Passages of the Koran permitting the abuse of women are written on her body.
Turkey ranks with Russia as one of the worst countries in Europe for abuse of women.
The former Foreign Office minister's comments came during question time on 25 November 2010, when peers were discussing the abuse of women.
Ashtiani's case is proof that when the West makes the barbaric abuse of women an issue, the Islamic world attenuates its abuse of women.
None of this is to say that we should stand by and allow poor single moms and their children to go hungry or that we should accept abuse of women by ultra-Orthodox bullies.
The vulnerable position of women in much of South Asia is also highlighted, particularly in Pakistan, where the report says abuse of women is part of a wider picture of arbitrary arrests and torture.
Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the home, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said.
What I do know is that the fact that Awad uses the Koran (and presumably its call for the destruction of non-believers and abuse of women, among other things) as his moral compass is no less than horrifying.
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Police investigating allegations of abuse at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester have said more than 30 women have now reported incidents of abuse.
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While Paranjape's study found that women with the highest levels of abuse reported having poor health, the same number of diseases were reported among those women as the women in the sample who had less or no abuse.
Yet in spite of the significant progress made since the passage of VAWA, the threat of violence and abuse continues for a new generation of women.
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She blames the Koran for the abuse of her fellow Muslim women.
But Craven points out that one of the biggest myths surrounding abuse is that a "certain kind of women are attracted to abusers".
It documents numerous cases of similar abuse suffered by women who seek foreign employment as domestic workers.
Before the assault, Ms. Logan said, she did not know about the levels of harassment and abuse that women in Egypt and other countries regularly experienced.
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Ms Erturk said she was also concerned about the rise of so-called "honour killings" of women by family members and the number of women apparently committing suicide to escape abuse.
In their Pediatrics paper, MacMillan and co-authors say that 8% to 9% of women and 4% of men reported severe psychological abuse in childhood when the question was posed in general-population surveys of the U.S. and Britain.
Barbara Natasegara, chief executive officer of the Safer Wales charity, said she welcomed the news, adding: "However, we are continuing to see a rise in the number of women and men who experience high levels of domestic abuse and sexual violence accessing our services".
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Among couples who had separated, 21% of women and 11% of men were victims of domestic abuse.
The defense said that the women would detail extensive abuse of cocaine and other drugs.
Many people draw conclusions that a lot of women put up with abuse because they have some inherent vulnerability.
Vatican III would have to look at things like the dignity of the human person, empowerment of the laity, the role of women and the sex abuse scandal.
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Steenkamp's killing rattled South Africa, not only for the fame factor, but also because the country is grappling with a disturbing problem -- 71% of women report that they've been the victim of sexual abuse.
Those with a long-standing illness or disability are also in greater danger - 13% of women in that category and 7% of men suffered domestic abuse last year compared with a general likelihood of 7% and 5% respectively.
In September, party officials accused him of "engaging in improper sexual relations with several women" in addition to bribe-taking and abuse of power.
Dressed in black and her hair loose around her face, the actress shared the stories of women she met in Kosovo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, who escaped the brutality of un-checked rape and abuse only to go on to roles as activists for the safety of other women in their communities.
The group said the move would put vulnerable women at greater risk of abuse, and raise the threat of crime and disorder in the city.
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