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Friday, October 3, 2014

Video campaign brings stories of domestic violence to U.S. public

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One night, Ebony was lying in bed in her New York apartment, exhausted after working all day and taking care of the children, when her partner walked into their bedroom, drunk and demanding sex. As she refused, he became enraged and started hitting her. At the time, Ebony was pregnant with her fifth child. The abuse, both physical and verbal, had been going on for some time but it wasn't until that night, when her 14-year-old daughter walked into the room and saw her struggling as her partner abused her, that Ebony left. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1vkZ07n

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