Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can take place in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or between former spouses or partners. In its broadest sense, domestic violence also involves violence against children, teenagers, parents, or the elderly. It takes multiple forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, and sexual abuse, which can range …
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CSJ: Centre for Social Justice · 3 December 2024 English
Still Ambitious for Recovery: How to address illegal drug addiction and strengthen law enforcement’s role
grips of homelessness, substance abuse, and domestic violence - a tragic intersection that too many vulnerable …
Manitoba Office of the Children's Advocate · 2 December 2024 French
Forts de notre engagement à l’égard de la justice sociale et de notre approche reposant sur les droits, nous intégrons dans notre pratique la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux …
differential response make a difference: Examining domestic violence cases in child protection services”, Child … impact of child welfare policies in cases of domestic violence”, Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention … females who during childhood were exposed to domestic violence”, Child and Family Social Work, 17(1), 55–65 … et S. WHELAN. “The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and young people: A review of … org/10.1177/0193841X09360323. KAPPOR, S. “Domestic violence against women and girls”, Innocenti Digest …
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada · 1 December 2024 English
In all, the Tribunal has made orders, or provided guidance, The Tribunal hopes to have all Parties return to the table to regarding the backlogs, urgent requests, the Back-to-Basics discuss …
2025 • caregivers and children fleeing from domestic violence; and o Working with Parties, Canada must identify … system; • caregivers and children fleeing from domestic violence; and • certain time-sensitive cases. The Tribunal …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 28 November 2024 English
Since its creation in the 1950s, the European Economic Community, and today's European Union, has had the power to promote equality between women and men, in employment and other areas …
Council) to combat violence against women and domestic violence. While the measures it envisages to enhance … No comprehensive data on gender-based and domestic violence against men exists. Eurostat data on homicides … men and women are victims of psychological domestic violence: 31 % of men and 29 % of women report to have …
World Bank Group · 28 November 2024 English
This report explores the key issues relating to women's employment in Azerbaijan and offers recommendations to policymakers and companies for tackling gender-based occupational segregation in the labor market and increasing …
grievances when needed. CCI Azerbaijan’s Domestic Violence Policy seeks to foster a safe and supportive … all forms of domestic violence. It empowers employees experiencing domestic violence by ensuring their …
AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 28 November 2024 English
International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026 2026/en The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly …
due to the direct and indirect impacts of domestic violence. Choice of words could move the needle in …
EU: European Union · 26 November 2024 English
for more support measures for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. For energy security …
EU: European Union · 26 November 2024 English
and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention), which not all Member …
EU: European Union · 26 November 2024 English
directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM(2022)0105) includes adding FGM, IGM …
UN: The United Nations · 26 November 2024 English
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violence against women, including sexual and domestic violence, are promptly and thoroughly investigated … concerned about reports that men accused of domestic violence have used defamation provisions to lodge … the right of individuals to seek redress in domestic violence cases; (d) Take concrete steps to decriminalize …