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Police apologise to male domestic abuse victim after he was told complaint ‘not a police matter’

By International Business Times on 01/07/2018

“… Police have apologised to a male victim of domestic violence after he was told by officers his case was “not a police matter”.

The man had gone to Arbroath police station in Angus, western Scotland, to report harassment after a woman posted his address on Facebook, but was allegedly dismissed by officers. …”

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End the Bias in Campus Sexual-Misconduct Tribunals

By Real Clear Politics on 02/05/2018

“… Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her advisers have made a remarkably good start at ending the Obama administration’s abuse of federal regulatory power to attack the due-process rights of university students accused of sexual assault. But the more important task—the crafting of Title IX regulations to ensure fair treatment for both parties in campus cases—is ahead. …”

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Fact or fiction: Every third victim of intimate partner violence is a male

By The Sydney Morning Herald on 01/25/2018

“… A Men’s Rights Activist website, One in Three, recently updated their infographics with information from the latest Personal Safety Survey (PSS) and Australian homicide reports.

They claim “the proportion of men experiencing current partner violence between 2005 and 2016, rose more than fivefold, a 552 per cent increase”. …”

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Abuse of elderly man in Ottawa long-term care focus of Dr. Oz show

By Ottawa Citizen on 01/24/2018

“… Daniel Nassrallah, an Ottawa lawyer whose elderly grandfather was repeatedly struck in the face by a support worker at Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home, said video of the assault will air during an episode of the Dr. Oz Show Thursday afternoon. …”

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Seminar on elder abuse held

By The Hindu on 01/26/2018

“… Society should address problems confronting the elderly, said P. Kolandaivel, Vice-Chancellor, Periyar University.

He was delivering inaugural address at a two-day seminar on ‘Elder abuse and social exclusion’ organised by the Department of Sociology here on Wednesday. …”

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Jack Monroe: I was a victim of domestic abuse

By Pink News on 01/27/2018

“… “How do you say you were assaulted when it comes back to the idea of ‘that doesn’t count’? Well, it does count.”
‘Sam’ also reveals an incident in which they were violently threatened, saying the girlfriend “produced what she told me was a knife and held it to my throat.” …”

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Western Pennsylvania schools offer children tools to deal with bullying

By Triblive on 01/28/2018

“… Sixth- through eighth-graders were asked to respond to the prompts and offer solutions: Talk to a teacher, tell a parent, share the social media post with a coach. …”

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Harvard Law Professor Says #MeToo Is A Danger To Consensual Relationships

By Daily Caller on 01/22/2018

“… Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet argues that the #MeToo movement, made popular on social media after numerous high-profile media men were exposed as sexual predators, ignores the “principles of basic fairness” because it presumes guilt. …”

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Victim Support Malta – 1,257 reports of domestic abuse in 2017

By Malta Independent on 01/23/2018

“… There is quite an interesting percentage which represents crime against men. When males are victims of domestic violence it becomes tricky as there is this cultural component that males are meant to be stronger and some are even laughed at if a male states that he is a victim of domestic violence. I guess it has a lot to do with gender roles and the cultural context within our society in which males are perceived to be stronger and macho, thus one can find it difficult to accept that a male can be abused physically and/or psychologically by a person of a different gender. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-01-23/local-news/Victim-Support-Malta-1-257-reports-of-domestic-abuse-in-2017-6736183948

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