A Pee Dee nonprofit is working to connect sexual assault victims with resources as domestic violence rates are rising in South Carolina.

Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one in three women and girls between ages 15 and 49, have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate ...

After a man fatally shot his estranged wife in Berlin last year, the New Hampshire judicial branch was among many entities ...

SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — A new seat has been filled in the Grayson County District Attorney's office. Mariah Carter finished her first week as the office's new Domestic Violence Investigator. Carter ...

Political violence is the deliberate use of power and force to achieve political goals[1], often outside the boundaries of legal and democratic processes. A Pew Research Center survey[2] of 3,445 U.S.

A domestic violence advocate hopes CT will “create a more trauma-informed sentencing framework for survivors of gender based violence within Connecticut’s criminal justice system.” ...

This decision is significant and, in many ways, a landmark victory for domestic violence advocates,” a Pace University law professor told The Post.

CONVERSE, Texas – When Jo Marie Montague walks into work at the Converse Police Department, she knows the phone calls and walk-ins she handles may be coming from someone at the most dangerous point in ...

The Santa Ana native smiles often and speaks with conviction. At 27, Sosa sees her life coming together. A mother of four, she attends classes at Santa Ana College, where she’s working toward her ...

SAN ANTONIO – It is the first task force of its kind in Texas. A newly passed law, Senate Bill 1946, requires the 21-person group to take a hard look at domestic violence deaths in Texas and report ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and sexual violence, about Gisèle Pelicot's case and the effects of chemical submission. I'd like to mention that our next ...

A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women. The former group will largely be made up of religious leaders and ...