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In the twilight hours of 21 January, after the anti-protest laws had taken legal effect, President Yanukovych ordered a 'bloody crackdown', with police warning over loudspeakers that they might use weapons. Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko signed an executive order authorizing the use of physical force, special devices, and firearms.
There have been many debates on the social effects of video games on players and broader society, as well as debates within the video game industry.Since the early 2000s, advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium, arguing for their protection under the laws governing freedom of speech and also as an educational tool.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries reported an increase in domestic violence and intimate partner violence. [1] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, noting the "horrifying global surge", called for a domestic violence "ceasefire". [2] [3] UN Women stated that COVID-19 created "conditions for abuse that are ideal for ...
Some victims of domestic violence can’t summon help because their partners keep watch over their phones. So a Massachusetts librarian launched an initiative to hide burner phones, pre-loaded ...
Marissa Alexander case. In May 2012, 31-year-old Marissa Alexander was prosecuted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and received a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison. Alexander said that she fired a warning shot after her husband attacked her and threatened to kill her on August 1, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida .
NSA warrantless surveillance — also commonly referred to as "warrantless-wiretapping" or "-wiretaps" — was the surveillance of persons within the United States, including U.S. citizens, during the collection of notionally foreign intelligence by the National Security Agency (NSA) as part of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.
In Uganda, the prevalence of violence against women and, more specifically, domestic violence is significant. According to the UN Women Global Database on VAW, 50% of women aged 15–49 have or will experience IPV or SGBV at least once in their lifetime. In 2018, 30% of women aged 15–49 had experienced IPV or SGBV in the last 12 months. [4]
Domestic Political Nicolas Sarkozy suggested cleaning out the banlieues with a Kärcher (Kärcher is a well-known brand of high pressure water cleaners). Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who has consistently advocated a tough approach to crime and restoring law and order, was a major probable contender for the 2007 presidential election.