A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.

Proposed legislation that aims to help survivors of domestic violence in the Sunshine State is headed to Governor Ron DeSantis after passing both the House and the Senate.

Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence releases it's annual report on domestic violence related homicides in Nevada for 2025.

For most of our nation’s history, domestic violence has been largely accepted and ignored. The National Domestic Violence Hotline helped change that.

The Florida House has unanimously passed House Bill 277, aimed at strengthening victim protections and increasing accountability for abusers, with State Rep. Debra Tendrich leading the initiative.

Even within a global decline in women's rights, North Korean women remain the most invisible and least protected women in the ...

Women with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan face alarming rates of harassment, physical and sexual abuse, and economic discrimination, despite legal reforms, Human Rights Watch said today, ahead of ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gun violence remains a primary driver of injury-related mortality in the United States, claiming tens of thousands of lives every ...

Gun violence has been the No. 1 cause of death in U.S. children ages 1 to 17 since 2020. Additionally, gun death rates in this age group have increased by ...

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