Does Australia need dedicated sexual assault courts?
Victim/survivors of sexual assault have always faced an uphill battle in their pursuit of justice.
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Oct 30, 2023
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Poor police practices in Canada are endangering 2SLGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence, researchers say
Intimate partner violence is a prevalent and growing issue in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, there were 114,132 police-reported victims of intimate partner violence in 2021, marking the seventh consecutive year of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2023
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Australia's hidden housing crisis: Survivors of modern slavery have few safe places to turn
Australia is not immune to the rapidly growing global problem of modern slavery. In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an estimated ...
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2023
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More assistance needed for male survivors of sexual assault
Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have helped shed light on the difficulties men face to seeking help for abuse.
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Feb 23, 2023
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How transformative justice can address abuse in Canadian sports
In January 2023, dozens of scholars (ourselves included) signed an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for an independent judicial inquiry into widespread allegations of abuse in the nation's sporting organizations.
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Feb 21, 2023
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: The challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone
It's the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls and your bedroom is swaying. You wake your partner, grab the kids and make your ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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Putting survivors at the center of disaster response
In 2016, the first ever World Humanitarian Summit brought together 9,000 participants from across multiple sectors and civil society, with the aim of creating meaningful change for the world's most vulnerable. Over 3,500 ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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Refuge and justice online: How sexual violence survivors seek safe haven on social media
Within highly religious and normative societies such as Indonesia, the notion of sexual violence seems to be something that is absurd and beyond belief.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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New research documents the severity of LGBTQA+ conversion practices—and why faith matters in recovery
New research reveals the harms of religion-based LGBTQA+ conversion practices are more severe than previously thought. People who have been harmed by attempts to change or suppress their sexuality or gender identity are often ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2021
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Survey explores impact of technology-facilitated abuse
A team from The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and University College London is examining how domestic and sexual violence survivors are being impacted by Internet of Things (IoT) technology, ...
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Sep 18, 2020
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