Violence Archive

Salma Hayek Says No to Violence against Women

Posted on March 10, 2013 | No Comments
Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault and Avon Products CEO Sheri McCoy announced Friday that four global organizations and one government campaign have received 2nd Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their work to bring attention to the need...
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South Africa Must Tackle Sexual Violence: UN

Posted on February 10, 2013 | No Comments
The United Nations human rights chief expressed her shock and deep sadness at the rape, mutilation and murder of a 17-year-old woman in South Africa, and urged a more comprehensive approach to tackling the “pandemic of sexual violence” in the country. “There is a need...
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Mother Speaks Against Gun Violence in TV Ad

Posted on January 8, 2013 | No Comments
Two years after the Tucson mass shooting in which six were killed and former Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot, Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new television ad featuring Roxanna Green, mother of Christina-Taylor Green, the nine year-old girl murdered that day. The 30-second...
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“U.S. Cost of Violence Surpasses 15% of GDP”

Posted on September 21, 2012 | No Comments
On the eve of the International Day of Peace (Sept. 21), the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released a report detailing how much of the U.S. economy is related to either preventing or dealing with the consequences of violence. The report conservatively estimates...
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Syrian Violence Continues Despite Peace Promise

Posted on April 9, 2012 | No Comments
Despite Syrian Government’s commitment to UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to withdraw troops by April 10, state violence continues in Syria. The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan (pictured above) stressed the escalation of violence...
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What Reese Says to End Violence Against Women

Posted on March 5, 2012 | No Comments
Reese Witherspoon, Avon global ambassador and honorary chairperson of the Avon Foundation for Women, today launches the new Empowerment “Circle of Support” Necklace in recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8th. The necklace is the latest Avon fund-raising product that raises life-saving funds for...
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How to Deal with Domestic Violence

Posted on October 14, 2011 | No Comments
Each year, more than 4 million women and one in 10 men are harmed by their partners, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tragically, the most dangerous time for victims of domestic violence is when they try to leave. In recognition...
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Verizon Showing Monsters of Domestic Violence

Posted on September 30, 2011 | No Comments
“Monsters,” a provocative new video, portrays the alarming impact of domestic violence on families and children, as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Produced and funded by the Verizon Foundation and supported by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the video encourages the public...
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US Reaction to Sexual Violence in Libya

Posted on June 17, 2011 | No Comments
The United States is deeply concerned by reports of wide-scale rape in Libya. Since Eman al Obeidi bravely burst into a hotel in Tripoli on March 26 to reveal that Qadhafi’s security forces raped her, other brave women have come forward to tell of the...
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