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On Friday we noted a short judgement at Cape Town Magistrates’ Court. The matter concerned four domestic violence applications against our clients. The four applications were linked and consolidated. After filing comprehensive heads of argument, all four applications were dismissed, with costs because the applications were frivolous and vexatious. Some important considerations: An insult does not necessarily fall within the ambit of Domestic Violence. You cannot ascribe pejorative meaning to text and then expect the Court to come to your aid. Do not launch proceedings in the DV Court if there are more appropriate forums to deal with grievances between family members. Hostility between family is not sufficient enough to prove an intent to commit domestic violence. Avoid drawing children into a dispute by all means necessary.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Professor Tomoya Obokata, has concluded his country visit to Australia (14–27 November 2024) with the release of his end-of-mission statement. Importantly, he noted the lack of a national compensation scheme for survivors of modern slavery, highlighting the inconsistencies and limitations of state and territory-based schemes.   Among his select recommendations: 👉 Establish a national compensation scheme for all victims of contemporary forms of slavery.   At Anti-Slavery Australia, we have long championed this reform. A targeted national scheme is essential to properly address the profound harm caused by modern slavery and to empower survivors to rebuild their lives. This recommendation reflects not only the views of Professor Obokata but also those of the former Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, who first highlighted this gap over 12 years ago in her Australia country visit, and the views of major inquiries, leading organisations, and civil society.    As part of our ongoing advocacy for a national compensation scheme, we’re continuing to invite Australian businesses to support this important initiative by signing our Joint Business Statement, available on our website. Sign here 👉https://lnkd.in/g_pxKuHQ   Justice delayed is justice denied.   #ModernSlavery #NationalCompensationScheme

Association P.E.N.D Slovenia participated in the Forum on non-violence organized by the president of the Republic of Slovenia, dr. Pirc Musar and highlighted three important issues in the light of respect for the Istanbul Convention and other legal bases for the protection of the rights of victims of domestic violence I. The perpetrator should be treated as a perpetrator, not as a victim of circumstances. Parental alienation: A syndrome, a concept, a defense strategy, a mechanism of institutional secondary victimization, or a misunderstood post-separation domestic violence…? II. The modern "cutting of children in half" through shared parenting as a preferred way of regulating relationships after divorce is a metastases of the defensive strategy of parental alienation. III. Failure to pay alimony or not contributing material resources for the care of the child is a way of controlling and restricting the parent, who is thus a victim of economic violence, which is not recognized or addressed by our institutions. In order to perceive and recognize economic violence, it is not necessary to look into coffee grounds or Rorschach sticks. It is only necessary to follow the flow of money. This reveals which parent is really giving up for the sake of the child.

DACA: Fight, Fear, and Empowerment Unleashed! The video explores the struggles and resilience of DACA recipients through political changes, judicial decisions, and community empowerment led by Reyna Montoya.

There’s some really great resources being published both in the public and private sector right now surrounding gender-based violence and respect. In a world where family, domestic and sexual violence is alarmingly prevalent it is the responsibility of all of us to have the right conversations at the right time. By having those conversations we can help to instill the right values in others, or change the way they perceive these extremely important issues. We all play a part in ending violence within a generation.

Kulbardi acknowledges the anniversary of the final report following the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, which was delivered on 15th April 1991. The report outlined fundamental changes necessary to stop the alarmingly high rates of First Nations deaths in custody. Its recommendations were about self-determination, ending over-policing of First Nations communities and reducing the number of First Nations people being taken into custody. Research by the Australian National University found that very few of the recommendations have been implemented and some current policy positions directly contradict the recommendations. Over 3 decades later we still do not have justice. #aboriginaldeathsincustody #justice #indigenousbusiness #givingback

In #Somalia, Pact and our partners used a new approach to increase access to #justice in a community with an especially tumultuous past. As we celebrate World Day of Social Justice, learn more about how court user committees are ensuring the right to justice >> bit.ly/49pf0yB #globaldevelopment #justiceaccess USAID #socialjustice

Crisis are right: criminalising homelessness creates more hardship for those already facing tough times. It doesn’t address reasons people face homelessness, or help positive change. It only traps people further into the system.     We’ve seen this happen for people we support. The reasons people experience homelessness are complex, and usually follow a series of difficulties – which will just be made harder to resolve.  A more compassionate and effective approach would be to properly fund homelessness services that offer immediate, and ongoing, support . We can’t have a society with so many cracks in it, and then stigmatise and punish people when they fall in. It’s approaching the issue from the wrong direction. In the longer term we must create and protect funding streams ringfenced for opportunities and the futures of communities. This year, funding for homelessness services was increased in Wales. Before that, we wrote of the importance of doing this, and of the stories, hard work and differences made that we’ve seen within our own homelessness and crisis projects.  You can read more about that here:  https://lnkd.in/eP9A8tCv

THIS EASTER CONSIDER THE CUMULATIVE HARM ON A MASS SCALE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO ARE DELIBERATELY (and indefinitely) ISOLATED BY ORDER OF THE COURT. This is not due to “child safety” but to cause harm and abuse power to damage parents and children to “teach parents a lesson” for challenging unlawful and unreasonable decisions. In stark contrast to other orders making children attend prison to see their imprisoned parents (likely as a further act of torture and humiliation) how is it convicted criminals have more contact with their children than protective parents simply asking the court to uphold legislation and childrens rights to safety?  HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF COURT ABUSE- THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOU IN  NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA ALONE. You are NOT an isolated case. You are a silenced (gagged) majority of systemic abuse. Your time will come and your truth will be heard. Hold onto that thought each day. Especially those most hurtful, designed to break you.  Courts of New Zealand | Ngā Kōti o Aotearoa United Nations Association of Australia WA Inc Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade #abuse #law #childsafety #courtabuse #isolation #torture #meetoo #familycourt #systemicabuse #unjust