US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Says NO to Violence against Women

November 19, 2008
 
Yesterday in Washington, DC, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her name to the UNIFEM-led Say NO to Violence against Women campaign. Her statement follows:
“One year ago, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) began its global campaign to advocate among publics and governments for an end to violence against women. In [...]

Nov. 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a threat to all women, and an obstacle to all our efforts for development, peace and gender equality in all societies. -Secretary General of the United Nations , Ban Ki-moon
The United Nations [...]

Law enforcement training completed with OVW grant funding

Twenty-one individuals attended a one-day training on “Domestic Violence, the law enforcement response” on Thursday, November 13 at the Yuma Police Department. Law enforcement officers and related service people in Colorado’s 13th Judicial District were invited to participate. Eight hours of POST continuing education credits were available for eligible personnel.
The class was provided through SHARE, [...]

Former PD Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
WWW.USDOJ.GOVCRT
Former Memphis Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
WASHINGTON – Bridges McRae, former officer of the Memphis Police Department, was indicted today on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, related to the alleged assault of an individual in early 2008.
The indictment, unsealed today, alleges that on Feb. 12, [...]

Online Directory of Crime Victim Services

http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/findvictimservices/default.html
Office for Victims of Crime Directory of Crime Victim Services is an OVC resource designed to help service providers and individuals locate nonemergency crime victim service agencies in the United States and abroad. Search by location, type of victim, service needed, agency type.
Victim service program or organization can join the directory network to help provide [...]

Supreme Court Hears Case on Gun Rights for DV Abusers

Feminist Daily News Wire
November 12, 2008
Supreme Court Hears Case on Gun Rights for Domestic Violence Abusers
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on a federal gun ban that affects individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence charges. In 1996, lawmakers approved an amendment to a federal gun ban that restricted those convicted of violent felonies from [...]

47 Arrests in Calif. Domestic Violence Sweep

They’re calling it the largest domestic violence sweep in the country.
A joint news conference of area law enforcement agencies took place on Thursday in Downtown Fresno to announce the results of the domestic violence crackdown.
The Fresno Police Department, Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, Fresno County Probation Department took part in the [...]

Woman killed by Klan

Associated Press
Police say an Oklahoma woman who was lured over the Internet to take part in a Ku Klux Klan initiation was shot and killed after the ritual went awry, and the group tried to cover it up.

City names street in honour of domestic violence victims

Source: Daily Gleaner
Fredericton has become the second capital city in Canada to create Angel Crescent to honour women who have been victims of domestic violence.
Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik, who heads up the capital city of Iqaluit in Nunavut, launched the street-naming tribute after her 16-year-old sister Mary Ann Birmingham was killed in her home in 1997.
Last [...]

U.S. v. Hayes: Showdown over wife-beating and guns

Guns again
November 13, 2008
Charleston Gazette Editorial
West Virginia is at the heart of a national showdown over wife-beating and guns.
Charleston lawyer Troy Giatras went before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend a Marion County construction worker who was convicted of misdemeanor battery of his wife in 1994 – then was found to have a rifle when [...]

WJC’s new guide: How to Start an Independent Advocacy Center to End Violence Against Women . . . and Why

Marie De Santis, who started the independent bilingual advocacy organization Women’s Justice Center / Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres has written a guide How To Start an Independent Advocacy Center to End Violence Against Women, …and Why.  From the introduction:
This guide is for anyone who wants to work to end violence against women and children. [...]