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Ignoring Male Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Is Short-sighted and Wrong

By Héloïse Goodley – Chatham House 01/10/2019

“…Policy responses to sexual violence in conflict focus almost exclusively on its effect on women and girls. But there are many male victims, and they need support and assistance. …”

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Woman, 47, weeps as she is jailed for sexually abusing her own brother

By Liam Heylin – Irish Examiner 

“…A 47-year-old woman wept in court as she was jailed for six months after being found guilty by a jury found of sexually assaulting he brother when he was aged from nine and she was in her early twenties. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/woman-47-weeps-as-she-is-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-her-own-brother-887457.html

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Arrest report released for Las Vegas Judge Stefany Miley accused of domestic violence

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“…District Judge Stefany Miley was arrested over the weekend on a domestic battery charge after she was accused of hitting her adult son, records show. …”

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Ukraine parliament introduces fines for bullying

By Unian on 12/18/2018

“… The Code of Administrative Offenses is supplemented by Article 173-4, which provides that bullying (harassment), that is, acts of participants in the educational process, which include psychological, physical, economic, and sexual violence, including using electronic communication devices, against a minor or underage person or by such person in relation to other participants in the educational process, as a result of which mental or physical harm could be or was inflicted to the victim’s health, entails the imposition of a fine of 50 to 100 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens or community service for a period of 20 to 40 hours. …”

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Could Elder Abuse Be a Bigger Problem Than First Thought?

By Home Care Daily on 12/10/2018

“… The New England Center for Investigative Reporting conducted a survey in 2017 and determined that elder abuse may actually be a larger problem than at first thought. However, the numbers may be a bit deceptive as APS (Adult Protective Services) investigated over 142,000 cases of reported abuse that ultimately were identified as “self-neglect.” …”

Read the entire article: https://www.homecaredaily.com/2018/12/10/could-elder-abuse-be-a-bigger-problem-than-first-thought/

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