Say Something When You See Domestic Violence

Last year there was too much news about domestic violence. This should not be happening!! This year, our organization is declaring to expose domestic violence and any abuse to help protect those in abuse. Domestic Violence is a reality in our country and everywhere else. Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten. Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. In the year 2000, 246,000 women survived rape and sexual assault. Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family. According to the attorney general office, there were 131 people murdered during a domestic violence incident in North Carolina in 2010. Of those killed, 99 were women, 32 were male, and most of the offenders were male (103 male offenders and 25 female offenders. In Eastern North Carolina, 7,432 cases of aggravated assault were reported in 2010.  556 cases of rap were reported in 2010. In Pitt County alone, 568   cases of assault were reported in 2010 and 32 cases of rape were reported the same year.

In a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease control of 5,000 college students at over 100 colleges, 20% of women answered "yes" to the question "In your lifetime have you been forced to submit to sexual intercourse against your will?"Female Genital Cutting (FGC) a practice associated with African, Middle Eastern and some Asian countries is a common cultural abuse of girl and women. It is estimated that 100 to 140 million girls worldwide are living with the consequences of FGC. According to the UN, the UN, at least 2 million girls a year experience genital mutilation globally, approximately 6,000 new cases every day-five girls every minute. This practice mostly carried out on young girls sometime between infancy and age 15 years in on the increase in developing countries like the United States due to immigration.These statistics are a mere misrepresentation as many do not report their experiences. 

Sexual trafficking is on the increase in our world today.  About 293,000 children in the U.S. are in danger of being sexually trafficked. Pimps commonly sell minor girls for $400.00 an hour on America’s streets and the girls received none of the money.

Honor killings, a practice commonly found in Middle Eastern countries is slowly creeping into developed countries. About 5,000 honor killings occur annually. Many more are not reported or disguised as suicide, accidents etc. For instance, in 2009, a phoenix jury convicted an Iraqi Muslim of killing his 20 year old college daughter by deliberately running over her with a car for refusing an arranged marriage and for being too westernized. In 2008, a Muslim man from Jonesboro, GA strangled his own to death in her bed with a bungee cord because she wanted a divorce from an older man who she was forced to marry. 

Those who care, help us stop domestic violence by donating to WISO. Send your donations even $5 dollars are accepted so we can help a victim/ or survivor transition from an abusive relationship. You may save a life by your generous action. Mail donations to  P.O. Box 3043 Greenville NC 27858 or visit Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/WISO/144978142239603. Email wiso2011@gmail.com