DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AROUND THE WORLD

Articles:

• Maldives In Brief : Bill on domestic violence in the offing
  Asian Tribune
  A bill on domestic violence aimed at providing greater “security and assistance” to those affected is now being drafted by the Opposition Dhivehi ...

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• Brussels and Madrid Clash Over DomesticViolence Bill
  EUobserver.com
  ... the European Commission on Friday (23 April) refused to back a legislative proposal providing EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence. ...

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• Bullying Needs to be Treated as Family Violence in School Uniform
  Gisborne Herald
  Shifting attitudes to domestic violence will reduce the number of children whose first lesson is that the strongest person is the boss, but there needs to ...

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• WomenTooCan BeBooked UnderDomestic Violence Act: Govt
  Times of India
  NEW DELHI: The central government says the Domestic Violence (DV) Act, enacted with a view to protect women, can also be used to prosecute women. ...

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• Domestic violence court for Hartlepool
  BBC News
  The Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVC) Programme began in April 2006, and there are now more than 140 throughout England and Wales.

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• Spain Adopts Measures to Provide Protection for Battered Women in Domestic…                    Barcelona Reporter
  "If we make mistakes victims end up paying the price for our errors" said Reding, who defended an impact analysis and to present a better proposal than the ...

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Websites:

• Taipei , Taiwan

  Domestic violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Committee, Ministry or Interior

  Link to their website - click here  (in English language)

  Our sister agency in Taipei, Taiwan. Visited us March 2006

  Link to their website - click here (in Chinese language, use Google translator to read in English)