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Violence Rages In Haiti For Second Day…
By AFP - Agence France Presse March 1, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city's international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence. At least four police officers were
Violence against women held in immigration detention rife, new research shows
Key PointsNew research found the longer women are held in immigration detention, the more likely they'll experience violence.The length of time both male and female detainees are held has increased more than eightfold over the past decade.About 36 per cent of women detained with a partner have experienced intimate partner violence.The longer refugee and asylum-seeking
Domestic violence against men: Recognize patterns, seek help
Domestic violence against men: Recognize patterns, seek helpDomestic violence against men isn't always easy to identify, but it's a serious threat. Learn how to recognize if you're being abused — and how to get help.By Mayo Clinic Staff Domestic violence happens between people who are or have been in a close relationship. It's also called
Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?
Opinion > Second Opinions — The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most by Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH September 3, 2023 Ho is an emergency physician. The first time I was assaulted in healthcare, I was a third-year medical student. An incarcerated, agitated patient handcuffed to a gurney rail in
Nuh violence: Delhi, Rajasthan, UP on high alert; key meeting to be held in Manesar
Manesar, HaryanaEdited By: Vikrant SinghUpdated: Aug 02, 2023, 11:23 AM ISTHaryana violence latest updates Photograph:(Twitter)Story highlightsNow, as the violence spreads, police in nearby states have pulled up their socks to avoid any untoward incidents in their areas.Communal violence in Nuh district of India’s northern state of Haryana has set alarm bells ringing in neighbouring states
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
In April of last year, José de Jesús Robledo Cruz and his wife Maria de Jesús Gomez Vega were found dead in the desert in Sonora, Mexico. In July, Fernando Vela, a doctor in Coqueta, Columbia, was shot to death by two men on a motorcycle while he was in his truck. In September, Juan…
XENOPHOBIA: Violence breaks out as Alexandra Dudula Movement members target foreign informal traders
The police said one South African and three Zimbabweans were injured during clashes between street vendors and members of the Alexandra Dudula Movement on Monday. The chairperson of the Alexandra Dudula Movement, known only as Msyza, told Daily Maverick on Monday that migrant business owners had fought members of the movement. “Foreign nationals started attacking…
22 wounded in violence at Mexican football match
At least 22 people were wounded when violence erupted Saturday in the stands of a Mexican football match, which was called off when the clash spilled onto the field. The game between Queretaro and Atlas at La Corregidora stadium in the city of Queretaro — the ninth round of the 2022 Clausura football tournament — was…