According to blogger, Carolyn Steber, who researched financial abuse in her article published on Bustle, all couples have disagreements about money at some point. However, she says that “if your partner is controlling when it comes to spending, discourages you from earning more money, or has begun controlling all the income in your relationship, itRead more
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According to Rachel Louise Snyder, author of the book, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, American Culture dictates how people must live especially women. She says that it is entrenched in their minds, that “children must have a father, a relationship is the ultimate goal, family is theRead more
A judge at Manchester Crown Court has been strongly criticised by domestic violence organisations for the judgement he passed during a domestic violence case. The case involves Alexander Evans who was accused by his girlfriend, Stacey Booth, of coercive abuse involving multiple incidents of physical and emotional abuse. Booth testified how he would unlock herRead more
Based on an article by Alanna Vagianos published on HuffPost US, the “U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the “Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls… [and the report revealed that] more than half were killed by partners or family members.” According to the report “six women are killed everyRead more
Lynne Rosychuk, lost her daughter, Jessica Martel, on 29 April 2009 when she was strangled to death by her husband in front of her three children. Martel was going to escape that day, but her husband found out about her plans and it was too late. Rosychuk remembers being questioned by the media and whenRead more
The Station Commander of the South African Police Service (Humewood) Brig L. Bentley invites the community to a participative meeting on Domestic Violence. Date: Wednesday, 29 May 2019 Time: 18h00 Venue: Grand Hotel, Athol Fugard Terrace, Central, Port ElizabethRead more
According to an article published by BBC News, in England and Whales, “police officers and staff accused of domestic abuse are a third less likely to be convicted than the public, figures from 37 forces suggest… [even though] more than four allegations of domestic abuse against police staff were recorded each week.” The investigation conductedRead more
In an article published several days ago by the Chicago Tribune, regarding their longstanding investigation into the effects of “Cook County judges sharply lowering bonds for people accused of violent domestic attacks,” they reveal how the Cook County courts are placing victims of gender based violence (GBV) in increased danger of experiencing repeat attacks byRead more
In a Forbes article by Nicole Fisher, the founder and President of Health & Human Rights Strategies, a health care and human rights-focused advising firm in Washington, D.C, she found that women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) have an increased risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, there is very little research beingRead more
In another enlightening article by Shahida Arabi, a bestselling author on topics of Narcissistic Abuse, she explains why the daughter of an abusive father ends up with abusive partner. According to Arabi, abuse survivors develop qualities of immense resilience and an ability to empathise with others because of years of abuse. In an abusive household,Read more