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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
November 25 marks the International Day to End Violence, and the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. During the 16 Days, individuals and groups around the world are asked to help raise awareness of gender-based violence and show their support for global efforts to end violence against women and girls. [...]
A Door Opens for Battered Asylum-Seekers
In late October, the Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security signaled that the government is open to considering asylum claims from women fleeing severe domestic violence when it recommended that a San Francisco immigration court grant asylum to Rody Alvarado Peña, whose case has been in and out of United States immigration courts for 14 years. [...]
