ABUSE IS A COMBINATION OF DEGRADING, DEMEANING, AND DEHUMANIZING BEHAVIOURS

 

The United Nations defines Human Rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ‘ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.”

 

We consider sexual assault, rape, harassment, gender-based violence, emotional, psychological, spiritual, physical and verbal assault as human rights violations no matter what the gender, culture, creed, educational level, sexual orientation or financial status of either party.

 

We are human first and need to treat each other that way.

 

• Physical Violence

Punching, slapping, twisting, shoving, choking, burning, etc.

 

• Sexual Violence

 

Rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment.

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• Psychological, Verbal and Emotional

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Isolation, stalking, name-calling, degrading, humiliating, intimidation, threatening etc.

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• Economic

 

Taking over another person’s finances, not allowing the person to work, refusing them finances.

 

• Spiritual

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Forcing someone to believe in or practice a certain faith. Harmful Traditional Practices Early marriage, genital mutilation, honour crimes etc

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• Institutional Abuse

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The mistreatment or neglect of a person by a system of power, such as a corporation, hospital, nursing facility, school, or religious organization.

 

It all starts - and ends - with a genuine respect for others as human beings. It’s up to us to be part of the solution.