Tag Archives: crimes against women

Women respond to the recent recommendation from the Council of Islamic Ideology to the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives.   Following an absurd law proposed to the Pakistani Government by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that men should be able to “lightly …

Television star was charged in December with three counts of aggravated indecent assault.   Bill Cosby appeared in court this morning for his first pretrial hearing related to three counts of felony indecent assault from a 2004 case involving Andrea Constand, then a 31-year-old director for the Temple University women’s …

New law making it illegal for doctors to perform abortions passes in Senate, goes to Gov. Fallin for signature.   In a direct violation of federal law and the Supreme Court, the Oklahoma state legislature has moved to pass a complete ban of abortions statewide, Tulsa World reports, passing 33-12 …

Reporter handed a sweater to put on mid-broadcast   It was a breezy 71 degrees this weekend in Los Angeles, but that didn’t stop one local TV station from awkwardly making their female meteorologist cover up her “unprofessional attire” with a sweater right in the middle of her Saturday weather …

Today I will become the first Injustice.in writer to agree with Carly Fiorina on any matter, let alone a matter of what constitutes class and tastefulness. My solidarity with Ted Cruz’s vice-presidential pick Carly Fiorina begins–and ends–with utter distaste for statements Donald Trump made on Wednesday when he bragged about his endorsement …

Lawsuit filed in California claims the woman and other juveniles were used as “sex slaves” in 2004 A woman has a filed a $100 million lawsuit in California federal court accusing Donald Trump of raping her three times when she was a teenager. As first reported by Radar Online, admittedly …

Sports journalists, like any public figure with a commanding presence on social media, are often subject to internet trolling from displeased fans seeking to air their grievances before an available audience who will listen.  Anybody remotely familiar with Twitter has no doubt witnessed this in some capacity. However, a new …

New law making it illegal for doctors to perform abortions already being called “the most draconian statewide anti-abortion measure ever.” While America continues to distract itself with the ever-expanding circus that is the GOP Primary Cycle, state legislatures nationwide are not-so-quietly continuing their all-out assault on reproductive rights and women’s …

The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women released a statement Thursday opposing anti-transgender initiatives–such as North Carolina’s notorious HB2–because they will inevitably increase violence against transgender people rather than protect women from violence. 250+ Anti-Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Orgs: Support Trans Community https://t.co/xI41ybQWw3 #ProtectEveryone …

USWNT players still paid as little as 40% of what USMNT players earn Five of the biggest stars on the reigning World Cup Champion US Women’s National Team (USWNT) filed a federal complaint two weeks ago on behalf of the entire team to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing the U.S. …

Fox Host Stuart Varney says “The real story here now is, the law is now controlling intimate relationships between men and women” Fox Business host Stuart Varney on Thursday demonstrated an alarming lack of understanding surrounding the painfully simple principle of consent in a sexual relationship, calling the “Yes Means Yes …

In Maryland, Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ronald Bateman, 54, was arrested for second-degree misdemeanor assault after an alleged domestic violence incident yesterday. Around 7:30 PM on Sunday, officers received a domestic violence call and reported to Bateman’s home on Pasadena Yacht Yard Road. Sheriff Bateman’s wife Elsie told police that …

A report published by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on the treatment of women in Pakistan has revealed horrific widespread abuse.  The group’s annual report details gang rapes, acid attacks, kidnapping, amputations, burnings and over a thousand “honor” crimes where women were killed for “domestic disputes, alleged illicit …

Officer Alexander Ego was fired by police chief Fred Fletcher on Tuesday.  The officer was accused of sexual assault and inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty last week after a complaint was filed March 30 for an incident on March 25. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which began reviewing the …

Speaking to John Dickerson on CBS’ ‘Face The Nation,’ Trump reiterates that he won’t be firing Corey Lewandowski for assaulting Michelle Fields  When asked about violence towards women, offers half-hearted condemnation eerily reminiscent to his “disavowing” of endorsements from white supremacists/neo-nazis  Donald Trump’s problems with women seem to only be getting …