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Human Trafficking there is nothing pretty about it

2012-12-06T21:45:00.000-05:00

I know I mainly focus on domestic abuse. However, there is another issue that is not discussed nearly enough to the point I fear not many people are even aware of this worldwide issue. Sex trafficking is a major problem worldwide. Here are 55 little known facts about this major worldwide issue.

55 Little Known Facts About . . .

courtesy of http://facts.randomhistory.com/human-trafficking-facts.html

Human Trafficking

Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.^a
Researchers note that sex trafficking plays a major role in the spread of HIV.^b
There are more human slaves in the world today than ever before in history.^l
There are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking.^l
Human trafficking not only involves sex and labor, but people are also trafficked for organ harvesting.^k
Human traffickers often use a Sudanese phrase “use a slave to catch slaves,” meaning traffickers send “broken-in girls” to recruit younger girls into the sex trade. Sex traffickers often train girls themselves, raping them and teaching them sex acts.^l
Eighty percent of North Koreans who escape into China are women. Nine out of 10 of those women become victims of human trafficking, often for sex. If the women complain, they are deported back to North Korea, where they are thrown into gulags or are executed.^h

Approximately 30,000 victims of sex trafficking die each year

An estimated 30,000 victims of sex trafficking die each year from abuse, disease, torture, and neglect. Eighty percent of those sold into sexual slavery are under 24, and some are as young as six years old.^j
Ludwig “Tarzan” Fainberg, a convicted trafficker, said, “You can buy a woman for $10,000 and make your money back in a week if she is pretty and young. Then everything else is profit.”^l
A human trafficker can earn 20 times what he or she paid for a girl. Provided the girl was not physically brutalized to the point of ruining her beauty, the pimp could sell her again for a greater price because he had trained her and broken her spirit, which saves future buyers the hassle. A 2003 study in the Netherlands found that, on average, a single sex slave earned her pimp at least $250,000 a year.^l
Although human trafficking is often a hidden crime and accurate statistics are difficult to obtain, researchers estimate that more than 80% of trafficking victims are female. Over 50% of human trafficking victims are children.^l
The end of the Cold War has resulted in the growth of regional conflicts and the decline of borders. Many rebel groups turn to human trafficking to fund military actions and garner soldiers.^k
According to a 2009 Washington Times article, the Taliban buys children as young as seven years old to act as suicide bombers. The price for child suicide bombers is between $7,000-$14,000.ⁿ
UNICEF estimates that 300,000 children younger than 18 are currently trafficked to serve in armed conflicts worldwide.ⁿ

Pregnant women are increasingly being trafficked for their newborns

Human traffickers are increasingly trafficking pregnant women for their newborns. Babies are sold on the black market, where the profit is divided between the traffickers, doctors, lawyers, border officials, and others. The mother is usually paid less than what is promised her, citing the cost of travel and creating false documents. A mother might receive as little as a few hundred dollars for her baby.^k
More than 30% of all trafficking cases in 2007-2008 involved children being sold into the sex industry.^o
The Western presence in Kosovo, such as NATO troops and civilians, have fueled the rapid growth of sex trafficking and forced prostitution. Amnesty International has reported that NATO soldiers, UN police, and Western aid workers “operated with near impunity in exploiting the victims of the sex traffickers.”^g
Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video is about human trafficking. In the video, Gaga is trafficked by a Russian bathhouse into sex slavery.^f
Human trafficking is the only area of transnational crime in which women are significantly represented—as victims, as perpetrators, and as activists fighting this crime.^a
Global warming and severe natural disasters have left millions homeless and impoverished, which has created desperate people easily exploited by human traffickers.^k
Over 71% of trafficked children show suicidal tendencies.^l
After sex, the most common form of human trafficking is forced labor. Researchers argue that as the economic crisis deepens, the number of people trafficked for forced labor will increase.^k
Most human trafficking in the United States occurs in New York, California, and Florida.^l
According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), over the past 30 years, over 30 million children have been sexually exploited through human trafficking.^k
Several countries rank high as source countries for human trafficking, including Belarus, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, China, Thailand, and Nigeria.^l
Belgium, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.S. are ranked very high as destination countries of trafficked victims.^l
Women are trafficked to the U.S. largely to work in the sex industry (including strip clubs, peep and touch shows, massage parlors that offer sexual services, and prostitution). They are also trafficked to work in sweatshops, domestic servitude, and agricultural work.^l

Sex traffickers often use brutal violence to “condition” their victims

Sex traffickers use a variety of ways to “condition” their victims, including subjecting them to starvation, rape, gang rape, physical abuse, beating, confinement, threats of violence toward the victim and victim’s family, forced drug use, and shame.^l
Family members will often sell children and other family members into slavery; the younger the victim, the more money the trafficker receives. For example, a 10-year-old named Gita was sold into a brothel by her aunt. The now 22-year-old recalls that when she refused to work, the older girls held her down and stuck a piece of cloth in her mouth so no one would hear her scream as she was raped by a customer. She would later contract HIV.^l
Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises because it holds relatively low risk with high profit potential. Criminal organizations are increasingly attracted to human trafficking because, unlike drugs, humans can be sold repeatedly.^k
Human trafficking is estimated to surpass the drug trade in less than five years. Journalist Victor Malarek reports that it is primarily men who are driving human trafficking, specifically trafficking for sex.ⁱ
Victims of human trafficking suffer devastating physical and psychological harm. However, due to language barriers, lack of knowledge about available services, and the frequency with which traffickers move victims, human trafficking victims and their perpetrators are difficult to catch.ⁱ
In approximately 54% of human trafficking cases, the recruiter is a stranger, and in 46% of the cases, the recruiters know the victim. Fifty-two percent of human trafficking recruiters are men, 42% are women, and 6% are both men and women.^d
Human trafficking around the globe is estimated to generate a profit of anywhere from $9 billion to $31.6 billion. Half of these profits are made in industrialized countries.^d
Some human traffickers recruit handicapped young girls, such as those suffering from Down Syndrome, into the sex industry.^l
According to the FBI, a large human-trafficking organization in California in 2008 not only physically threatened and beat girls as young as 12 to work as prostitutes, they also regularly threatened them with witchcraft.^e
Human trafficking is a global phenomenon that is fueled by poverty and gender discrimination.^k
Human traffickers often work with corrupt government officials to obtain travel documents and seize passports.ⁱ
Women and girls from racial minorities in the U.S. are disproportionately recruited by sex traffickers in the U.S.^l
The Sunday Telegraph in the U.K. reports that hundreds of children as young as six are brought to the U.K. as slaves each year.^m

Japan is a major hub of sex trafficking

Japan is considered the largest market for Asian women trafficked for sex.ⁱ
Airports are often used by human traffickers to hold “slave auctions,” where women and children are sold into prostitution.^m
Due to globalization, every continent of the world has been involved in human trafficking, including a country as small as Iceland.^k
Many times, if a sex slave is arrested, she is imprisoned while her trafficker is able to buy his way out of trouble.^l
Today, slaves are cheaper than they have ever been in history. The population explosion has created a great supply of workers, and globalization has created people who are vulnerable and easily enslaved.^l
Human trafficking and smuggling are similar but not interchangeable. Smuggling is transportation based. Trafficking is exploitation based.^l
Sex traffickers often recruit children because not only are children more unsuspecting and vulnerable than adults, but there is also a high market demand for young victims. Traffickers target victims on the telephone, on the Internet, through friends, at the mall, and in after-school programs.^o
Human trafficking has been reported in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and in some U.S. territories.^e
The FBI estimates that over 100,000 children and young women are trafficked in America today. They range in age from nine to 19, with the average being age 11. Many victims are not just runaways or abandoned, but are from “good” families who are coerced by clever traffickers.^o
Brazil and Thailand are generally considered to have the worst child sex trafficking records.^k
The AIDS epidemic in Africa has left many children orphaned, making them especially vulnerable to human trafficking.^l
Nearly 7,000 Nepali girls as young as nine years old are sold every year into India’s red-light district—or 200,000 in the last decade. Ten thousand children between the ages of six and 14 are in Sri Lanka brothels.^j
Human trafficking victims face physical risks, such as drug and alcohol addiction, contracting STDs, sterility, miscarriages, forced abortions, vaginal and anal trauma, among others. Psychological effects include developing clinical depression, personality and dissociative disorders, suicidal tendencies, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome.^l
The largest human trafficking case in recent U.S. history occurred in Hawaii in 2010. Global Horizons Manpower, Inc., a labor-recruiting company, bought 400 immigrants in 2004 from Thailand to work on farms in Hawaii. They were lured with false promises of high-paying farm work, but instead their passports were taken away and they were held in forced servitude until they were rescued in 2010.^c
According to the U.S. State Department, human trafficking is one of the greatest human rights challenges of this century, both in the United States and around the world.^l

-- Posted January 2, 2011

References

^a Aronowitz, Alexis A. 2009. Human Trafficking, Human Misery: The Global Trade in Human Beings. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Publishing Group.

^b Destefano, Anthony M. 2007. The War on Human Trafficking. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

^c “Hawaii Home to Largest Human Trafficking Case in U.S. History.” ABC News. September 2, 2010. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

^d “Human Trafficking.” Unglobalcompact.org. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

^e “International Human Trafficking.” FBI. November 23, 2009. Accessed: December 23, 2010.

^f Keehn Anne. “Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance Video About . . . Sex Slavery?” FTSBlog.net. September 13, 2010. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

^g “Kosovo U.N. Troops ‘Fuel Sex Trade.’” BBC News. May 6, 2004. Accessed: December 20, 2010.

^h Liebelson, Dana. “Nine out of Ten Women Escaping North Korea Are Trafficked.” Human Trafficking Change. October 29, 2010. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

ⁱ Malarek, Victor. 2003. The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade. New York, NY: Arcadia Publishers.

^j “Millions Suffer in Sex Slavery.” NewsMax. April 24, 2001. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

^k Shelley, Louise. 2010. Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

^l Skinner, E. Benjamin. 2008. A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery. New York, NY: Free Press.

^m “Slaves Auctioned by Traffickers.” BBC News. June 4, 2006. Accessed: December 28, 2010.

ⁿ “Taliban Buying Children for Suicide Bombers.” The Washington Times. July 2, 2009. Accessed: December 29, 2010.

^o “Teen Girls Stories of Sex Trafficking in the U.S.” ABC News/Primetime. February 9, 2006. Accessed: December 26, 2010.

Israel- Facts on Domestic Abuse and Resources

2011-08-11T18:29:00.002-04:00

70% of Women who are attacked in Israel know the person who attacked them.

All lines are operated 24 hours a day.	Numbers
Sun.-Th,13-18, help available in Russian
A toll-free hot-line	1-800-353-300
For women in distress	09-9505720
For children/youth in distress	09-9518927
Helpline E-mail: helpline@no2violence.co.il

Number of Women Murdered Because of DomesticViolence:

Year	Murder Victims	VETERAN ISRAELIS		NEW ISRAELIS
Year	Murder Victims	Jewish	Arab	Russian	Ethiopian
2007	20	6	8	4	2
2008	15	8	2	4	1
2009	15	3	7	4	1
2010	22	1	10	7	4
Total	72	18	27	19	8
%	100	25.00	37.50	26.40	11.10

Hotlines for battered women	Numbers
WIZO	03-5461133
Na'amat	03-5461133
National emergency hotline for battered women (8:00 to 20:00)	1-800-220-000
Major victims of sexual abuse
Association of Assistance	02-5003051
Help Center - Tel Aviv	03-5176176
Help Center - Jerusalem	02-6255558
Center for Victims of rape and sexual assault - Haifa	04-8530531
Beersheba Assistance Center	08-6421313
Assistance Center Low Number of emergency: 08-9318470	08-8318425
Basket " Estate - Women's Support Center - Beer Sheva	08-6274907
Help Center - Eilat	07-6331977
Help Center - Nazareth	06-6566813
Help Center - Kiryat Shmona	06-6943996
Orthodox Women's Support Center	02-6555744
helpline/ support for victims of sexual harassment on campus	03-6407868
Total # of Resources	15

Sources:http://ccrw.1202.org.il/English/template/default.asp?siteId=8

http://www.no2violence.co.il/Contact_eng.htm

http://www.no2violence.co.il/Addresses.htm

http://www.iwn.org.il/?CategoryID=188&ArticleID=134

http://www.1202.org.il/English/template/default.asp?siteId=1&maincat=18

http://www.hotpeachpages.net/mideast/israel.html#Hot

Japan- Domestic Abuse Facts and Resources

2011-08-11T15:38:00.000-04:00

Tokyo Counseling Services: http://tokyocounseling.com/english/ http://tokyocounseling.com/jp/

Type	# of			Mar. '10			2011
	Places	Total #	%	Apr-June	July-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar
Women Consult Office	49	40150	0.519	10134	10993	9663	9420
Women's Center	24	19206	0.248	4872	5173	4613	4548
Health Center/Welfare Office	81	8707	0.113	1974	2244	1868	2621
Child Counselor's Clinic	11	3093	0.04	744	777	931	64
Others	29	6178	0.08	1486	1467	1414	1811
Total	194	77334	1	19210	20594	18489	19041

Less Than 20% of Women Report Inccidents of Domestic Abuse

Gender			Mar. '10			2011
	Total #	%	Apr-June	July-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar
Women	76613	99.10%	19033	20432	18298	1850
Men	721	0.90%	177	162	191	191
Total	77444	100%	19210	20594	18489	19041

How to Find a JSCCP Approved Counseling Center in Tokyo and all of Japan: http://www.jsccp2.jp/rss/kensaku_web.html

			Mar. '10			2011
	Total #	%	Apr-June	July-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar
Visit	21,821	28.20%	5487	6029	5189	5116
Phone	53134	68.70%	13183	13933	12691	13327
Other	2379	3.1	540	632	609	598
Total	77334	100%	19210	20594	18489	19041

AMDA International Medical Information Center:http://amda-imic.com/

Himari - Tokyo Metropolitan Health & Medical Information Center: http://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/qq/qq13enm

Counseling and Psychotherapy in Tokyo and Japan: http://www.counselingjapan.com

Portugal- Emergency Numbers for Victims

2011-08-09T20:48:00.000-04:00

Victims of Domestic Violence – 800 202 148
Emergency hotline - 112
Abused Children – 213 433 333
SOS Friendly Voice
(Depression, Suicide) – 800 202 669
SOS Pregnant – 808 201 139
SOS Child– 217 931 617
APAV (Portuguese Association for Victims Help) – 707 200 077 http://www.apav.pt

Portugal's Facts and Laws

2011-08-09T20:46:00.000-04:00

In 2010, 43 women lost their lives at the hands of abusive partners.
At least 9 out of the 43 women murdered in 2010 had already pressed charges against their assailants.
29 of the victims in 2010 still in the abusive relationship, generally a boyfriend, partner, husband or lover.
Only 8 women had ended their relationships with their would-be murderers.
The average age of the victims were between 26 and 45 years old,
90. 6% women and 9% men

With the new article 152, whoever, in a repetitive manner or not, imposes physical or mental abuses including:

- bodily punishments

-deprivations of liberty and sexual offences to the spouse or ex-spouse

-to a person of another or of the same sex with whom the agent maintains or has maintained a relationship equal to a relationship of spouses, even if without cohabitation

-to progenitor of common descendant in first degree

-or to a person particularly undefended, due to age, deficiency, disease, pregnancy or economic dependency, who cohabitates with him.

Punishment: imprisonment from 1 to 5 years.

-If act is against or in front of a minor

-In common home or the victim’s residence

Punishment: imprisonment from 2 to 5 years

-If, from the acts above, result in death

Punishment: imprisonment from 3 to 10 years

- The cases where it results grievous bodily injury

Punishment: imprisonment from 2 to 8 years

		Freq.	%
Strict Sense
Physical Abuse		3916	30
Mental Abuse		4804	36.8
Threats/Coercion		2672	20.4
Defamation/Slurs		1443	11
Sexual Crimes		237	1.8
	Sub-total	13072	100
Wider Sense
Attempted Murder		27	3.4
Murder		1	0.1
Unlawful Entry		134	16.9
Violation of Correspondence		71	8.9
Violation of Privacy		81	10.2
Child Abduction		25	3.1
Violation of Alimony		61	7.7
Criminal Damage		84	10.6
Theft/Robbery		83	10.5
Rape		87	11
Other related Crimes		140	17.6
	Sub-Total	794	100
	Total	13866	100

Albania- Domestic Abuse helpline numbers, and etc.

2011-08-08T20:41:00.001-04:00

To report or domestic violence or get help call:

Tiranë (04) 2233408

Shkodër (022) 44022

Rrëshen (0216) 22233

Vlorë (033) 28048

Berat (032) 31004

POLICE 129

Organizations That Work to Help Stop Domestic Abuse:

ALBANIA Forum of Albanian Women

Ana Aid Norway/Albania Valentina Duca
Kati Kozara Albania
Rruga Kent Urani 17 Fax: 00355 42 420 28
Tirana, Albania
Network Of East-West Women Socialist Women's Forum

Rr. Myslym Shryi Rr. Myslym Shryi
Pall 53, ap. 7 Pall 53, ap. 7
Tirana, Albania Tirana, Albania
Tel: 355-42-23408 Tel: 355-42-23408
Fax: 355-42-27415 Fax: 355-42-27415

Women's Information & Documentation Center (WIDC)

P.O. Box 2418

Posta Quendrore
Tirana, Albania
Tel/fax: +355 42 23693
E-mail: qirjaku@women-center.tirana.al

Women's Association, Reflexion ClubRr. Brigada VIII, No. 7

Tirana, Albania

Tel: 355-42-28323

Fax: 355-42-34223

The Network Against Gender-Based Violence & Trafficking website links:

http://www.stopdhunes.com/eng/ ßIn English

http://www.stopdhunes.com/ ß In Albanian

Albania- Facts and laws on Domestic Violence

2011-08-08T19:03:00.000-04:00

1 in 3 Albanian women are victims of domestic violence,
In 2007, the police received 274 reports of domestic violence.
In 2009, 993 cases were reported by September.
11 women killed because of domestic violence in 2010
In Tirana’s largest prison, 90% of the women were charged for murdering their husbands
Useful to Albanian Women(UAQ) helps 12 women per week with counseling.
The centers get 6 to 8 calls per week from women victims wanting help.
The Forensics Institute in Tirana receives about 2 abuse cases every 24 hours, in order to help the police in abuse cases by determining the type of injury.

The Domestic Violence Law made a way to provide victims of family violence with a protection order, which may be granted by a civil court on the petition of a victim of such violence. The court must hear the petition within 15 days. There is also a provision for emergency (“immediate”) protection orders to be issued within 48 hours by a court, if the abuser presents a “direct and immediate threat to the security, health or well-being” of the victim. The court must hold a further session within 20 days to decide whether to prolong or terminate the order.

A protection order can include the following measures:

The removal of the perpetrator from the house inhabited by the victim (regardless of the perpetrator’s property rights)
Prohibiting the perpetrator from approaching within a certain distance of the victim or other family members
Prohibiting the abuser from entering or staying in the temporary or permanent residence of the victim, or any part thereof,
Placing women together with children in temporary shelters
Ordering the abuser to participate in rehabilitation programmes.
Violation of a protection order is a criminal offence punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Courts are required to:

Send copies of a protection order, including emergency protection orders – within 24 hours of issue – to the victim, the police and social services.

Network Against Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking created a pilot referral system Berat, Pogradec, Shkodër, Rrëshen and Vlorë. In just over a 1 yr period 91% of the women/girls in these 5 areas were referred to the right organization. ( Sept. '08- Dec. '09)

The “Councils against Domestic Violence” includes government representatives, police, district prosecutors, court officials, health and education organizations, employment offices, and NGOs, who also provide training to relevant professionals.

Sources:http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR11/001/2010/en/f22a5393-9099-488a-8049-2a8e34d8ed9e/eur110012010en.pdf

http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/05/12/feature-03

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/albanian-women-deserve-justice-2010-03-25

Italy's Facts on Domestic Abuse

2011-08-08T01:15:00.001-04:00

95% the person who attacks a women is the woman’s husband, partner or ex-boyfriend, or relative.
Public violence makes up 5% of male attacks on women.
Domestic abuse goes unreported 9 times out 10.
In 2006, 1/3 of all italian women have faced attacks by men through their lifetime.
Differenza Donna has 5 centers in Rome against domestic abuse offering counseling and advice to 2,500 women per year.
They have 30 hostel places for women escaping violence – again, the number in need is far greater, so there is a waiting list for beds.

WOMEN
National Association Telefono Rosa (ONLUS) bank, legal, psychological conselling, family, family intermediation - Viale Mazzini 73, tel. 0637518261-62-82.
Associazione Differenza Donna assistance to women suffering violence - Via delle Tre Cannelle 15, tel. 066780537.
Donna ascolta Donna psychological and legal advice - Via della Lungara 19, tel. 0668804195.
Donne in genere assistance to women suffering violence - Via Rosina Anselmi 41/42, tel. 0687141661.
Associazione CODI - Viale delle Milizie 9, tel. 063723891.
Centro Provinciale di Accoglienza per Donne che non vogliono più subire Violenza - tel. 065810926.

1522 –a multilingual national service available 24 hours a day

- Created because of the growing problem of Violence against Women

- answers questions to help women who are victims of domestic abuse.

The 1522 Network areas are in the cities of Bologna, Palermo, Naples, Venice, Pescara, Prato, Cosenza, Isernia, Trieste, Ravenna, Nuoro, Power, Aosta, Turin, Latin, Agrigento, Reggio Emilia, Faenza, the provinces of Genoa, Ancona, Bari, Catania, Caserta, Crotone, Teramo, Pesaro-Urbino and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano.
Same information in italian is below:
DONNE
Associazione Nazionale Telefono Rosa (ONLUS) banca , legale, psicologico conselling , famiglia , famiglia di intermediazione - Viale Mazzini 73, tel. 0637518261-62-82 .
Associazione Differenza Donna assistenza alle donne che subiscono violenza - Via delle Tre Cannelle 15, tel. 066.780.537 .
Donna Ascolta Donna consulenza psicologica e legale - Via della Lungara 19, tel. 0668804195 .
Donne in Genere assistenza alle donne che subiscono violenza - Via Rosina Anselmi 41/42 , tel. 0687141661 .
Associazione CODI - Viale delle Milizie 9, tel. 063.723.891 .
Centro Provinciale di Accoglienza per Donne Che non vogliono pi subire Violenza - Tel. 065.810.926
l'attivazione del numero di pubblica utilità 1522 - Servizio di accoglienza telefonica nazionale multilingue, h. 24, per facilitare l’emersione del fenomeno e rispondere alle domande di aiuto delle donne in difficoltà per problemi di violenza.
In tali territori è attivo un dispositivo di accesso diretto ai servizi locali veicolato dal servizio di accoglienza telefonica 1522 (si tratta di un trasferimento diretto di chiamata, dal call center al centro antiviolenza attivo negli orari prestabiliti di apertura al pubblico). Attualmente gli Ambiti Territoriali di Rete sono le città di Bologna, Palermo, Napoli, Venezia, Pescara, Prato, Cosenza, Isernia, Trieste, Ravenna, Nuoro, Potenza, Aosta, Torino, Latina, Agrigento, Reggio Emilia, Faenza, le Province di Genova, Ancona, Bari, Catania, Caserta, Crotone, Teramo, Pesaro-Urbino e la Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano.
Sources: http://rome.wantedineurope.com/articles/complete_articles.php?id_art=1096

http://www.retepariopportunita.it/defaultdesktop.aspx?doc=1620

South Korea- Domestic Against Women Facts

2011-08-06T19:31:00.002-04:00

"1366" is a 24-hour emergency hotline for women across the country who are victims of violence
- For Example: Domestic Violence, access counseling, protection, and emergency services
- Provides interpretation services in 8 languages in addition to Korean.
- They have centres across the country waiting to help.
1577-1366 is a separate national hotline that serves exclusively migrant women.

Section	Number of Home violence consultation official (places)	Consultation Actual Results (case)
Section	Number of Home violence consultation official (places)	Total	Home Violence	Others
2004	182	193,439	90,497	102,942
2005	297	226,601	111,191	115,410
2006	372	283,705	138,949	144,756
2007	316	295,825	135,386	160,439
2008	303	307,851	130,921	176,930
2009	275	307,009	132,227	174,782

Section	Case number	Arrest number	Manages			Case opinion of home protection Sending
Section	Case number	Arrest number	Restraint	Non- restraint	Others (guide)	Case number	Number
2004	13,770	13,770	329	13,969	910	2,587	2,616
2005	11,595	11,595	181	11,800	794	1,881	2,022
2006	11,471	11,471	113	12,011	713	1,722	1,913
2007	11,744	11,744	87	12,587	491	1,455	1,629
2008	11,461	13,143	77	12,748	318	940	1,044
2009	11,025	12,493	87	12,064	342	657	756

Section	Sexual violence consultation official number (places)	Consultation actual results (case)
Section	Sexual violence consultation official number (places)	Total	Sexual violence	Others
2004	124	122,769	37,131	85,638
2005	172	132,201	46,212	85,989
2006	202	119,655	57,865	61,790
2007	202	124,591	58,628	65,963
2008	196	145,247	69,115	76,132
2009	199	155,902	67,221	88,687

Section	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total	14,089	13,446	15,326	15,325	17,178	18,351
Rape	6,959	7,321	8,755	8,732	9,889	10,205
Violation of the Sexual Violence	4,264	4,282	4,955	4,858	5,143	5,834
Violation of the Adolescent Protection Law	2,866	1,843	1,616	1,735	2,146	2,312

India's List of Resources for Domestic Violence and more

2011-08-05T00:24:00.000-04:00

Resources for women in India

Jagori -women's training, documentation, communication and resource centre.

Contact: B-114, Shivalik, Malviya Nagar NEW DELHI 110 017
Phone: 011 26691219 & 2669 1220
Victim Services: a counseling center and support group for women survivors of violence.
Helpline: 011 2669 2700 (Mon-Fri, 9.30-5.30). Email: helpline@jagori.org

Sakshi: Delhi. A Violence Intervention for Women and Children -- works on sexual harassment, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Address: B-67 South Extension Part-1, First Floor, New Delhi-110065.
Phone: 4643946/4623295 Email: s.sakshi@mailcity.com

Women's Rights Initiative:runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence.

Address: First floor, Masjid road, Jungpura, New Delhi.
Phone: 4316925 / 4313904 / 432101. Email: wri@vsnl.net.

Majlis, Bombay. (Flavia, Veena or Saumya) - 618 0394
SNEHA:works to empower women/children in poor urban communities. SNEHA's Center for Vulnerable Women and Children specifically provides services (including counseling, legal assistance and community organizing) to women and children experiencing domestic violence.

Crisis Helpline: (+91 22) 2404 0045 Phone: (+91 22) 2404 2627 / 2408 6011
Head Office Address: 310, 3rd Floor, Urban Health Center,60 Feet Road, Dharavi, Mumbai 400 017

Swaadhar, Bombay. (Jyoi Kelkar) - 872 0638
International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC), Chennai.

Crisis-line +91 44 43111143; email:pcvc2000@yahoo.com

SNEHA( Madras): voluntary organization offering emotional support to the lonely, depressed and suicidal. SNEHA is open 365 days a year and services are free.

Visit- 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 11, Park View Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai 600028
Phone: 044-24650050- 24 HOURS A DAY

Vimochana: Helps women with issues ranging from domestic violencesexual harassment at work.

Services: counseling, service provision, education/outreach, mobilizing/organizing,activism.
2124 16th B Main 1-A Cross, HAL IInd Stage, Bangalore 560038.
Phone: (city code = 80) 526 9307.

Anweshi Women's Counselling Centre: near YWCA, Cannanore Road, Kozhikode 673 001.

Runs a counseling, mediation and resource center for women in an abusive situation.
If writing to them, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

Sachetna, 31, Mahairban Road, Calcutta.
Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Center: P-112 Lake Terrace, Calcutta.
Pragatisheel Mahila Manch:11 N. Ho Chi Minh Road, Sarania, Behala, Calcutta 700 061.
Swayam located at 9/2 B Deodar Street, Kolkata 700019.

Phone: 2486 3367, 2486 3378, 2486 3357 Email: swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in

India's Facts and Laws on Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault

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Existing Indian Laws on Sexual Assault Penal Code(IPC)
Section 209: Obscene acts and songs, to the annoyance of others like:
A) does any obscene act in any public place or
B) sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballads, or words in or near any public place
Punishment: Imprisonment for up to 3 months or fine, or both( Cognisable, bailable, and triable offense)
Section 354: Assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years or fine or both.
Section 274: Rape
Punishment: Imprisonment for life or 10 years and fine
Section 509: Uttering any word or many any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a women
Punishment: Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both ( Cognisable, bailable, and triable offense)
For Legal Support Call: Lawyer’s Collective: 24373904 Human Rights Law Network: 24324503
Even with these laws on paper only help so much when:
-Every 9 minutes a woman is being domestically abused
-Every 77 minutes a woman dies at the hands of her husband or a family member because the brides prices hasn't been paid
-Every 29 minutes a woman is raped

Mexico- Domestic Violence/ Abuse

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90% of Mexican women who have suffered domestic violence/sexual abuse don't report it to authorities.
10% of women report their abuse; but mainly treated with suspicion, apathy, and disrespect.
7 out of 10 women over 15 yrs old have been targets of violent attacks and 1 out of 3 of them have been mistreated by their husband or boyfriend.
2,500 girls and women die per year at the hands of their spouse or other family members.
Every 15 minutes a Mexican women is physically abuse, with an average of 5 deaths per day.
Mexico has one the highest rate of females in the world.
Their are only 60 domestic violence shelters in all of Mexico.
The #1 cause of injury of women in Mexico is domestic violence.
6 out of 10 women have been victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and more.
2/3 of women killed every die at the hands of their husband, father, brother boyfriend, etc.

Call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE
Someone else can call for you and anyone can call anonymously in order to report or to get info for you. Remember the NATIONAL hotline for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is available for Mexico, U.S. and Canada and able to speak to someone in English or Spanish( and advocates for 140 other languages)
Help is available 24 hours 7 days a week and is Confidential and Anonymous.
The agents are very understanding resourceful and always available.

Spain- Domestic Abuse Facts

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2010

73 women died at the hands of their partners in Spain

31% killed by partners who were non-EU nationals

25% of all reports of domestic abuse were made by or against immigrants.
11% of Spanish couples live together unmarried, this accounts for 58% of all reported incidents.

For every 1 protection order issued for a married couple, 10 are issued for cohabiting couples.

“for every homicide that is brought about in a marriage, 12 are produced in non-married couples".

Victim Information

1. Report experience to the police by dialling 091 (National Police) or 112 (for urgent assistance during an attack

a. Give your name, address and the time of the incident

b. In Spanish the phrase is Violencia de genéro.

c. Say: ‘Quiero informar un incidente doméstico de violencia. Querría hablar con alguien en inglés’

i. To make the report and receive assistance in English.

2. Dial 016 in Spain for free confidential helpline to combat domestic violence problems.

3. Spanish website for Ministry of Health , Social Politics and Gender Equality, the section on Gender Violence includes information in English (and many other languages) details on all the support: including financial aid, access to women’s refuges, social and economic resources and advice for foreigners living in Spain.

a. Go to the section entitled Violencia de género (in Spanish)

b. Go to top of the page to convert the information into English.

Alicante Provincial Council offers an Information Guide on welfare rights for victims of gender violence that you can

download, including getting info on the aggressors status within the prison system if convicted, and other rights such

as not having to face the aggressor in court at trial. This explains the details of the legal process, the rights of the

woman/children & ways to receive the max. assistance. http://www.residenteseuropeos.com

Australia's Facts on Domestic Abuse

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•1 in 3 Australian women are affected by some form of domestic violence in her lifetime
•3 Australian women die every fortnight - either directly or indirectly - due to domestic violence
•1 in 4 Australian children witness domestic violence in their home
•Domestic violence cost the Australian public $13.6 billion in 2009
If you are in Australia please dial 000 if you are in immediate danger!
Source:http://www.impactforwomen.org.au/impact/Home.html

United Kingdom- Domestic Abuse Facts

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1 in 4 women experience DV in their lifetime. Also, 1 in 8 to 1 in 10 women experience it annually.
According to the United Kingdom,the following is the definition of Domestic Abuse:
“Any incident of threatening behavior, violence, or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who have or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of sexuality”

Police in the UK receive a call about domestic violence every single minute (Less 50% are reported). That’s roughly 1,300 calls per day or over 570,000 every year.

Approximately 2 women are killed by their past or current partner a week.

“Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996 provides single and unified domestic violence remedies in county courts and magistrates’ courts.”

The following people may apply: (ex) cohabitants, spouses, those who have lived or still live the same household (excluding the reasons of being an employee, tenant, lodger or boarder), certain relatives (e.g. parents, grandparents, in-laws, brothers, sisters), and those who have agreed to marry each other.
In the family courts, about 24,100 Domestic Violence orders were made.

Two types of orders:

A Non-molestation Order: can prohibit either particular behavior or general molestation. Since 2007, failing to obey the restrictions of these orders is a criminal offense for which someone could be arrested.
An Occupation Order: which can define or regulate rights of occupation of home i.e. a type of civil injunction used in domestic violence cases. It restricts the right of a violent partner to enter or live in a shared home.

Resource Numbers

Freephone 24-Hour Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between women’s aid & refuge)
0808 2000 247

Wales 24-Hour Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 80 10 800

Male Advice Line and Enquiry (MALE): 0808 801 0327

Mankind: Help-line service for male victims of domestic abuse/violence- 01823 334244

Broken Rainbow (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender domestic violence forum) 08452 60 44 60
Resources: http://www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic_violence_topic.asp?section=0001000100220036&sectionTitle=Statistics
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN03989 http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/statistics-and-data/courts-and-sentencing/judicial-court-stats.pdf

Domestic Abuse in Ireland

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1 in 7 women and 1 in 17 men experience severe domestic violence.

Women are 2x more likely as men to have experienced severe physical abuse,

7x more likely to experience sexual abuse, and are more likely to experience serious injuries than men.

95% of young women and 84% of young men claimed to know someone who had experienced abuse.

1 in 4 young women knew someone who had been forced to have sex.
In 2010

-13% of callers had suffered abuse at the hands of their current non-married partners.

-10% been abused by former non-married partner.

-Roughly, 1/5 of women continue to suffer abuse, be stalked and harassed by their ex-partner.

2009

-7,512 Women, 2,462 children supported
-34,000+ helpline calls to domestic violence services in 2009.
-About 100 calls for help were made everyday of the year.

“Over 51% of the 166 women murdered in the Republic were killed by their partner or ex-partner. [From] data...resolved homicide cases show that of the 39 women aged between 18 and 25 years who were killed since 1996, 53% were murdered by a boyfriend or former boyfriend.” (Margaret Martin)

“In ... 100 houses, in 15...will be women who have lived with severe domestic abuse. In 6 will be men who have lived with abuse. It is estimated just 10% of those suffering will access services. So, while 7,500 women accessed domestic violence services in 2009, that’s 75,000 women experiencing abuse in any one year.”( Eimear Fisher)

Helpline number: 1-800-341-900
Resources:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0307/1224291482426.html
http://www.womensaid.ie/16daysblog/2010/12/09/16-facts-day-15-domestic-violence-and-gender/
http://www.irishleftreview.org/2011/06/29/domestic-violence-ireland-today/
http://www.safeireland.ie/2010/gambling-with-women-and-children%E2%80%99s-safety/

Domestic Violence in France- in french( credit to sources)

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Aujourd'hui, une femme meurt tous les deux jours et demi en moyenne victime des violences de son compagnon.

75 000 femmes sont victimes de viols chaque année et 8 000 adolescentes sont menacées de mariage forcé.

Les violences conjugales expliqueraient 20 % des homicides commis dans notre pays.

Ce système anti-rapprochement pourra être ordonné lorsqu'un conjoint violent est mis en examen pour des violences ou menaces, punies d'au moins 5 ans d'emprisonnement.

Cette violence a un coût : les soins dispensés aux victimes, le traitement des plaintes et la prise en charge des traumatismes liés aux violences représentent une dépense globale de 2,5 milliards d'euros chaque année.

3919, Violences conjugales infos. Plateforme d'écoute, d'information et d'orientation, le 3919 redonne la parole aux femmes victimes de violences au sein du couple. Toute l'année, du lundi au samedi, entre 8 h et 22 h, une équipe de 30 personnes assure une permanence.Le 3919 est ouvert à tous : les victimes elles-mêmes, l'entourage, la famille, les voisins, les professionnels… En tout, le service reçoit 33 500 appels par an dont 14 000 émanant de personnes directement victimes.

Le "3919 - Violences conjugales info", service national d'écoute, d'information et d'orientation est gérée par la FNSF depuis 1992.

La plateforme téléphonique est animée par une équipe de 30 professionnelles. • Appel gratuit depuis un téléphone fixe. • Du lundi au samedi, de 8 h à 22 h. • Les jours fériés de 10 h à 20 h (sauf les 1er janvier, 1er mai et 25 décembre).

üLa majorité des appels à contenu, soit 19 707 appels, concernait les violences conjugales

Démarches:

42,6% des victimes ont effectué une démarche auprès des services de police/gendarmerie mais ce taux est en baisse de 7,2% par rapport à 2009. De même près d’un tiers des victimes ont contacté un professionnel-le- de santé. Ce pourcentage est aussi en baisse de 3%.

Conséquences:

Enfin cette étude confirme les constats réalisés quotidiennement par les 68 associations du réseau Solidarité Femmes : pour près de 80% des victimes les violences ont des conséquences :

- sur leur santé mentale ou physique (séquelles temporaires ou définitives) ;

- sur leur sécurité : en 2010, 950 appels ont été interrompus principalement liés à l’arrivée du partenaire violent, c’est 30% de plus qu’en 2009.

- sur leur activité professionnelle : le taux de femmes qui ont abandonné leur emploi est en augmentation de 12% par rapport à 2009.

Sources:
1.http://www.gouvernement.fr/gouvernement/3919-un-numero-pour-briser-le-mur-du-silence
2.http://www.gouvernement.fr/gouvernement/la-loi-sur-les-violences-faites-aux-femmes’

3..http://www.solidaritefemmes.org/ewb_pages/a/actualite-764.php

Domestic Violence in France

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On average, every 2.5 days one woman dies at the hands of her intimate partner. 75,000 women are rape per year and 8,000 girls are at risk of forced marriage. Domestic Abuse makes up 20% of the murders in France. The social problem of Domestic abuse costs France 2.6 billion euros per year.
3919 service receives 33,500 calls a year including 14,000 from individuals directly affected.
-Dialing 3919 is completely anonymous for the caller.
-A team of 30 professionals runs the phone platform.
-Call from a landline.
-Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 22 pm.

-Public holidays from 10 am to 20 pm (except 1 January, 1 May and 25 December).

Steps:

42.6% of victims have approached to police / gendarmerie but decreased by 7.2% from 2009.

1/3 of the victims have contacted health professionals. This has decreased by 3%.

Consequences:

Solidarity Network: nearly 80% of victims of violence have consequences:

On their mental or physical health (temporary or permanent long-lasting)
About their safety: in 2010, 950 calls stopped due to the abusive partner’s arrival. It increased by 30% from 2009.
On their work: the percentage of women who left their jobs rose by 12% compared to 2009.

Sources:

1.http://www.gouvernement.fr/gouvernement/3919-un-numero-pour-briser-le-mur-du-silence

2.http://www.gouvernement.fr/gouvernement/la-loi-sur-les-violences-faites-aux-femmes’

3..http://www.solidaritefemmes.org/ewb_pages/a/actualite-764.php

Wasted talent due to the damages of Domestic Abuse/Violence

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I just realized that TOO many precious people are abused and according to statistics in the United States
About 3+ Women and 1 man are murdered by their intimate partners everyday.
Those people are people who will never be able to live their lives and reach their dreams.
Every 5 minutes a women reports a rape in the United States. Those women will never be the same. Often times it takes intensive counseling and support in order for them to have a healthy and loving relationship.
Every person deserves respect as a person and not a punching bag or dirt.
It's a tragedy every time a person is hurt due to domestic violence (abuse), sexual assault. Every person should make their mission to do what's right for the worldwide community by reporting any instance of domestic violence.
DO NOT BE AFRAID of getting into others "family business" this is not a family matter is a worldwide problem that needs to be stopped!
Please help the victims even stranger!
If its your friend don't be afraid of them being mad because wouldn't you rather them be mad then a victim of domestic violence homicides?
On average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country every day... don't let a person being another statistic....

Call 1-800-SAFE(7233) or 1-800-787-3244 (TYY)

Sources: http://www.thehotline.org/ and
http://www.dvrc-or.org/domestic/violence/resources/C61/#dom

50 States & Territories Domestic Violence hotline numbers/website

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Each U.S. State/ Territory, Canada and Mexico can get help by calling The National Domestic Violence hotline at

1-800-799- SAFE(7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence-(800) 650-6522 Hotline Website: www.acadv.org

(334) 832-4842 Fax: (334) 832-4803

Alaska Network on Domestic/Sexual Violence-907-586-3650 Website: www.andvsa.org

Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.azcadv.org

(800) 782-6400 Nationwide

(602) 279-2900 Fax: (602) 279-2980

Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence- http://www.domesticpeace.com/

(800) 269-4668 Nationwide

(501) 907-5612 Fax: (501) 907-5618

California Partnership to End Domestic Violence- Website: www.cpedv.org

(916) 444-7163 Fax: (916) 444-7165

(800) 524-4765 Nationwide

Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.ccadv.org

303- 831-9632 Fax: (303) 832-7067

(888) 788-7091 In State DV Hotline

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence- www.ctcadv.org

(860) 282-7899 Fax: (860) 282-7892

(888) 774-2900 In State DV Hotline (800) 281-1481 In State

Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence- www.dcadv.org

(302) 658-2958 Fax: (302) 658-5049

(800) 701-0456 Statewide

DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.dccadv.org

(202) 299-1181 Fax: (202) 299-1193

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.fcadv.org

(800) 500-1119 In State

(850) 425-2749 Fax: (850) 425-3091

(850) 621-4202 TDD

Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence

(404) 209-0280 Fax: (404) 766-3800

Website: www.gcadv.org

Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and FV

(671) 479-2277

Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Website: www.hscadv.org

(808) 832-9316 Fax: (808) 841-6028

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

(208) 384-0419 Fax: (208) 331-0687

(888) 293-6118 Nationwide

Website: www.idvsa.org

Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Website: www.ilcadv.org (217) 789-2830 Fax: (217) 789-1939

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Website: www.violenceresource.org

(800) 332-7385 In State

(317) 917-3685 Fax: (317) 917-3695

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.icadv.org

(515) 244-8028 Fax: (515) 244-7417

(800) 942-0333 In State Hotline

Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence- Website: www.kcsdv.org (785) 232-9784 Fax: (785) 266-1874

Kentucky Domestic Violence Association- Website: www.kdva.org

(502) 695-5382 Phone/Fax

Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.lcadv.org

(225) 752-1296 Fax: (225) 751-8927

Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence-http://mcedv.org/

Statewide Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-866-83-4HELP

Hearing IMPAIRED: Use Mail Telecommunication Relay Service- 1-800-437-1220

Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence- http://www.mnadv.org/

1-800-MD-HELPS or 301-352-4574

(301) 809-0422 (Fax)

Jane Doe, Inc./ Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

(617) 248-0922 Fax: (617) 248-0902

(617) 263-2200 TTY/TDD

Website: www.janedoe.org

Michigan Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Violence-www.mcadsv.org

TTY: (517) 381-8470

(517) 347-7000 Fax: (517) 347-1377

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women-Website: www.mcbw.org

Crisis Line: (651) 646-0994

(800) 289-6177 Nationwide

(651) 646-6177 Fax: (651) 646-1527

Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence-

(601) 981-9196 Fax: (601) 981-2501 Website: www.mcadv.org

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Website: www.mocadv.org

(573) 634-4161 Fax: (573) 636-3728

Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence-

(888) 404-7794 Nationwide

(406) 443-7794 Fax: (406) 443-7818

Website: www.mcadsv.com

Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition:

Website: www.ndvsac.org

(877) 215-0167 Spanish In State

(402) 476-6256 Fax: (402) 476-6806

Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence

(800) 500-1556 In State

(775) 828-1115 Fax: (775) 828-9911

Website: www.nnadv.org

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

(866) 644-3574 In State

(603) 224-8893 Fax: (603) 228-6096

Website: www.nhcadsv.org

New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women

(609) 584-8107 Fax: (609) 584-9750

(800) 572-7233 In State

Website: www.njcbw.org

New Mexico State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

(800) 942-6908 Spanish-In State (800) 942-6906 English-In State

(518) 482-5464 Fax: (518) 482-3807

Website: www.nyscadv.org

New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence-Website: www.nyscadv.org

(518) 482-5464 Fax: (518) 482-3807

(800) 942-6908 Spanish-In State

(800) 942-6906 English-In State

North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence

(888) 232-9124 Nation wide

(919) 956-9124 Fax: (919) 682-1449

Website: www.nccadv.org

North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services

(888) 255-6240 Nationwide

(701) 255-6240 Fax: (701) 255-1904

Website: www.ndcaws.org

Ohio Domestic Violence Network

614-781-9652 (fax) 614-781-9651 (phone) 800-934-9840 (national)

Website: www.odvn.org

Action Ohio Coalition For Battered Women-Website: www.odvn.org

(614) 781-9651 Fax: (614) 781-9652

(614) 781-9654 TTY

(800) 934-9840

Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Website: www.ocadvsa.org

(405) 524-0700 Fax: (405) 524-0711

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Website: www.ocadsv.com

(503) 230-1951 Fax: (503) 230-1973

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

(717) 545-6400 Fax: (717) 545-9456 (800) 932-4632 Nationwide

Website: www.pcadv.org

Puerto Rico

The Office of Women Advocates-

(787) 721-7676 Fax: (787) 725-9248

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence Website: www.ricadv.org

(401) 467-9940 Fax: (401) 467-9943 (800) 494-8100 In State

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault- Website: www.sccadvasa.org

(803) 256-2900 Fax: (803) 256-1030 (800) 260-9293 Nationwide

South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault- Website: www.southdakotacoalition.org

(605) 945-0869 Fax: (605) 945-0870 (800) 572-9196 Nationwide

Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

(615) 386-9406 Fax: (615) 383-2967 (800) 289-9018 In State

Website: www.tcadsv.org

Texas Council on Family Violence- Website: www.tcfv.org

(512) 794-1133 Fax: (512) 794-1199 (800) 525-1978 In State

Women’s Coalition of St. Croix

(340) 773-9272 Fax: (340) 773-9062

Website: www.wcstx.com

Utah Domestic Violence Council-Website: www.udvac.org

(801) 521-5544 Fax: (801) 521-5548

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

(802) 223-1302 Fax: (802) 223-6943

Website: www.vtnetwork.org

Virginians Against Domestic Violence- Website: www.vadv.org

(757) 221-0990 Fax: (757) 229-1553 (800) 838-8238 Nationwide

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence-www.wscadv.org

(360) 586-1022 Fax: (360) 586-1024 in Olympia, WA 98501

(360) 586-1029 TTY- Olympia, WA

(206) 389-2515 Fax: (206) 389-2520 in Seattle, WA

(800) 886-2880 In State

(206) 389-2900 TTY in Seattle, WA

Washington State Native American Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault

(360) 352-3120 Fax: (360) 357-3858

(888) 352-3120 Website: www.womenspiritcoalition.org

West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence-Website: www.wvcadv.org

(304) 965-3552 Fax: (304) 965-3572

Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence-Website: www.wcadv.org

(608) 255-0539 Fax: (608) 255-3560

Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault- Website: www.wyomingdvsa.org

(307) 755-5481 Fax: (307) 755-5482 (800) 990-3877 Nationwide

The Canadian's Government's Definition of Domestic Abuse

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Physical abuse includes any intentional use of physical force that either injures or risks injuring someone. For example: Restraining, confining, held underwater, beating,slapping, shaking, pushing,choking, biting, pulling hair, burning, kicking, assault with a weapon etc.

Sexual abuse and exploitation:forcing a person to participate in any unwanted, unsafe or degrading sexual activity. It also includes using ridicule or other tactics to try to belittle, control or limit a person's sexuality or their reproductive choices.

Sexual Assault: A crime in Canada... for example:kissing, fondling, touching, oral sex or sexual intercourse without consent; continued sexual contact when asked to stop.

Sexual Harassment: unwanted/unwelcome sexual behavior, actions or words. Many acts of sexual harassment aren't crimes but dealt with under labour or educational institution regulations.

Sexual Exploitation: A crime in Canada i.e involving someone in prostitution or forcing them to participate in pornographic acts or performances for personal or commercial use

Sexual Coercion: For example manipulating a persons situation unfairly to get sex. For Example: lying to someone/threatening to tell lies about them that would damage their reputation. Exploiting/taking sexual advantage of someone, including victims who are younger or intoxicated

Psychological or emotional abuse: For Example: using words/actions to control, isolate, intimidate or dehumanize someone; Any act or omission that reduces an individual's sense of self-worth; damages their psychological/emotional integrity;puts them at risk of behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders.

Criminal Harassment: A crime i.e stalking or repeatedly following someone from place to place,unwanted attention that causes a person to fear for their safety or the safety of someone known to them.

Economic or financial abuse includes acting without consent in a way that financially benefits one person at the expense of another

Spiritual abuse: preventing a person from engaging in spiritual or religious practices; using a person's religious or spiritual beliefs to exploit, manipulate, dominate or control them; belittling someone's beliefs

Facts on Domestic Abuse in Canada

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On average, every 6 days a woman is killed by her intimate partner.
2009, 67 women murdered by a current or former spouse or boyfriend.
On any given day 3,000+ women (along with their 2,500 children) are living in an emergency shelter to escape domestic abuse.
Each year, 40,000+ arrests result from domestic abuse (12% of all Canadian crimes). Only 22% of all incidents are reported to the police, the real number is much higher.
2010, 582 known cases of missing/murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
In 1 year in Canada, 427,000 women over the age of 15 reported they had been sexually assaulted. Only about 10% of sexual assaults are reported to the police, the actual number is much higher.
50% of Women have experienced at least 1 incident of physical/sexual violence since the age of 16
About 80% of sex trafficking victims in Canada are women/girls.
61% of Canadians say they personally know at least 1 woman whose been sexually/physically assaulted.
More than 1 in 10 Canadian women say they've been stalked in a way that made them fear for their life.
Cost of violence against women in Canada for health care, criminal justice, social services, and lost wages and productivity has been calculated at $4.2 billion per year.

Possible Signs of Abuse compiled by the U.S. Government

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All below signs are WRONG and some illegal. You may be abused...if your partner:

Monitors what you're doing all the time
Unfairly accuses you of being unfaithful all the time
Prevents or discourages you from seeing friends or family
Prevents or discourages you from going to work or school
Gets very angry during and after drinking alcohol or using drugs
Controls how you spend your money and/or use of needed medicines
Decides things for you that you should be allowed to decide (i.e what to wear or eat)
Humiliates you in front of others
Destroys your property or things that you care about
Threatens to hurt you, the children, or pets
Hurts you (by hitting, beating, pushing, shoving, punching, slapping, kicking, or biting)
Uses (or threatens to use) a weapon against you
Forces you to have sex against your will
Controls your birth control or insists that you get pregnant
Blames you for his or her violent outbursts
Threatens to harm him or herself when upset with you
Says things like, "If I can't have you then no one can.

Source for post's content http://www.womenshealth.gov/violence/signs/

Germany's Facts and Resources for Domestic Violence(abuse)

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· 40% of women have been physically and/or sexually abused by the age of 16.

· 25% of women living in Germany have experienced domestic violence by their current or ex-partner.

· 13% of women living in Germany since the age of 16 have sexual abuse (violence) that is illegal.(Not all forms are criminally illegal in Germany but all are wrong)

· 42% of women in Germany have experience psychological abuse: intimidation, slander, threats, fear

· 45,000 women and their children take refuge in one of the approximately 400 women's shelters in Germany.

o Gives women protection against violence and persecution.

o Women's shelters have to be accessible day and night. Women and their children are admitted at all hours.

o Shelters offer: counseling, and support for finances, legal, medical, and psychological/social problems.

o Offers help with looking for a flat or job and dealing with the authorities, and leisure activities.

· Every German providence has counseling centers for women that offer support/advice and helplines.

German help Hotline: 0 0800/111 0800/111 0222 111
For Children and teenagers help hotline: 0800-1110333 anonymous

10 Facts on Teen Dating Violence

2011-07-03T14:05:00.000-04:00

1 in 3 teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked or physically hurt by their partner.
1 in 5 teens that have been in a serious relationship report being hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.
1 in 4 teenage girls who have been in relationships reveal they have been pressured to perform oral sex or engage in intercourse.
More than 1 in 4 teenage girls in a relationship report enduring repeated verbal abuse.
One-third or more of teens in relationships have been with a partner who frequently asked where they were and whom they were with.
1 in 4 teens in serious relationships have been prevented from spending time with friends and family or pressured to only spend time with their partner.
Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm when presented with a break-up.
1 in 3 teens (30%) say they are text messaged 10, 20, or 30 times an hour by a partner inquiring where they are, what they’re doing, or who they’re with.
68% of teens say boyfriends/girlfriends sharing private or embarrassing pictures/videos on cell phones and computers is a serious problem.
71% of teens regard boyfriends/girlfriends spreading rumors about them on cell phones and social networking sites as a serious problem.