Last week two men in the White House were felled by domestic-violence allegations. One, David Sorensen, was a speechwriter; another, Rob Porter, a top aide. Porter had kept his job despite two ex-wives telling the FBI that he’d physically and mentally abused them. Both men would go on to resign—but on Friday President Donald Trump […]
More than one million people are thought to be victims of stalking every year, according to official estimates. While a majority of the victims are women, men face high rates too and the impact of stalking can be devastating. The law (in the UK) was changed to make stalking a specific crime six years ago. In […]
The team at Transcendent Media Capital (TMC) are excited to announce a new joint venture partnership with Wild Wonders International. Together TMC and Wild Wonders International, as Swedish company run by prominent nature photographers and winners of the WWF Panda Book Award for 2018 Staffan Widstrand and Magnus Lundgren, are forming a new for-profit venture specialising […]
A Better Man offers a fresh and nuanced look at the healing and revelation that can happen for everyone involved when men take responsibility for their abuse. It also empowers audience members to play new roles in challenging domestic violence, whether it’s in their own relationships or as part of a broader movement for social change. […]
Brussels – 30th November 2017 – cybercrime, film & victim support Victim Support Europe will hold it’s conference on Supporting Victims of Cybercrime in Brussels on December 8 2017 bringing together a host of European and National experts from the field. Recognising the millions of people who fall victim to cybercrime every year and who […]
Helsinki – 29th November 2017 – SMASH sports & tech event. Swedish company CAPTIMAX www.captimax.com – with its unique robotic camera technology, Navicam™ won the AI category at this years SMASH sports & tech event in Finland. The unique technology enables tracking targets (vehicles or athletes) ensuring that the movement of the camera is perfectly synchronised with the […]
Mexico’s annual Day of the Dead celebrations took a sharply political turn this year, as hundreds of protesters used the day to draw attention to the grave injustice of some of those deaths: female victims. Wearing black clothing and skeletal face paint, dozens of women marched in downtown Mexico City chanting “not one more” to commemorate the growing […]
It is now generally recognised that experiencing domestic violence and abuse is associated with mental health problems including anxiety and depression. These issues can make the abusive situation even worse, as the partner or ex-partner may make use a mental health diagnosis (for example, telling someone that they’re ‘mad’). It can also be difficult for […]
Earlier in 2017, the World Bank commissioned Victim Support Europe to undertake an extensive national study into Victim Support services throughout Serbia and to create a series of recommendations in alignment with the EU directives on Victim Support to help guide the establishment of a national victim support network. The study showed that of the […]
Those who have never been in an abusive relationship struggle to understand how people remain in one for so long. If somebody was mistreating you, “why did you stick around?” they ask. It starts with an off-hand comment here, or an insult there, but often victims brush these moments off. This is because abusive people […]