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WGXA-TV
The Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia in Macon is getting a $50,000 expansion.
The safe house is dedicated to providing services to and advocating for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Currently, they do not have the capability to perform rape kits and take evidence from assaults. This means that victims of assaults must get these services performed in the busy, chaotic environment of an emergency room.
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The Times-Picayune (opinion)
Only some victims of domestic violence in Louisiana have gotten protection under state law: opposite sex couples who are married, living together or have children together.
But after two votes by the Senate, "dating partners" and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are being added to the list. First, senators approved New Orleans Rep. Helena Moreno's House Bill 223 to cover people who have or had an intimate relationship but who don't live together.
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IOL
As South Africa marks Child Protection Week, several humanitarian organisations have voiced their concerns on the recent upsurge of violence against girls and young children.
Recent statistics show that one in three children in South Africa experience violence while one in five children of school-going age experience sexual violence.
World Vision South Africa, the global humanitarian organisation, has emphasised that the current state of violence against children should be declared a national disaster.
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Kevin Cramer
Congressman Kevin Cramer supported several bipartisan bills combatting child abuse and exploitation passed by the House of Representatives this week. This legislation provides additional resources to protect children from harm and bring perpetrators to justice.
“Children are among the most vulnerable and innocent among us and deserve the highest protection of the law,“ said Cramer. “In the past years we have made remarkable progress in preventing, investigating and prosecuting crimes against children. These bills give us more tools to fight child abuse and exploitation.“
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The Guardian
A new US immigration database has exposed the personal information of crime victims, putting them at risk of further violence and violating federal laws designed to conceal the identities of abuse survivors, according to a coalition of attorneys.
The online database — recently unveiled as part of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda and accessible to the general public — includes immigrant victims who have sought federal protections as survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault, activists said.
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Fox News
Serbia has introduced a Remembrance Day for women killed by their husbands or partners as part of efforts to curb domestic violence in the conservative Balkan country.
The government decided that May 18 will be dedicated each year to the victims of violence against women. The date was chosen because seven women were killed in just three days in May 2015.
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The Hill
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill that would require military recruits to have in-person sexual assault prevention training that includes social media instruction.
“Sexual assault and disgusting online activity will continue to plague our nation and our military until we take concrete steps forward to address this horrific issue and change the culture within our society," Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said in a statement.
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ncall
Each day, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. As the number of older individuals in America increases, unfortunately so does the number of potential victims of elder abuse. Research indicates that one in ten older adults are abused and that two-thirds of elder abuse victims are women.
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Times of Trenton (opinion)
The state's rape crisis network logs an estimated 10,000 calls every year from survivors of sexual violence. Yet reports of fewer than 1,400 rapes made it onto police blotters in 2015.
A proposed "bill of rights" for those who are on the receiving end sexual assault would go a long way to lessen that gap by ensuring that victims are treated with respect and dignity.
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