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Physical and Sexual Abuse

Abuse

PHYSICAL ABUSE – for example pushing, hitting, punching, choking, kicking, biting, spitting, burning and using weapons, restraining; giving too much medication or the wrong medication; assault with everyday implements such as kitchen knives; smashing someone’s possessions; imprisoning them; or forcing them to use illegal drugs as a way of blackmailing and controlling them. Female Genital Mutilation.

This type of abuse is an intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person. Incidents of violence may vary in severity and harm. The cycle of abuse involves an increase in tension in the relationship, leading to an ‘incident’, followed by the abuser’s desire to reconcile and maybe with an apology and a promise never to lash out again and there is then a time of calm or the ‘honeymoon’ period. Sadly however, this pattern keeps on repeating with the victim put at risk of serious harm or worse.

SEXUAL ABUSE – for example rape including marital rape, attacks on sexual parts of the body, forcing sex after physical violence, treating one in a sexually demeaning manner, being forced to participate in sexual acts including looking at sexual material. 

Sexual abuse is any behaviour of a sexual nature which is unwanted and takes place without consent or understanding. Various forms of force may be used – physical, psychological or emotional coercion, manipulation and threats of harm, intimidation to make the victim comply (compliance is NOT consent) and which can also take place online. 

Domestic ‘violence’ is often but wrongly thought of as physical abuse. Violence comes from the word violate. Abuse is the mis-use of something in a harmful way.

 

Psychological and/or emotional abuse  Financial abuse

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Abuse

Sexual Abuse

SEXUAL ABUSE –  for example non-consensual, unwanted sexual activity – (forcing or pressuring someone to have sexual intercourse is rape) touching, groping, being forced to watch pornographic material or participate in it, being forced or blackmailed into sexual acts with other people; forcing children to watch sexual acts; sexual name-calling; imposition of dress codes upon […]

Abuse

Child Abuse

CHILD ABUSE We have been made aware through the press and news coverage of cases of child abuse.  The abuse of children is particularly abhorrent.  It can be as much about a lack of love and affection and care as it can be about physical or sexual abuse and we list here some of the […]

Abuse

Forced Marriage

FORCED MARRIAGE – where one or both parties do not consent to their marriage (or are unable to due to vulnerabilities).  Victims can experience physical, psychological, financial, sexual and emotional pressures from family members or their communities to get married which then can lead to issues of honour based violence.

Abuse

Honour Based Violence

HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE – when an incident or a crime has been committed in order to defend the ‘honour’ of a family or a community.  These incidents are used as a means of controlling activity and behaviour within families and communities because of the ‘shame’ that is brought when an individual does not comply with […]

Abuse

FGM

FGM – female genital mutilation – a procedure that involves either partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.  This procedure is illegal for girls and women.

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