WomensRights

in the Sky
 * Pink and Blue  Ribbon **


 * By:** Jade Huger-Sanders and Zekeia Baggett


 * Pink and Blue //=//** //Females and Males//
 * Ribbons //=//** //Joy and Love//
 * Sky //=//** //Freedom and Tranquility//

Introduction** - Abuse - What is Abuse? - Their Stories... - International Point of View - Why do People Abuse? - The Aftermath of Abuse - Legal Help - What Are Solutions to Abuse? - In a violent relationship? - What Can We Do to Stop the Violence? - A Look into The Future - Conclusion Introduction **
 * Table of Contents:
 * Real Stories**
 * Causes**
 * Effects**
 * Human Rights Violated**
 * Solutions**
 * Future**
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**Abuse** Abuse is an unnecessary action that people use to gain power through their unwilling and frightened victims. With national and international evidence it is suggested that abuse is not prevented strong enough in the legal systems of the world and that may call for a change. With the fact that abuse is international, it delegates for more of a reason of why it is a global effort that all people of all ethnic groups and backgrounds should join in for the fight. No form of abuse should ever be used and discrimination against men is an additional factor that should stop. All people in the world are aware of abuse but it is still a major subject that some need extra support in understanding in order to understand why it is so important that we prevent it and encourage international legal systems to do so also. In order to understand abuse people have to understand what it really is and what it means to be abused.

“Abusers adopt and maintain abusive behavior patterns because these patterns allow them to gain and maintain control over another person.” (“Definition”) Abuse is the ability for a person to gain and maintain power through the unjust and cruel implements to obtain it against the will of the abused. Abusers will mistreatment their victims sexually, emotionally, economically, and/or psychologically. They are urging for a greater feeling of possession over their victims for their own personal reasons. No matter what type of background a victim may have, the type of life they walk, the age they are, the economic circumstance they are in, what ethnic group runs in their blood, absolutely nothing can omit a person from the possibility of being abused. If abuse does come a person’s way, the victim may encounter the feelings of fright, terrorization, harsh exploitation, and mental, maybe even physical, wounds, invested by the batterer, that could last the victim entire life.
 * What is Abuse? **

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 * Real Stories **

There are the two life stories of a man and women who have firsthand abuse that demonstrate how abuse can take over someone. The first victim is Linda and her life of abuse started at the tender age of 18 and her abuser was 25. “He was so kind to me at fist (first). We would spend lovely times together just having fun. I seemed important to him; at least I thought I was.” (“Domestic Violence Personal Stories”) They were at first in love and happy she felt that she was really important to him. Little did she know that 2.5 months later her life would change drastically. The amount of harsh abuse she would go through would change the course of her future forever along with the many pregnancies that she had to endure during it. It was not untill she was almost 26 that she would not have to be slapped, punched, thrown against the wall, report where she was at, be dragged to bedroom, and go through any more cruel beatings anymore. The second person is a man whose name is unknown; in his story he describes how his wife would beat him //and// has beaten his mother. He goes on to say how his wife, who was having a hard time getting pregnant, tried to force him to give her sperm and tried other tactics to get sperm from him without knowing. He wife would go as far and beyond to have a child no matter what, “I later intercepted a written letter where my wife agreed with her friend's idea to "have a child and then dump me".” (“Domestic Violence Personal Stories”) He also endured mental abuse and hard time with getting the legal system to help him during and after the abuse because he was a man. The abuse that Linda went through was a mental hold that her abuser instilled into her made it hard for her to leave and without the help of the legal system or any other group to help her she had no way of really getting out of her bad situation until she made her own personal escape with no outside help. The man did not have any legal help because people assumed that a man could not be abused; thus the legal system did not take him as serious and neglected his outreach for help. The legal system needs to become more supportive to victims of abuse and become more aware that men are subject to abuse too. More action should be promoted to deflect abuse from taking place or it could become a cultural norm and ruin society as it is today. These two personal abuse stories took hold in America, but abuse does not stop in the land of opportunities.
 * Their Stories….. **

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As these personal stories do not stop at the borders of our country, as many cases of abuse can be viewed and heard of throughout the world. In Tajikistan, an eighteen year old girl by the name of Zamira, entered into a traditional Islamic marriage where she unknowingly entered into her abuse story. Throughout the five year period of her marriage, she explains the house that she, her husband, and her nine-year-old son lived in as feeling as though “It was like in prison” (“Women Face Abuse in Tajikistan”). Her husband would not allow her to leave the house and when he decided to divorce her she and her son were thrown out the house. Now, she and her son live in an overcrowed house with her parents keeping the hope that one day she and her son will be able to have a home of their own. Another young woman in Tajikistan by the name of Risolat was 17 when she was experiencing abusive relationship with her boyfriend. “He forced her to have sex continuously for a period of four months. He also beat her. A year later she went to the police and wanted to file a complaint, but she was mocked by the officers, and sent away.” (“Women Face Abuse in Tajikistan”) The abuse problems in Tajikistan have not been unnoticed as experts have caught on to what is happening and express that progress needs to be made preventing it.
 * International Point of View…. **

Women in Tajikistan are beaten, abused, and raped in the family but the authorities tend to reflect the societal attitude of blaming the woman for domestic violence. They see their primary role as mediator, to preserve the family rather than protect the woman and to safeguard their rights,” said Andrea Strasser-Camagni, Amnesty International’s expert on Tajikistan. (“Women Face Abuse in Tajikistan”)

<span style="color: #f84290; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This issue of there not being any international support to stop abuse spans in more places than Tajikistan. In Jordan, women migrant workers face harsh conditions in the workforce as they are worked for 16-19 hours a day, are kept captive in their employers home, are not paid, merely paid, or not paid for years, and cases of sexual, psychological, and physical abuse have been found. The poor economy that these women live in leaves them no other choice other than to work under these unfair conditions to support their families. Although in Jordan workers are critical to the economy, this does not mean that what is happening to these women migrant workers is not right and a light to preventing this abuse from continuing has been seen as progress has been made within the legal system.

<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Until this summer, the Labour Law in Jordan excluded domestic workers from the protection offered to other workers, such as minimum wage provisions, sick leave, or days off. Amendments were endorsed by the Jordanian Parliament to state that a separate regulation will be issued to define the terms of their working conditions.(“Jordan”)

Even though some governments acknowledge the problem and are trying to fix it, other governments in the world still resist acknowledging the truth. “// The government says domestic violence is not an issue for this country. I want both state and society to just acknowledge that this problem exists in Armenia. //” (“Armenia”)

“The Armenian saying "A woman is like wool; the more you beat her, the softer she'll be”, reflects the deeply rooted culture of acceptance of domestic violence which is one of the major hurdles that women face. Other hurdles include the stigmatization of rape victims, reluctance by police to investigate domestic violence cases thus perpetuating it; lack of shelters and support for abused women. “(“Armenia”)

With this cultural view of how women should be treated, police authorities and the government of Armenia fail to protect their women from this violence. Two out of 3 women in Armenia are beaten by the people closest to them and and employers and this has almost become a sad cultural norm. The government may not view this as an issue and therefore do not feel the need to take steps to prevent this abuse from continuing. By the government failing to give these women an opportunity to leave it their abusive situations, it has left abuse as a foundation to disciplining women. This can be seen in these situations… Forty-five-year old G.M. lost her sight after years of violence: “Anyone who felt like it could beat me. If something was wrong in the house, I was the one who got the blame. They pounced on me and beat me - all together.” Another woman, G.L. tried in vain to escape a violent relationship: “Several times I wanted to walk out, but I have got nowhere to go. I have two young children, and if I leave he will not let me back. I want a divorce, but he does not.(“Armenia”)

As Armenia is seen as another country where abuse is a trial for many people, similar foundations for the abuse relate to all of these countries. In every situation the abused did not have the government to support them when they needed to get a way to get out of their abusive situation. The abuse in all of these situations was also seen as a cultural norms, bringing up the question of if the legal system is being persuaded by a cultural norm not to change something that as seen a morally wrong conduct around the world. There is again a need for the legal systems throughout the world to start to really take charge in preventing abuse as it can be seen from the American and International stories. No matter where abuse happens in the world, when it comes to the legal system there are issues found with the preventions and beliefs toward abuse and how to handle it. The question remains, what makes this abuse okay for some people throughout the world and why do people abuse others so harshly?

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">**Causes**

<span style="color: #f84290; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Someone may feel the need to become abusive if there are issues in the relationship such as communication dysfunction, drugs, massive stress, past abuse experiences, abuse was around them when growing up, empathy defect, disorders, economic issues, and commonly the issue is found to be, jealousy. “Some abusers learned to abuse from their parents. Their early history consisted of receiving abuse themselves and/or seeing others abused (one parent abusing the other or their sibling, etc.).” (Patricelli) If the abuser has had past experiences with abuse then, “They are familiar with and fully understand the terror of being the helpless victim from their own childhood experience. The opposite of being a victim is not simply opting out of abuse; it is instead, to be abusive.” (Patricelli) These batterers, alike to the characteristics of a victim, can arrive from anytime of lifestyle and can be anyone regardless of age, race, gender, social and economically status, and other elements that make people different. Again, the main reason for abuse is that the batterer wants to feel as though that person is their property. The sad reality is that historically speaking, abuse is not seen as a “real crime”. Batterers do not face many consequences but more of warnings, which is seen to many groups and civilians of the world as not being enough. The batterer may endure consequences of their own but the victim faces traumas that could last their whole life.
 * Why Do People Abuse? **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Effects **

<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">When a victim of abuse has gone through the amount of trauma that the batterer has placed on to them, it changes the future of the victim’s life. The aftermath of the abuse leaves the abused with psychological and/or medical illnesses. “Being abused does not necessarily cause psychological or medical illness to occur. However, being abused does make it much more likely that one or more psychological or medical illnesses will occur.” (Patricelli) These illnesses have the possibility of branching into factors such as anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), and/or personality disorders. More lethal consequences consist of chance of suicide, or suicidal impulses. Personal emotional traumas are additional effects as the victim gains self esteem issues and other disorders. These problems can cause the victim also become anxious and jumpy which generally makes the victim to want to avoid exposure to things that will remind them of their times of abuse. “PTSD victims commonly abuse drugs, for instance, and this drug use is thought to begin as a means of coping with trauma. Similarly, depression and sexual acting out can be thought of as attempts to cope, however, dysfunctional.” (Patricelli) With the memories of their abuse have had contaminated their mind there is sometimes a change in personality and unusual impulsive actions that the victim may do causing them to believe that this will help them to move on and cope with what had happened. They then become another person different from the one that they were in the past because they do not want to have revised those memories. Although this is not always the case, even during the aftermath of abuse, it seems as thou it is not the batterer who is not abusing them anymore but it is now self abusing self.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The Aftermath of Abuse. **

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_ <span style="color: #f84290; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Although some legal systems in the world provide people who are abused with consoling and other groups to help them during the abuse or during the aftermath of abuse, it is not always available throughout the world. Articles 5, 6, 7, 12, 23, 24, 30 of the Declaration of Human Rights are violated because of abuse only and this should be a major issue with all the UN nations as they have agreed to always protect and establish these rights.(See Appendix) With all of these factors put together, it only makes it harder for the abused to gain his/her life back with have virtually no support. Regardless of the gender of the abused or the abusive abuse should be viewed equally toward every individual and handled with equal measures. The legal systems of the world need to adjust their laws and work hard to make sure that people who have gone through abusive situations have these opportunities, the legal systems in the world need to work harder to prevent abuse.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Legal Help. **




 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Solutions **


 * What are solutions to abuse?**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">One solution to abuse is to leave the abuser. The studies show that the victim of abuse goes back an average of seven times before leaving for good. (“Domestic Violence City”) Sometimes, the victim has the mind set that it was an accident or that what happen wouldn't happen again. "He only did it because he was drunk. He won't do it again." is common phrase that is used to cover for up what the abuser did. If they did it once, they **// will //** do it again and it will be worse each time. The abuse will not decrease as the relationship goes on. They may think that the abuser will change their ways and the chances of this actually happening is slim. Other times the victim may not leave because the abuser has made threats, which makes the victim afraid. In some situations, the man or women stays in the home to avoid splitting the family. Culture and religion is also a impaxting factor for staying in a bad relationship. Some cultures are strong in promoting family unity. Leaving the abuser may be hard, but it is the first step to getting rid of abuse. Another solution to abuse is to speak up. We must make the public informed of the severity of abuse and domestic violence. In some countries, they don't find abuse to be a crime but a personal issue that stays within house. The police wouldn't get involved until the person dies from being abused. (“Domestic Violence Nagoya”) The stats show that every 1 out of 3 people are beaten by their partner around the world. In Europe, 1 in 5 women are abused everyday. These statistics are too high. Women and men need to take self defense classes to learn how to fend for themselves. If men and women protect themselves, the abuser wouldn't continue to be physically abusive. Going to a shelter is another solution for abuse; there are online and walk-in centers available for victims. One online center is called the Healing Club. On this online cite, victims can communicate with other victims and survivors of abuse worldwide. (“Domestic Violence Support”) Abuse is happening all around the world and it does not discriminate. Spousal Violence and Support Center which is located in Japan provided counseling and medical guidance in their time of need. (“Nagoya International Center”) The last and most important solution for abuse is to make laws against it. We must keep the abusers off the streets to so they won't attack or batter another man or women. Women and men need to take precaution if they are in an abusive relationship <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">.

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Women and men often create a safety plan which highly recommended for those in abusive relationships. A safety plan is a plan of action to keep the victim and their family safe from the abuser. The safety plan normally includes an escape route. The victims keep the nearest windows, doors, stairs, and exits in mind when creating the escape route. Location is another factor the victim keeps in mind when creating a safety plan. They look up locations of hotels or shelters, if there isn’t a trusted friend or relative to stay with for a while. The last part of a safety plan is to have a safety kit. The location should be a place the abuser wouldn’t think of going. The safety kit should consist of legal documents, medicines, money, and a spare set of keys. (“What is a.”) Victims of abuse should keep record of all injuries and bruises left by the abuser. The most important step for the victim is to get some help and to not keep their problem a secret. (“Domestic Violence.”) Men may be embarrassed or ashamed to get help. Men fear they won’t be taken seriously and nobody will believe him. People don’t take into consideration that men are victims of abuse as well. People form the sterotypes about how men are automatically labeled “the abusers” and women are “the victims”. Women shouldn’t be under estimated, because they can be an abuser, too. Men are known for being the one in control of their wife or girlfriend so if the roles were changed, they may feel less of a real man. (“Gleason.”) Another setback for men is trying to take the women to court. The women come up with a fake story to make it seem like she did it for self-defense. Victims keep quiet, because some may blame the victim for provoking the abusive behavior. Our job is to change this way of thinking and be apart of the solution <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. "To be a survivor–first you must bleed. You bleed all that was inside of you: the pain, the memories, the fear, the wounds fusing together, the ties to what was in, all its forms. You bleed not once but several times.. And when you are empty, you either fade into a shadow or find the strength, and courage to live. When you stand up again, you are for a time, hollow–empty, like a bottle of beer lying on the street, cracked and reeking of its bitter contents. Then you fill yourself up with the new, your recreate yourself–you reform. You don’t have the same heart or mind. The way you see the world is forever changed." Unknown ("Quotes")
 * In a violent relationship....**<span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">

<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We can be the voice of this silenced crime. Education is effective step in the long journey of fighting the violence against men and women. Our job is to be promoters and advertise the seriousness of the crime as if we were advertising for a movie. Right now in society, abuse is being put on the back burner. Everybody knows about it and feels sorry for the victims but they don't take any form of action. We can't continue to laugh at jokes involving the violence and mistreating of men and women. When we laugh, it's like saying its okay. Also, we can volunteer at centers and shelters for domestic violence. We can report any suspicious behavior to the police. Centers and shelters are not financially stable and can’t afford to pay for many workers or other necessary items. They would cherish every moment of your time. ("How to Prevent”) Sometimes, a little goes a long way in the future.
 * What can we do to STOP THE VIOLENCE?**

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">The Future **


 * A look into the future...**

The future of abuse of men and women depends on what is done in the present. If we take a stand now,then we can change the

future of this issue. If we continue to just let it happen the future would be the same as the present. Hopefully, the rate of abuse

and domestic violence will decrease in great numbers. Being educated of abuse now will greatly impact the future. There is so

much in store for the future. The longer we wait the more people being hurt. Everyday another victim is dying from an abusive

relationship. Abuse must leave us alone, because the future depends on it.


 * Conclusion**

<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Abuse is a crime that must be put to an end because it has taken enough lives. This silence war has been going on for more than a decade. Having the mentality that "It will never happen to me" is **// wrong //**. Abuse has no specific preferences. Violence happens to women and men of every race; African American, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Korean, European, Hawaiian, Caucasian, and so on. Abuse comes in several forms mental, emotional, and physical. Men mostly experience verbal and emotional abuse from women. (Belmonte.) Women are usually subjected to physical abuse. The abuser fails to realize that what they say and do will leave unwanted emotional scars that last may last a lifetime. The abuser uses intimidation and guilt to keep the victim under their wing. In America, the main reason the abuser batters men or women are because of control or jealousy. In other countries, abuse occurs as results of cultural beleifs. Some Chinese women are abused when they are having a girl instead of a boy. Husbands abuse their wife to remind her that he is the head of the house. Women are told abuse is a family issue so nothing is done about it. The problem is that women are forced to accept it as a part of life. (“Domestic Violence In”) With the help of you and the community, we change The World <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">.

("Bruises")

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Appendix **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Here are the violated human rights because of abuse for further knowledge curtsey of hrweb.org: <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 6: Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Article 12: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. Article 23: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.  Article 24: Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay. Article 30: Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person
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