Nowhere in the world is a woman safe from violence. The strengthening of global commitment to counteract this plague is a movement whose time has come.
There's no such thing as "just a domestic".
Domestic violence and sexual assault go hand in hand.
These women need to feel that we're all aware of what they may be going through, to give them the confidence to speak out.
As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who have suffered unthinkable violence.
This is about saving children's lives. It is not about agencies and services protecting themselves.
The Violence Against Women Act has been a true bipartisan success story since it was first enacted in 1994. In my home state of Texas alone, its programs have helped hundreds of thousands of victims to break free from the terrible cycle of domestic violence.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
Many survivors insist they're not courageous: 'If I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse. ' 'If I were courageous, I wouldn't be scared'. . . Most of us have it mixed up. You don't start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.
My mother and I are big domestic violence advocates.
I spend my time on Crimewatch appealing for criminals on the run. Domestic violence is one of the few crimes I can think of where the victim is often forced to go on the run.
Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.
The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.
All marriages are sacred, but not all are safe.
Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a hero
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties and dangers to which no possible limits can be assigned, the power of making that provision ought to know no other bounds than the exigencies of the nation and the resources of the community.
One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman.