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Category Archives: Domestic Violence
A Mother’s Cry for Justice, Finally Heard
As I graduated from law school back in 2004, my women’s rights classes were abuzz with the preparations for the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of the Castle Rock v. Gonzales case. Little did I suspect that the case, which had … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic Violence, Human Rights, United Nations
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Choosing Between Violence and Homelessness
Before joining the Law Center, I provided legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals fleeing domestic violence. I helped them obtain protective orders against their abusers, win financial support for their mutual children, and fight for child custody when necessary. … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic Violence, homelessness, Housing, United Nations, VAWA, women's rights
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Women’s Rights are Human Rights
Today, Senator Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, held the first hearing in eight years on the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence, Human Rights
Tagged Domestic Violence, global, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, women's rights
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David and Goliath Battles
Over the past few weeks, the close of the 2009 Supreme Court term and the confirmation hearings for nominee Elena Kagan have together prompted much analysis of the ideology and direction of the Roberts court, particularly with respect to the … Continue reading
Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
In my work on housing rights for domestic violence survivors, I’m regularly aware of the impossibility of addressing the issue of homelessness in a vacuum. While those of us engaged in legal and policy work at the Law Center tend … Continue reading