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Ghana's intimate partner violence (IPV) statistics are staggering, with one-third of women experiencing physical and sexual abuse. Research has identified socio-economic marginalisation as a significant factor, but recent studies suggest lineage, a major source of wealth and power in Ghanaian culture, also plays a crucial role. A study
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Regional areas of New South Wales have recorded a surge in domestic violence-related assaults, with some parts experiencing a rise of up to 24 per cent over just two years. The latest crime data shows that in eight of 13 regional areas, there was an increase in domestic violence-related assaults
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Riots in Ballymena, a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, have left 17 police officers injured and caused significant damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles. A crowd launched a sustained attack on police officers on Tuesday night, hurling petrol bombs, masonry, and fireworks. The disturbances erupted after a vigil for
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Violence broke out in the town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, over the weekend, with hundreds of masked rioters attacking police and setting homes and cars on fire. The unrest began after a vigil for a alleged sexual assault victim, and escalated into racially motivated attacks on minority ethnic communities and
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Weinstein, the former movie mogul, has been convicted of a top sex crimes charge at his retrial in New York City, bringing an end to the extraordinary fifth day of deliberations. The jury foreperson had complained that he was being bullied by other jurors, leading Weinstein's lawyer to
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Fife Council has created a script for school staff to use when speaking to pupils about the head teacher's husband, who was convicted of a string of sexual assaults. The wife, Lucy Jess, is returning to her role at Wormit and Balmerino Primary Schools after a phased return,
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Jurors in Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges appeared to put aside interpersonal tensions and zero in on one of his accusers, Jessica Mann, as deliberations entered a fourth day. On Monday, the panel requested electronic copies of emails and evidence related to Mann, who testified that
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On Monday night, police in Northern Ireland reported an outbreak of disorder in the town of Ballymena, where 15 officers were injured and houses and shops were set on fire. The violence appeared to be racially motivated, with the Police Service of Northern Ireland stating that the attacks on several
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The Hockey Canada trial has once again highlighted the inadequacies of the criminal system in addressing sexual violence, with survivors often being retraumatized by the formalized investigation and prosecution process. This has sparked calls for alternative approaches, with restorative justice emerging as a viable option. As advocates for survivors, we
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The defence in the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault has taken aim at the credibility of the complainant, E.M., suggesting that she changed her story in an attempt to mask her regret over a night of partying and sex. Defence lawyer David
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A 20-year-old woman, who claims she was sexually assaulted by five Canadian hockey players in a hotel room in 2018, fabricated her allegations because she didn't want to admit she chose to be "sexually adventurous" in a hotel room full of men she had just met,
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The Kamloops RCMP has issued a public notice under the Privacy Act of Canada, alerting the community to the presence of a "dangerous sex offender" living in the area. Taylor Dueck, 30, has a decade-long history of sexual offense-related convictions, including convictions for sexual assault, sexual assault with
