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Mamta’s Story: Domestic Violence in Nepal

The murmurs in the crowd slowly faded away as Bibek Koirala, the presenter for the day, stepped up to the podium and cleared his throat at the mike. “Hello everyone. If you all are settled in, we would like to begin the press...

by Natasha Lipman

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Violence Against Women in Mexico

Violence against women is unfortunately prevalent all over the world and occurs both in the home and without, is both illegal and yet often not prosecuted, and always leaves permanent scars on the societies in which these atroc...

by Natasha Lipman

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A Life Phases approach to Gender Based Violence

There lacks a unanimous definition of what Gender Based Violence (GBV) is as it differs in countries, communities and the legal context. Murray Straus, of the University of New Hampshire however echoes it as aggression, as oppo...

by Eunice Kilonzo

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Silence Behind Closed Doors

Domestic violence in the Russian Federation is a silent issue. According to the CEDAW, almost 14,000 Russian women are killed every year by partners or family members. Taking into consideration the skewed government statistics...

by Ekaterina Mordvinova

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Gender Based Violence: The scourge of emergencies

Even the most well resourced nation is almost always caught off guard by an emergency. An emergency can cause a humanitarian crisis which leads to a total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from conflict. In many ...

by Jermain Ndhlovu

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