Daily Archives: November 27, 2020

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence | Day 3

📅 Today is Day 3 of the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. UN­ Women have put together a list of 10 simple steps we can all make a difference, safely and impactfully. Step 1 : Listen to and believe survivors. Even today, too many women are prevented from reporting their experience of family…

Accurately identifying the ‘person most in need of protection’ in domestic and family violence law

“Women—especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women—are being misidentified as perpetrators on protection orders and the effects of this are far-reaching” This resonates strongly with the experience of our clients and CAWLS lawyers. This week, ANROWS has released a report titled “Accurately identifying the ‘person most in need of protection’ in domestic and family violence law“.…