Tag: domestic abuse
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Feeling safe? Violence against women and girls
In Northern Ireland, 30 women and girls were killed by men between 2019 and 2024. The prevalence and complexity of violence against women and girls has therefore gained policy and public attention in recent years, as the necessity for urgent policy and action is unquestionable say Paula Devine. Martina McKnight and Dirk Schubotz.
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Northern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Statutory Aggravator Provisions
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, particularly the Domestic Abuse Aggravator Provisions.
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Cyberviolence as Domestic Abuse – Human Rights Responses.
Advances in technology, although often very beneficial, can also have the potential to be used in such a way as to increase risk levels for victims of domestic abuse says Dr Ronagh McGuigg.
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Northern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Offence
Dr Ronagh McGuigg looks at the recent introduction of a specific offence of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland and how it represents a crucial development in Northern Ireland’s response to domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence – The ‘Shadow Pandemic’
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of domestic violence have increased dramatically. Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at this shadow pandemic of domestic abuse.