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  • Maybe Cops Shouldn't Handle Domestic Violence Calls

    September 22, 2021 |

    The Cut |

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    Response Location: United States, Moab, Utah

    The case of Gabby Petito illustrates how decades-old laws meant to make police take domestic violence more seriously can backfire on the people who most need protection. Mandatory-arrest laws require police responding to a domestic-violence complaint to determine who is the primary aggressor, as a prelude to an arrest. In Petito's case, as in many, Moab, Utah, police deemed her the aggressor based on a cursory investigation, and possibly based on ingrained biases against women. This does nothing to get at the root of the problem and get people the help they need.

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  • He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.

    September 16, 2021 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin is a leader in the movement to treat fathers as equal caregivers and to prioritize shared custody in divorces. But this fathers' rights reform, combined with outmoded ideas about women who allege domestic violence, often forces domestic violence victims to maintain frequent communication with their abusers and to turn over their children to violent former spouses for visits. Although the shared-custody law does exempt cases of serious domestic violence, advocates say the law allows large exceptions, makes proving allegations too hard, and is overseen by courts dismissive of women's allegations.

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  • ‘Every man was drinking': how much do bans on alcohol help women in India?

    September 14, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Bihar

    The Bihar, India, state government banned drinking and selling alcohol in 2016 after women in the mostly rural state mounted protests blaming men's alcohol abuse for rampant violence against women. Hundreds of thousands of arrests, carrying severe penalties, resulted from the ban. Previous bans in Bihar and other states failed because of unpopularity and loopholes. This one has some evidence to suggest a 15% decline in drinking, but only a 4% decline in violence, while bootlegging and other crimes have increased. The prohibition protests have spread to other states.

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  • Sexually Abused Women Are Running To This 'Secret Safe House' For Healing

    September 04, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    In Nigeria's Oyo state, survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence can find emergency shelter and a host of services at Women Safe House. The stigmas attached to these crimes and the government's failure to enforce the relevant laws leave women and girls with emotional challenges that can be addressed through counseling and support groups. The safe house supplements its limited bed space with a network of volunteers willing to house survivors. The safe house's services include low-interest loans to help women achieve independence by starting their own small businesses.

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  • "I Wouldn't Take No For An Answer"

    August 03, 2021 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

    Married off to an abusive older man at age 9, Akkatai Teli could not read or write. But she recognized how the rural India justice system neglected women like her in a misogynistic society with high rates of domestic violence, creaky legal machinery, and social pressure to cover up abuse and stay in awful marriages. Teli built a sisterhood movement throughout 50 villages that has helped more than 1,000 women fight for their rights by agitating for attention from police and courts.

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  • ‘I'm not alone': survivors organise against sexual violence in Colombia

    July 22, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Mujeres Sembrando Vida is a network of women that supports victims of sexual and domestic violence by guiding them through the reporting process, ensuring cases are handled appropriately by authorities, and holding workshops for women about gender equality and their rights. The group has also set up a collective savings account to help women in emergencies.

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  • Outgunned: Why California's groundbreaking firearms law is failing

    July 21, 2021 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Two decades ago, California became the first state to create a system to track and seize guns from people no longer legally permitted to possess a gun. Thousands of guns have been seized. But the database of gun owners now barred from gun possession because of a violent offense, a serious mental illness, or a restraining order has ballooned and many people slip through the cracks of a system "mired in chronic shortcomings." Local police often fail to support the system and the state's investigation bureau is understaffed.

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  • Can ‘Bad Men' Ever Change?

    July 21, 2021 |

    The Cut |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Among the many restorative justice programs in the U.S., the Domestic Violence Safe Dialogue program was one of the few to arrange face-to-face dialogue between survivors and men who had violently abused women. This form of surrogate dialogue – the pairings are between strangers – helps two people who want to change but can't do it alone. After extensive preparation and led by a facilitator, the meeting gives survivors a way to hear they were not to blame for the harm done to them, and for the men to admit responsibility and help someone else in ways that traditional punitive justice often cannot.

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  • Barred From Her Own Home: How a Tool for Fighting Domestic Abuse Fails

    June 17, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Stay-away orders are a tool New York judges can use to protect victims from their abusers even before accusations get scrutinized in court. They grew out of a reform movement that urged police and prosecutors to take domestic violence more seriously. But they have become a form of summary justice, routinely issued upon the filing of a complaint without proper vetting. They have wrecked families and cost people their homes and jobs based on what turn out to be flimsy or false accusations. New York courts and legislators are considering proposals to fix the system.

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  • The helpline for jealous and violent men

    June 08, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Most domestic violence telephone helplines offer help to women who have been abused, and counseling programs for men provide their services in prison, once men have committed serious violence. But Línea Calma tries to prevent domestic violence by offering men psychological counseling by phone. The sessions of 60 to 90 minutes focus on helping men understand their feelings of rage, often linked to jealousy and machismo. In just a few months, the line (which in Spanish means the Calm Line) has taken more than 2,000 calls and some couples attest to its effectiveness in enabling men to react more calmly.

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