Violence against women during elections is a growing concern. Physical assault, verbal sexual abuse, abductions, and ...

The Justice Department has determined women no longer may cite gender-based violence as grounds for seeking asylum in the U.S ...

Violence against Black women and girls is a longstanding national epidemic that has long been overlooked and underreported. Though they make up less than 5% of Los Angeles’ population, ...

Multiple UN Special Rapporteurs on violence against women, its causes and consequences, have repeated calls for a binding instrument. The UN has acknowledged the violence for more than 30 years.

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) — landmark legislation championed by President Joe Biden that enshrined federal protections and support for survivors — has been in a legislative limbo ...

A new tool for monitoring violence against women and girls (VAWG) has drawn a mixed reaction from campaigners as the ...

Editorial: Our second refuge – built thanks to the generosity of our readers – is complete. But far more work is needed to ...

If you ask President Joe Biden, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)—passed as part of former President Bill Clinton's 1994 crime bill, with expansions authorized every few years since—was an ...

Violence against women has nothing to do with women, and everything to do with violent masculinity and the cultures of countries and police forces that tolerate it. Men and women are killed by men.

How the Violence Against Women Act Failed Women The provision of the 1994 Crime Bill sponsored by then-Senator Joe Biden has contributed to mass incarceration and state violence. Abigail Higgins ...

In report, Matanyahu Englman says Israel has not taken steps recommended in 2021 audit of same issue, says growing violence figures oblige state to act to fix deficiencies The post Comptroller says ...

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