Version of Clare’s Law to be introduced in Canada
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530021430355{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Saskatchewan government says police will be able to disclose people’s past violent behaviour to their partners in an effort to curb domestic violence. The new policy, similar to Clare’s Law in the UK, was introduced after a panel reviewed 48 domestic violence deaths, including […]
Spotify deletes two singers from playlists
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526984449513{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Music-streaming service Spotify has removed rhythm and blues singer R Kelly and rapper XXXTentacion from official playlists under a new anti-hate policy. The performers face accusations – which they deny – of abuse and mistreatment of women. Their music will still be available on […]
International: bans on gun ownership for US domestic abusers
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524553743150{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]While the right to carry arms remains a heated topic in the US, legislators in New York and Vermont states have voted to prohibit people convicted of domestic violence from owning rifles, shotguns and other firearms. The two sets of lawmakers acted in the wake […]
International: paid leave, court therapy, lack of awareness, costly social media error
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1521816649760{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Canadian government plans to give victims of domestic abuse five days of paid leave from jobs in federally regulated workplaces. But funding, costs, likely take up and other details have still to be worked out, the Globe and Mail reported. The newspaper also reported […]
News in Brief
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519715873014{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A Cornish domestic violence victim recounted, in a Plymouth Herald interview, how her eight-year-old son’s actions led to her boyfriend being jailed. After yet another attack left her battered and with broken teeth, the youngster dialled 999 thinking his mum had been killed. The justice system […]
Grey’s Anatomy
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Among happenings overseas, US TV show Grey’s Anatomy changed an episode’s title from ‘Four Seasons in One Day’ to ‘1-800-799-7233’, the national domestic violence hotline number, to tie in with a story line about domestic violence. Camiel Eurlings, Dutch representative on the International Olympic Committee, has resigned following […]
