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Kerala CM announces online complaint service for women
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 23 (ANI): In an effort to empower women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that henceforth an online complaint registration portal named 'Aparajitha' will resolve cyber crimes against women and complaints on offences again
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Rapper Soulja Boy accused of domestic abuse by former partner
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): American rapper Soulja Boy is reportedly facing new sexual battery and domestic abuse allegations from a woman he allegedly used to date.
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China's new divorce law a step back for gender equality
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): China's newly introduced divorce law , which requires couples filing for a divorce to complete a 30-day cooling-off period, has proven to be a step back for gender equality, making it harder for housewives and abused women to leave their husbands.
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US House passes legislation to reauthorise Violence Against Women Act
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) passed legislation to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was originally introduced by President Joe Biden but lapsed in 2019.
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Disney Channel star Ronni Hawk arrested for domestic violence
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): Ronni Hawk, one of the stars of the Disney sitcom, 'Stuck in the Middle' was arrested last Friday (local time) for intimate partner violence/domestic abuse, according to LAPD Jail. As per the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's records, the 20-year-o
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Chelsea women donate WSL prize money to charity to support domestic abuse
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 10 (ANI): Chelsea Football Club on Wednesday announced that the women's team will donate the prize money for winning the 2019/20 FA Women's Super League (WSL) to the charity, Refuge.
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Empowering bystanders to intervene will help to prevent domestic violence,
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): A UK based study has found out that training people to intervene when they witness unacceptable behaviour can help to prevent domestic violence and abuse.
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Bollywood divas support 'Lockdown Mein Lockup' initiative to help domestic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Bollywood divas on Monday raised their voices in support of the 'LockDown Mein LockUp' initiative to help women facing domestic violence by sharing selfies along with the names of victims on social media.
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Some 100 people arrested a day in London for domestic violence during coro
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): In the six weeks up to April 19, officers across London had made 4,093 arrests for domestic abuse offences -- nearly 100 a day on average -- and domestic abuse calls have risen by around a third in the last six weeks, Xinhua news agency reported citing data from
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Over 4,000 domestic abuse arrests in London since start of COVID-19 restri
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 25 (ANI): As many as 4,093 domestic abuse arrests have been made in London since the start of the COVID-19 restrictions in the city in March with an average of nearly 100 calls a day.
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High Court directs all courts in J-K, Ladakh to treat cases of domestic ab
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday ordered that all the courts in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent and proceed with the matters in accordance with the circulars iss
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Angelina Jolie offers quarantine tip says people should 'check in', 'love
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): American actor Angelina Jolie has offered a tip for those in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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