Young brides’ deaths trigger dowry crackdown in southern India
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation India’s Kerala state has launched a crackdown on the payment of dowry after the deaths of four young married women highlighted domestic abuse linked to the custom, which remains common despite being banned 60 years ago. Traditionally gold jewellery that parents hand over when their daughters wed, nowadays dowries can include […]
Britain passes “life-saving” law on domestic abuse
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Britain passed “life-saving” domestic abuse legislation last week that campaigners say will protect millions of women, hold more abusers to account and clamp down harder on revenge porn. About 2.4 million people, mostly women, experience domestic abuse every year, according to the government. A woman looks towards dark clouds over the […]
Can GPS tags stop domestic abusers? France turns to trackers to fight violence
Thomson Reuters Foundation As France trials electronic bracelets to keep domestic abusers away from their victims, women’s rights campaigners have warned that tagging systems will not be enough to stop violent men from killing. The GPS-tracking devices – similar to tags used to keep tabs on sex offenders – detect when an abuser gets too […]
UK TV soap ‘EastEnders’ could “save lives” with domestic abuse under lockdown plot
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A harrowing storyline in the popular British soap opera EastEnders could save lives, as a mother is killed by her husband as she tries to flee her toxic marriage following lockdown, domestic abuse charities said. Reports of domestic abuse have soared around the world during the new coronavirus pandemic, with lockdowns […]
Wow!: Tuk-tuk warriors – the abuse victims who rode to women’s rescue in lockdown India
ANNIE BANERJI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India on how abuse survivors in India are helping other women…
Commonwealth launches training for bystanders to spot domestic abuse
Londom, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From nurses to taxi drivers, people across the Commonwealth will be offered training on how to spot signs of domestic abuse under a plan launched on Friday, aimed at creating a network of skilled bystanders to intervene and support victims. The project aims to reach and train people in positions to […]
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Companies were urged on Friday to offer a lifeline to workers suffering from domestic abuse after official data showed the number of women murdered in England and Wales rose by 10 per cent in a year to a 13-year high. The number of female murder or manslaughter victims rose to 241 […]
#METOO: SURVEY SHOWS MORE US PASTORS PREACHING ABOUT ABUSE
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the findings of a new survey looking at how a growing number US Protestant pastors are tackling issues of domestic and sexual abuse in their sermons…
Education is key to ending UK’s ‘silent epidemic’ of domestic abuse
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain needs to provide children who witness domestic violence with more support to break the cycle of abuse, campaigners said on Wednesday, as the government plans to introduce a law boosting protection for victims. A proposed bill, announced in March, includes tough measures such as forcing abusers to wear electronic monitoring devices […]