Source: Sergey Fadeichev/ TASS Sign translation: (right) All women need are their fundamental human rights! (middle) To the victims of violence – protection and support! In a country where one woman dies every 40 minutes as a result of domestic violence, there is an almost ubiquitous acceptance of abuse in Russian culture and increasingly inContinue reading “'If he beats you, it means he loves you': Domestic Assault Law and Russian Culture”
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'You left me behind': How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away
Over 130 immigrant children are still being held in the United States’ government custody, despite widespread backlash and claims from the White House that the practice has ended. However, the practice has not ended; rather continued under secrecy and loopholes. An unknown amount of children are still in shelters and foster care, awaiting reunification withContinue reading “'You left me behind': How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away”
Blurred Lines? Physical Discipline and Child Abuse: The Case for Legislation to Ban Corporal Punishment
According to UNICEF statistics, around 6 in 10 children worldwide between the ages of 2 and 14 are subject to physical punishment by their parents or caregivers on a regular basis. Such disciplinary practices, also known as corporal punishment, are defined by the United Nations as “any punishment in which physical force is used andContinue reading “Blurred Lines? Physical Discipline and Child Abuse: The Case for Legislation to Ban Corporal Punishment”
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