For weeks, a married friend has been watching a divorce reality show and telling me how much he wanted these couples to break up. One man was too manipulative, another didn’t appreciate his wife’s contributions and one woman was just needy. I still wondered how a married man could wish for others to get divorced. … Read more
San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors have approved a pilot program — one they call the first of its kind — guaranteeing income for survivors of domestic violence, aiming to help ease the financial burden of leaving an abusive situation. The program will provide monthly $1,000 payments to 20 survivors of domestic violence with at least … Read more
Police issuing warnings in domestic violence cases could use video and audio recordings, text messages, testimony from children or neighbours, and medical records as evidence, Chinese authorities said in new national guidelines. The guidelines were recently issued by nine government agencies – including the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme Court and the All-China Women’s … Read more
In a harrowing incident that has left the New Ross community in County Wexford reeling, eight-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib was fatally stabbed while trying to protect her mother from a violent house intruder. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday night, 2 December, in the family’s home, with Malika succumbing to her injuries the following morning … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two UN agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women and girls during 2023, … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced a new domestic violence law to enhance victim protection and impose stricter penalties on offenders. Federal Decree-Law No 13 of 2024 was passed to address various forms of abuse, including financial, psychological, sexual, and physical, while also providing robust victim protection measures. The law imposes severe penalties for … Read more
Jaquane Lawayne Ealey, 42, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly shot the victim several times in the abdomen, police said Lawyer Herald A Florida man accused of getting into a gunfight with his own nephew is now facing charges of second-degree attempted murder in connection with the incident. Jaquane Lawayne … Read more
Most Colorado workers are now eligible to receive at least part of their salaries while recovering from illness or caring for a baby, but people who are new to their jobs may not have protection from firing or demotion. Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program has paid out about $420 million on 82,000 claims … Read more
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. As audiences flock to see It Ends With Us in theatres, there’s concern that the movie’s breezy marketing campaign is sending the wrong message about its serious subject matter — intimate partner violence. Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who is … Read more
Producer and stylist Rhea Kapoor has come to the defence of Hollywood actress Blake Lively, who has faced growing criticism over her ‘tone deaf’ promotion strategy for her new film ‘It Ends With Us‘. The film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, has sparked controversy online, with some fans calling for Lively to be … Read more
