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Migrant bill should deal with violence, say lobbyists
Source: The Irish Times
PAMELA DUNCANAMENDMENTS DESIGNED to protect migrant women experiencing domestic violence should be included in the Immigration and Protection Bill, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Representatives of Women’s Aid, migrant network AkiDwA and the Immigrant Council of Ireland said migrant women were in a vulnerable position, as…
Resource type: News
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Filmmakers Against Racism documents xenophobic violence in South Africa
Source: Filmmakers Against Racism
Filmmakers Against Racism web site In May 2008, a group of South African filmmakers and producers joined forces to create documentaries and Public Service Announcements to address the recent xenophobic violence in their country. This organisation is called Filmmakers Against Racism (FAR). From the FAR…
Resource type: News
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Alcohol and Sexual Violence in Ireland: Understanding the Scope of the Problem
Source: Rape Crisis Network Ireland
For a short Fact Sheet on the information contained below please click here.In 2009, Rape and Justice in Ireland (RAJI) revealed that 70% of victims of rape and 84% of those accused of rape[i] had been drinking at the time of the assault[ii]. These findings indicate…
Resource type: News
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South African Civil Society and Xenophobia
Source: Strategy & Tactics
This comprehensive 500-page report, coordinated by Strategy & Tactics, was written by some of South Africa's leading social and political scientists as well as civil society activists. The report analyses the conditions that allowed xenophobic violence to erupt in South Africa in May 2008, leaving…
Resource type: Research Report
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Violence Policy Center
$1,530,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
$4,383,387
Resource type: Grantee
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Cork Domestic Violence Project
$136,962
Resource type: Grantee
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Domestic Violence Intervention Project
$449,049
Resource type: Grantee
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Domestic Violence Matters
$298,448
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Evaluation of Programme to Protect Children from Domestic Violence
Source: University of Lincoln
Children who experience domestic abuse can be forgotten victims. Mayo Children's Initiative (MCI Ireland), a programme in rural Ireland, made "spectacular progress" in reaching these children and is a model for other countries to follow, according to the lead researcher of an evaluation carried out…
Resource type: Research Report