By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) – As many as one-third of adult women who have a particular fracture to their forearms may be victims of intimate partner violence, according to a new study. The findings underscore the need to screen women who receive fractures to their ulna … Read more
Women who have been thrown out of their in-laws’ house due to a domestic dispute can now claim the right of residence in the “shared household” even if the house is owned by the in-laws. In a judgment that would bring relief to many victims of domestic violence, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court … Read more
The findings dovetail with concerns about pandemic-related domestic abuse expressed in April by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “We know lockdowns and quarantines are essential to suppressing COVID-19, but they can trap women with abusive partners,” Guterres said at the time. “Over the past weeks, as the economic and social pressures and fear have … Read more