New York Times Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Women and Children: The Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act 2.9.12, Huffington Post
Dude of the Day: Farhan Akhtar
Famous Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar has a new mission – to fight violence against women! The multifaceted Akhtar has provided support to Delhi Police by being part of a newspaper campaign aimed at educating people on the issue of violence against women. In the advertisement, Akhtar sends an important message to Delhiites saying, “Make Delhi safer for [...]
Times of India: Workshop for RMC staff to curb domestic violence
RANCHI: In an attempt to reduce cases of domestic violence with help of elected representatives, Women Helpline and Child Line in association with Unicef organized an orientation workshop for ward councillors of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC). The participants were made aware of the role they can play in counselling families living in their respective wards to check cases of [...]
