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Agony of domestic abuse victims as 32% wait at least two years for council houses

Domestic abuse survivors should be at the head of the queue but some 32% on local authority lists have waited at least two years, with just 17% offered homes after 12 months

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023

Hundreds complain to BBC after Fiona Bruce's Stanley Johnson domestic abuse comments

HUNDREDS of people complained to the BBC after Fiona Bruce appeared to minimise accusations of domestic abuse levelled against Stanley Johnson,…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2023

Deakin lecturer Adam Brown fatally stabbed wife Chen Cheng after childcare dispute, court told

An academic who taught gender studies and digital media at Melbourne's Deakin University stabs his wife to death in their eastern suburbs home following an argument that escalated into deadly violence.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision

WASHINGTON — Last year’s Supreme Court case that expanded Second Amendment rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Australia's first Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner visits Alice Springs to meet frontline workers, acknowledging that better data is needed to set successful targets for the reduction of domestic violence.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision - Roll Call

A Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told the Senate on Wednesday.

Roll Call · Mar 15, 2023

Second Amendment Roundup: Should the Fifth Circuit Reconsider Rahimi En Banc?

The Fifth Circuit's decision in United States v. Rahimi, which held that the federal statute prohibiting possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order violates the Second Amendment, has managed to stay in the news for longer than most circuit court decisions. On March…

Reason · Mar 15, 2023

Polish activist convicted for helping obtain abortion pills

A Warsaw court has convicted a women's rights activist for helping a pregnant victim of domestic violence access abortion pills in Poland, sentencing her to eight months of community service

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Polish court convicts activist for helping woman get abortion pills

Justyna Wydrzynska sentenced to community service after telling court she sent pills to victim of domestic violence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Woman who zipped boyfriend in suitcase and filmed his terror plans battered spouse defence for murder trial

Couple had documented past of domestic violence, including strangulation attempts

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023