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Indian national Himanshi Khurana murdered in Toronto; Canada-wide warrant
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indian Consulate in Toronto expressed shock over the murder of Indian national Himanshi Khurana, extended condolences to her family, and said it has been in close touch with the matter while providing all possible assistance in coordination with local authorities.
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WHO sounds alarm on rising pace of technology-facilitated violence
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The latest estimates on intimate partner violence (IPV) note that lifetime IPV prevalence in South-East Asia Region is 31.5%, one of the highest across all WHO regions. Digital violence--including cyberstalking, image-based abuse, trolling, doxing, and online harassment--is rising at an alar
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Age of natural menopause linked to violence exposure: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ohio [US], February 16 (ANI): Research on women's violence exposure is essential and necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the rates of intimate partner violence and child abuse. A new study showed that a woman's collective violence exposure--consisting of her own abuse and that of
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Alcohol, sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): In a study of men in low- and middle-income countries, heavy drinking males were more likely to commit violence against their wives and girlfriends (intimate partner violence, or IPV) if they held sexist rather than egalitarian attitudes about women.
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Adults in Canada report adverse childhood experiences,finds study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], March 20 (ANI): New research from McMaster University has found that roughly three in every five Canadian adults aged 45 to 85 have been exposed to childhood abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence or other household adversity.
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Study pinpoints head trauma from intimate partner violence largely unrecog
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): A recent study has pinpointed on the scarce data, reports about concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
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Effects of head trauma from intimate partner violence largely unrecognised
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): While there is an abundant amount of research about traumatic brain injuries in athletes and those serving in the military, the same data is scarce when it comes to concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
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Divyanka Tripathi helps launch a new campaign to increase awareness about
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Sustaining Health Outcomes Project through Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus and Momspresso.com, India's largest platform for mothers, have today announced the launch of a
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Two out of five women in South Asia have experienced partner violence, say
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence. And COVID-19 has worsened the situation, reported World Bank.
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A toxic trio of parental problems strongly linked to childhood sexual abus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug 25 (ANI): Adults whose parents had struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse, suggests a new study.
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Disney Channel star Ronni Hawk arrested for domestic violence
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Mellisa Benoist's husband tweets in support of #IStandWIthMelissa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. Nov 30 (ANI): American actor and singer Mellisa Benoist is receiving massive support after her confession of past domestic abuse. Benoist's husband and American actor Chris Wood has also come in the support which has now extended to an online hashtag, #IStandWIthMelissa. He a
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