Topic: Violence
House Passes The GOP Watered Down Violence Against Women Act
May 18, 2012 - 8:35am (Print)
After consulting with a deranged all-dude activist group, the GOP-controlled House finally agreed to pass the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, but not before totally stripping it of its merits like it was a Ferrari in a chop shop.
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House VAWA Bill is Racist, Elitist, Homophobic, and Anti-Victim
by Sharon Stapel, New York City Anti-Violence Project
May 15, 2012 - 11:12am (Print)
There’s a big secret about the bill to address the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, introduced by Representative Adams, that’s no longer so secret: it’s racist, elitist, homophobic and anti-victim.
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House Bill on Violence Would Hand Power to Abusers of Immigrant Women and Allow Criminal Prosecution of Victims
by Mony Ruiz-Velasco, National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
May 14, 2012 - 1:51pm (Print)
We are appalled at the immigration provisions that the judiciary committee in the House of Representatives passed in HR4970. This bill erodes protections available to immigrant victims who are the victims of domestic abuse.
The Struggle Over VAWA
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
April 29, 2012 - 11:52pm (Print)
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Wisconsin: Perfect Setting for National Discussion About Anti-Choice Terrorism
by Andy Kopsa
April 3, 2012 - 7:59pm (Print)
Wisconsin. Perfect setting for the national conversation to finally address the domestic terrorism of anti-choice zealots.
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Wisconsin Lawmaker: If You Are Being Beaten, Just Remember the Things You Love About Your Husband
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
March 23, 2012 - 8:34am (Print)
Wisconsin Rep. Don Pridemore--a co-sponsor of a bill to penalize single mothers-- helpfully suggests that, rather than divorcing an abusive spouse, you should try to remember the things you love about the guy while he is beating you up. You know... so you don't get penalized later for being single.
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Who's Ending Street Harassment in Latin America and the Caribbean?
"I came to tell the truth. All I want is for justice to be done," Gabriela Chacón said just moments before Luis Enrique Sossa Maltés was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. A few months prior to that victorious day, Luis sexually abused the 25-year-old woman on the street of San Jose, Chile. Unlike most men who harass women in public, Maltés was held accountable for his actions.
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The GOP's Witch Hunt
The past few months the GOP has waged a war on women that places them firmly in bed with religious lobbyists, treating women like they are subhuman all in the name of patriarchal religion.
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Women's Rights Groups in Morocco React to Suicide of Teen Forced to Marry Her Rapist
by Jessica Mack
March 20, 2012 - 9:26am (Print)
Protests have erupted in Morocco following the tragic death of 16-year-old Amina Filali, who was forced to marry her rapist and later committed suicide. Women's rights groups have tried unsuccessfully for years to protect victims of physical and sexual violence. They're hoping Amina's death won't be in vain.
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All Common Ground Lost: The Right's Opposition to the Violence Against Women Act
by Carole Joffe, University of California
March 16, 2012 - 10:07am (Print)
The brewing fight over VAWA suggests there is today no common ground in American politics as to how best to wage the struggle for gender equality—or even if that is a shared desirable goal.
