Paula Lindo Friday 6 March 2020 THE global theme for International Women’s Day on March 8 is Each Person for Equality. Adeline Gregoire, founder of the non-profit, women’s organisation Women Everywhere, said her group’s week of activities will centre around the theme Equality Now, inspired by the global theme. Gregoire said the theme was changed to … Continue reading
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Implement measures against Domestic Violence (January 24, 2016)
Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Lynette Seebaran-Suite, says there are several measures which need to be put into place to optimize the response to domestic violence (DV) in T&T. She said these measures are needed even though T&T already displays a mature response to DV, in that the topic is discussed on a national … Continue reading
Frightening Domestic Violence Numbers in T&T (January 17, 2016)
Over 60% of women murdered in T&T are killed by their intimate partners. These alarming statistics are for the 10 year period 2004 to 2013 and come from the TTPS Crime and Problem Analysis Unit. There were 382 women murdered over the period, of which 259 were from domestic violence, and 20 of these cases … Continue reading
