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Women Groups Condemn Chemical Castration Of Sex Offenders In Turkey
Women Groups Condemn Chemical Castration Of Sex Offenders In Turkey http://www.signalng.com/women-groups-condemn-chemical-castration-sex-offenders-turkey-2/ “Chemical castration is a punishment that will merely assuage the victim’s immediate wish for revenge,” warned lawyer Canan Arın. “It will not address the underlying problems. Sexual abuse is not only committed because of a man’s genitals. Sexuality and male-female relationships in Turkey are…
Suicide toll reaches highest rate since records kept
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/69920289/suicide-toll-reaches-highest-rate-since-records-kept “It seems to have completely bucked the trend,” says Stephen Bell of youth mental health service Youthline. Last year’s figures had been the lowest number by two since the annual coronial figures were first produced for the 2007/2008 year. The figures provided a breakdown of suicides by region and month, with August proving the…
Warning over Facebook page listing sex offenders | News | Stuff.co.nz
http://i.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/66189867/warning-over-facebook-page-listing-sex-offenders Sexual Abuse Support and Healing Nelson service co-ordinator Sarah-Jane Macmillan said a “cautious approach” should be taken when revealing sensitive information on social media. She said, in her experience as a sexual abuse counsellor, the information could be “damaging” to victims who see it online. “We need to find the balance between public safety…
NZ Bus drive harassed French student
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83557525/nz-bus-apologises-after-driver-harasses-teenage-girl-visiting-from-france NZ Bus has apologised after one of its drivers made inappropriate sexual comments to a teenage girl visiting from France. The 16-year-old had come to New Zealand to escape the horrors of witnessing the Bataclan terror attack in Paris only to be harassed by the driver, her friend Andrew Parsons said. Parsons was hosting…
Harmful stereotypes and inaccurate myths too often cloud our understanding
Chris Anderson was sexually abused by his neighbor when he was a child. Confused about exactly what happened and what it meant, he shut out the trauma of the experience for almost 25 years before finally realizing it was the source of his depression, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts. He went to a retreat for…
Frances Hodgkins
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2h41/hodgkins-frances-mary Frances Hodgkins and Dorothy Richmond returned to New Zealand at the end of 1903. Throughout her three-year absence Hodgkins had regularly sent work for exhibition in New Zealand and sales had supplemented her savings. She had sought out in Europe the acceptably picturesque themes: market places, street scenes and local people. By the end…