Violence
Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation."Internationally, violence resulted in deaths of an estimated 1.28 million people in 2013 up from 1.13 million in 1990. Of the deaths in 2013, roughly 842,000 were attributed to self-harm (suicide), …
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GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2024 English
In this edition of the GALA Times, we pay tribute to photography as a vital instru- ment for enriching and shaping LGBTQIA+ history. [...] Once in a while, you will …
complexities of LGBTIQ+ experi- ences in a context of violence and stereo- typing. Muholi’s work questions prevailing …
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2024 English
In this issue of The GALA Times we go back to the late 1980s, a time of conflict, uprising and hope. [...] Also, there is still a large portion of …
humanity, we continue to battle with the ongoing violence and discrimination of our community. Oh, p.s … der-nonconforming individuals. TheTIMES GALA 6 surge of violence against LGBTQIA+ people prompted President Cyril … LGBTQIA+ community not only remain at risk of violence, but will continue to be systematically excluded … capitalism, spiritual unrest, and the structural violence experienced as a black, queer individual. Despite …
Boydell & Brewer · 1 April 2023
religion are rarely discrete: when governments behave like gods through demonstrations of arbitrary violence, the remaking of moral and spiritual worlds can provide radical ways to contest the brutality of … peace-making and conflict in an increasingly militarized South Sudan. The book traces patterns of violence in peace-making back to colonial and mercantile activities in the late 19th century, but focuses … South Sudanese authorities, particularly religious authorities, have contested the legitimacy of violence and peace by drawing on divinely inspired notions of authority and norms of conduct. Drawing on …
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2023 English
I thought this would be a great opportunity for us to revisit that interview, and then take the Fea- tured Fam section of the newsletter to reflect on her life …
amendment would help protect sex workers against violence, making them more likely to report such acts … fact recognising the culmination of Gender Based Violence (GBV) within the LGBTQIA+ commu- nity, a fight … blame homosexuality for the insur- gence of sexual violence in Uganda against minorities is both limiting … and the list goes on (Rakhetsi, 2021). Met with violence and often death threats, the above-mentioned …
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2023 English
Solidarity is the constant whisperer appealing to our human instincts of empathy and understanding. [...] In addition, the challenges faced by activists in this context are nu- anced, and the …
impact of climate change; the enduring hatred and violence which continues to be inflicted on our community … due to the rise in hate crimes and spikes in violence towards LG- BTQIA+ people in South Africa over … that are actively working to address inequality, violence and exclusion on the African continent. I believe … warrant a Content Warning (CW) due to the acts of violence which have subsequently been recorded and shared … access to equal rights and to be protected from violence by the law, and they are protesting outside court …
Laws.Africa · 3 November 2022 French
la lutte contre la fraude, la corruption, la violence et autres pratiques répréhensibles en milieu … de la lutte contre la fraude, la corruption,la violence et autres pratiques répréhensibles en milieu … la lutte contre la fraude, la corruption, la violence et autres pratiques répréhen- sibles en milieu … d’éradication de la fraude, la corruption, la violence et autres pratiques répréhensibles en milieu … contre toute sorte de fraude, de corruption, de violence et autres pratiques répréhensibles en milieu …
Laws.Africa · 28 October 2022 English
to propaganda for war, incitement of imminent violence, advocacy of hatred that is based on an identifiable … pornography, propaganda for war, incitement of imminent violence or advocating hatred based on an identifiable … of propaganda for war, incitement of imminent violence or advocating hatred based on an identifiable …
Laws.Africa · 23 October 2022 Arabic
d’accueil pour les jeunes filles et femmes victimes de violence et en situation de détresse de Bousmail...... … d’accueil pour jeunes filles et femmes victimes de violence et en situation de détresse de Mostaganem.... … d’accueil pour jeunes filles et femmes victimes de violence et en situation de détresse de Annaba........ …
Laws.Africa · 30 September 2022 English
Information Act, 2000: National Council on Gender based Violence and Femicide bill, 2022 .................... … EXPLANATORY NOTE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND FEMICIDE BILL, 2022 The Minister of Women … introducing the National Council on Gender Based Violence Bill, 2022, in parliament in terms of section … leadership on the elimination of gender based violence and femicide in South Africa. This envisaged … be called a National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide; and is intended to facilitate a …
Laws.Africa · 29 September 2022 French
1609 y compris les risques de violence basée sur le genre, de violence à l’égard des enfants et d’exploitation … visant à prévenir et à répondre à la VBG, à la violence à l’égard des enfants et à l’exploitation et … d’action VBG » désigne le plan d’action contre la violence basée sur le genre du projet, un instrument adopté … acceptables pour l’Association. 58. « VBG » désigne la violence basée sur le genre. 1612 Journal officiel de la …
