I found a blog on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) website about women's rights. The main idea of this website is all about freedom and different rights in America, the site is divided up into sections regarding different topics such as women's rights. There are blogging sites for all topics but I have focused on the women's rights area and the blog that I read had to do with domestic violence. The woman and author of the blog, Jessica Lenahan, is a survivor of domestic violence and has quite the story to tell. She is from Castle Rock, Colorado and was once happily married to her husband and had three daughters. She and her husband got a divorce and due to domestic violence she had a restraining order put against him, in objection to the restraining order he abducted the three daughters. Jessica went to the police repeatedly and they proved to be of no help at all. Later that night her ex-husband showed up at the police station and opened fire, he was killed and the bodies of her three daughters were found murdered in the back of his truck. Jessica then sued the town for not enforcing the restraining order and not assisting her with her case. Jessica went through many different legal cases and hearings with no outcome, when she thought all was lost she heard of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and filed a petition with them. Through this commission she was able to speak her piece in a legal hearing and is hopefully going to see results.
This story, although very sad, speaks to how many domestic violence cases are handled and looked at in the United States. This is one of the biggest fears for women today and because there are more exciting news headlines it is not getting the attention needed to make a difference. I hope that Jessica is able to make a difference with her case and that this allows the American government to see that they dropped the ball and should have done more to help. Domestic violence should be so preventable and with the right programs and resources for women we can make it that way.
http://blog.aclu.org/category/womens-rights/
This story, although very sad, speaks to how many domestic violence cases are handled and looked at in the United States. This is one of the biggest fears for women today and because there are more exciting news headlines it is not getting the attention needed to make a difference. I hope that Jessica is able to make a difference with her case and that this allows the American government to see that they dropped the ball and should have done more to help. Domestic violence should be so preventable and with the right programs and resources for women we can make it that way.
http://blog.aclu.org/category/womens-rights/
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