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U.S. Fails to Adequately Comply with Domestic Violence Recommendations Issued...
The American Civil Liberties Union and several other human rights groups appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today and presented testimony that detailed the United...
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Tribal Governments Able to Take Criminal Action on Non-Indians
Washington, DC- On March 7, 2015, Tribal governments may elect to begin exercising jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, or violate a protection order...
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NRA opposition forces New Orleans lawmaker to gut anti-domestic violence bill
Phillip Gouaux introduced himself as a council member from Lafourche Parish April 29 before delivering stunning testimony — in a few short breaths — to a panel of lawmakers at the Louisiana State...
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Elonis Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Fails Victims
DENVER, CO–Yesterday, in a concerning turn of events, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Anthony Douglas Elonis in a case that will have a profound impact on victims and survivors of online abuse and...
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Women Lawmakers Revive Gun-Control Effort By Making It About Domestic Violence
Gun control’s weary warriors have been searching for a way to appeal to Republicans and give the issue a pulse in Congress. A couple of Midwestern women Democrats may have found a way to do it, by...
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More than 1,600 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds
Study ranks the states on the rate of women murdered by men in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — More than 1,600 women were murdered by men in 2013 and the most...
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Advocating for Domestic Violence Victims Who Have Been Arrested for Domestic...
See complete Women’s Justice Center article. Introduction One of the effects of stricter laws and policies directing police to treat domestic violence as serious violent crime has been skyrocketing...
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Judicial shortcomings for domestic violence victims
The number of domestic violence-related deaths in Pima County increased by 50 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Ed Mercurio-Sakwa,...
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Firearms and Domestic Violence: A Deadly Combination
From the National Center on Protection Orders Full Faith and Credit Newsletter, March 23, 2017 Firearms and Domestic Violence: A Deadly Combination Currently, there is a significant amount of...
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Colorado: New Domestic Violence Stalking Law Goes Into Effect
A new law aimed at protecting victims of stalking and domestic violence has gone into effect. Reports of domestic violence – including stalking – have been increasing in Colorado for the last decade....
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