Survivors struggle to access domestic violence leave, two years on from bill
5 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Workers affected by domestic violence are by law allowed up to 10 days of annual leave. Illustration / Andrew Louis
Workers affected by domestic violence are by law allowed up to 10 days of annual leave. Illustration / Andrew Louis
Warning: This article contains experiences of domestic violence. Employers are being urged to treat domestic violence leave the same as sick leave as survivors report barriers to accessing it - some even needing to provide proof from police.
One woman who escaped violence was shocked victims were being asked to offer evidence of abuse, saying it was disgusting they weren t being believed.
A struggle ensued, that continued outside the suspect’s car. It moved just outside the view of the dashcam video Lord shared with NBC Connecticut Investigates. That’s when Lord shot the suspect multiple times, according to investigators.
Lord explained, “He was behind me, choking me from behind. So I reached back under my left armpit and fired several shots.”
He said the PTSD from the incident lasted years.
“It’s a tie between the incident itself and my visit to the attorney’s office, where I was told, pending the investigation I could be arrested for manslaughter. And that I was potentially, the perpetrator, in this situation.”
A man, a vision, a struggle
National
April 4, 2021
In an interview with the Deputy Editor of the Spectator Mr Bhutto stated his dream for Pakistan, “My vision is that of a Pakistan whose social standards are comparable to some parts of Europe.
This means a war against illiteracy and ignorance. It means fighting prejudice and obscurantism. It involves the equality of men and women. It demands the mobilisation of the people’s selected energies. It dictates the restoration dignity to the human person. The citizen of Pakistan of the dignity which is his due. It requires a check on the growth of population and easy access to education and medical care throughout the country. It contemplates better towns and cities and cleaner villages. It raises 100 challenges. It is a long haul. We have braced ourselves for it.”
National
April 4, 2021
In an interview with the Deputy Editor of the Spectator Mr Bhutto stated his dream for Pakistan, “My vision is that of a Pakistan whose social standards are comparable to some parts of Europe.
This means a war against illiteracy and ignorance. It means fighting prejudice and obscurantism. It involves the equality of men and women. It demands the mobilisation of the people’s selected energies. It dictates the restoration dignity to the human person. The citizen of Pakistan of the dignity which is his due. It requires a check on the growth of population and easy access to education and medical care throughout the country. It contemplates better towns and cities and cleaner villages. It raises 100 challenges. It is a long haul. We have braced ourselves for it.”
George Floyd s girlfriend recalls struggle with addiction as family slams defence strategy
1 Apr, 2021 09:52 PM
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Courteney Ross, George Floyd s partner, gives evidence in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Photo / AP
Courteney Ross, George Floyd s partner, gives evidence in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Photo / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Rozina Sabur
George Floyd s girlfriend has described how the couple became addicted to opioids because of chronic pain in emotional testimony at his US murder trial.
Courteney Batya Ross, 45, is the first person who personally knew Floyd to testify at the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer filmed kneeling on the 46-year-old s neck for more than nine minutes before he died.