Landmark report reveals a woman dies every week due to Australia’s domestic violence crisis
Landmark report reveals a woman dies every week due to Australia’s domestic violence crisis The extent of Australia’s family, domestic and sexual violence crisis has been revealed in a landmark report that details the death toll and increasing generational impacts of the issue. So far today police in Australia would have dealt with on average 470 domestic […]
Women, disability and domestic violence
Women, Disability and Domestic Violence At a time when the world is coming to grips with the #metoo movement and re-evaluating responses to sexual violence and harassment, women with a disability are among the most vulnerable. The statistics are shocking: women with a disability are 40 per cent more likely to experience domestic violence than […]
The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About – Article published by National Public Radio in United States
The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About January 8, 2018 5:00 AM ET Heard on All Things Considered Written by JOSEPH SHAPIRO Editor’s note: This report includes graphic and disturbing descriptions of assault. Pauline wants to tell her story — about that night in the basement, about the boys and about the abuse she wanted to stop….. To […]
My Rights Qld – New website available for people with disabilities
My Rights Qld This guide gives you information about your rights as a person with disability in Queensland Australia. Use the icons below or the menu items in the top banner to find help for a wide range of issues. My Rights Qld was created by ADA Australia to support people living with disability. […]
Prisoners with disabilities routinely face sexual, physical abuse: Human Rights Watch
Prisoners with disabilities routinely face sexual, physical abuse: Human Rights Watch Pete’s first stint in youth detention left a deep and lasting impression on him. At 14, he said he was sexually abused and beaten by fellow inmates at a juvenile correctional centre. “It went from physical to mental to sexual, and that’s where I […]
