Killed woman 'suffered 60 wounds'
Mrs Hudson's body was found close to Newstead Abbey
A mother-of-two allegedly killed by "the family from hell" was found dead with more than 60 injuries, Nottingham Crown Court has heard.

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And, of course, it's always "bad apples" and "lone nuts" and so on.

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We don't hear those stories so much in the West, maybe because they don't often lead to actual murder, but torment of young wives by in-laws is actually a time-honoured tradition in every culture, I believe. We need to know more about the details of this case to know why it happened, but it is fitting a classic pattern.

I honestly can't think of a single case of a bridegroom tortured to death by his wife's family, whereas the sacrificial bride is almost a cliche in most cultures.

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Between violence against LGBTs and violence against women -- and the ho-hum, 'part-of-the-normal-routine' attitude of the so-called "justice" system -- some days I could just...

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Heph, I agree completely. I've posted information about this elsewhere, but it's relevant here, too:

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More than 90 percent of women in Ethiopia are victims of domestic violence and believe that such abuse is normal, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a report that found conditions for females in the country among the worst in the world.

More than 90 percent of Ethiopian women beaten

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Studies on violence against women indicate that:

- The perpetrators of violence against women are almost exclusively men.
- Physical abuse in intimate relationships is almost always accompanied by severe psychological and verbal abuse. In 1 of 4 cases of domestic violence, women will also experience sexual abuse.
- Women are at greatest risk of violence from men they know. In Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United States, 40-70 per cent of female murder victims were killed by their partners.

Many men and women believe wife-beating is justified. The shame associated with domestic violence, rape and other forms of abuse may contribute to the fact that women often suffer it in silence, afraid of repercussions and stigma, and never tell anyone.

UNFPA Violence Against Women Fact Sheet

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Originally posted by skdadl:
I don't know. That first story strikes me as pretty elemental.

We don't hear those stories so much in the West, maybe because they don't often lead to actual murder, but torment of young wives by in-laws is actually a time-honoured tradition in every culture, I believe. We need to know more about the details of this case to know why it happened, but it is fitting a classic pattern.

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Mavis Gallant once wrote the introduction to a book called The War Brides, which was reprinted (the introduction, that is) in her collection Paris Notebooks.

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Violence against women has been called "the most pervasive yet least recognized human rights abuse in the world." ...

Gender-based violence also serves – by intention or effect – to perpetuate male power and control. It is sustained by a culture of silence and denial of the seriousness of the health consequences of abuse. In addition to the harm they exact on the individual level, these consequences also exact a social toll and place a heavy and unnecessary burden on health services.

Ending Widespread Violence Against Women

Rape at the end of the world

Gender-Based Violence: A Price Too High

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More than 150 students and about 100 adults are expected to attend the Man to Men conference, which will discuss masculinity and socialization and how it affects interpersonal violence ...

Winkler told a news conference at the United Nations on Thursday that gender-related abortions and infanticides were the leading causes for the shortfall in the female population. Another factor was domestic violence, including so-called honor killings in some cultures.

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On average one woman is killed every hour in Russia by a partner, former partner or relative, according to a report released by Amnesty International yesterday.

Pop star gives voice to silent army of battered women

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The thing that saddens me most is this is so familiar. Families targeting a single female family member is nothing new, and in my experiences has been carried out equally by men and women.

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I honestly can't think of a single case of a bridegroom tortured to death by his wife's family, whereas the sacrificial bride is almost a cliche in most cultures.

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A boy as the target of his father's, stepfather's, grandfather's, older brother's or uncle's violence is certainly commonplace. And a mother hurting or killing her son is not exactly unheard-of. Old men and women dependent on their children and/or in-laws are abused all the time. There is more to domestic violence than men beating on women. If the culture is violent, any weak, defenceless person can and will be hurt.

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Too many women who are murdered fully expected they would be. They've told friends or family they're scared, and who they're fearful of. They've sought protection from the police or the courts.

But they believed they would be killed anyway, and that there was not a thing they could do about it. Tragically, some 200 of them in Ontario alone over the past 10 years have been right.

Ontario women are less likely than at almost any time in history to be murdered by a stranger. But the annual toll of women killed in domestic "incidents" in Ontario has increased over the past four years. Twenty-four last year ; more than 200 over the past 10 years.

By Robert Howard
The Hamilton Spectator

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In the past two centuries, those in the West have gradually changed the way they treat women. As a result, the West enjoys greater peace and progress. It is my hope that the third world will embark on this effort. Just as we put an end to slavery, we must end the gendercide.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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