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Domestic Violence
To Become Safer Amid Pandemic We Must Explore Our Responses to Abuse More Deeply
Safety planning in close quarters with those who cause harm requires thinking about how to be, if not safe, then safer.
Ending the Stay-at-Home Order Won’t End Violence Against Women and Girls
Even before the pandemic, gender-based violence was one of the most widespread and persistent human rights abuses.
“Shelter in Place” Is Putting Domestic Violence Survivors in a Dire Situation
Sheltering in place is crucial. But what happens when it's with your abuser?
What to Do When You Have Been Abusive
Abusers and survivors have never existed in a dichotomy. Here are some ways to confront the abuser in all of us.
Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says
Domestic violence does not go away when people are locked up, says Kristie Puckett-Williams.
Migrant Women Fleeing Violence Are Being Revictimized in the US
Unfortunately, like me, many immigrant women find there is no justice for them at home or in the U.S.
Trump’s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence
The uncertainty created by the new rule could pressure low-income immigrants to remain in abusive situations.
Reimagining Justice for Immigrant Survivors Through VAWA
The Violence Against Women Act implicitly recognizes the imbalance of power in mixed-status interactions.
We Must Address a Terrible Truth About Toxic Masculinity
Historically, harassment and violence towards women were not part of traditional Native cultures.
Protecting Undocumented Victims of Abuse: Does Hope Lie in Legislative History?
In the shutdown, protected rights of victims have been turned into legislative statues rather than live bodies of law.