Tag: violence
thousands of people on the streets to protest against gender-based violence
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday throughout France to denounce the dysfunctions of justice in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence, and in particular to demand a…
Sexual violence recognized by Monsignor Grallet: what do we know exactly?
Jean-Pierre Grallet, former archbishop of Strasbourg, admitted this Wednesday, November 16 to be one of the 11 former bishops recently implicated for reports of sexual violence. “At the end of…
Stratford-area survivors of intimate partner violence ready to share stories during Woman Abuse Prevention Month
News Local News A Stratford-area advocacy group understood of women who have experienced intimate partner violence is ready to share important personal stories about domestic abuse, an effort its members…
OM demands 16 years in prison for deadly violence in Breukelen home burglary: ‘They literally beat the life out of Peter’
The Public Prosecution Service also demands seven years in prison against a man from Utrecht, who was also inside and dealt blows when he helped to keep Dhondt under control.…
the UN denounces the increase in the number of civilian victims of violence resulting from Shebabs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk denounced on Monday the increase in civilian victims of violence in Somalia, resulting in particular from the activities of the…
Sexual violence in the Church: “There is an effort to forceps transparency”
During a press conference Monday in Lourdes, the French episcopate revealed that eleven former bishops had had cases with civil justice or the justice of the Church for “sexual abuse”…
police prosecuted for 2017 post-election violence
In Kenya, police officers are being prosecuted for crimes against humanity, for post-election violence in 2017. During this election, outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner. The results were…
Nancy Pelosi’s spouse recovers from surgery – attack sparks fears of political violence
The 42-year-old man who broke into the Pelosi’s San Francisco home on Friday reportedly used the same slogan as the attackers on Capitol Hill and was looking for Nancy Pelosi.…
Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International questions the authorities on the violence of 2021
The Secretary General of Amnesty International ended yesterday, Friday October 28, her visit to West Africa. Agnès Callamard notably spoke with the Senegalese authorities on the freedom to demonstrate, the…
Police chiefs fired after deadly violence in Iran
In recent days, the country’s security forces have cracked down heavily on mourners who have gathered to honor some of those killed during the wave of protests in Iran, including…