Portugal- Emergency Numbers for Victims

Victims of Domestic Violence – 800 202 148
Emergency hotline - 112
Abused Children – 213 433 333
SOS Friendly Voice
(Depression, Suicide) – 800 202 669
SOS Pregnant – 808 201 139
SOS Child– 217 931 617
APAV (Portuguese Association for Victims Help) – 707 200 077 http://www.apav.pt

India's List of Resources for Domestic Violence and more

Resources for women in India

• Jagori -women's training, documentation, communication and resource centre.
• Contact: B-114, Shivalik, Malviya Nagar NEW DELHI 110 017 
• Phone: 011 26691219 & 2669 1220 
• Victim Services: a counseling center and support group for women survivors of violence.
• Helpline: 011 2669 2700 (Mon-Fri, 9.30-5.30). Email: helpline@jagori.org
• Sakshi: Delhi. A Violence Intervention for Women and Children -- works on sexual harassment, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and domestic violence.
• Address: B-67 South Extension Part-1, First Floor, New Delhi-110065. 
• Phone: 4643946/4623295 Email: s.sakshi@mailcity.com
• Women's Rights Initiative:runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence.
• Address: First floor, Masjid road, Jungpura, New Delhi.
•  Phone: 4316925 / 4313904 / 432101.  Email: wri@vsnl.net.
• Majlis, Bombay. (Flavia, Veena or Saumya)  - 618 0394
• SNEHA:works to empower women/children in poor urban communities. SNEHA's Center for Vulnerable Women and Children specifically provides services (including counseling, legal assistance and community organizing) to women and children experiencing domestic violence.
• Crisis Helpline: (+91 22) 2404 0045  Phone: (+91 22) 2404 2627 / 2408 6011
• Head Office Address: 310, 3rd Floor, Urban Health Center,60 Feet Road, Dharavi, Mumbai 400 017
• Swaadhar, Bombay. (Jyoi Kelkar) - 872 0638
• International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC), Chennai. 
• Crisis-line +91 44 43111143; email:pcvc2000@yahoo.com
• SNEHA( Madras): voluntary organization offering emotional support to the lonely, depressed and suicidal. SNEHA is open  365 days a year and services are free.
• Visit- 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 11, Park View Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai 600028
• Phone: 044-24650050- 24 HOURS A DAY
• Vimochana: Helps women with issues ranging from domestic violencesexual harassment at work.
• Services: counseling, service provision, education/outreach, mobilizing/organizing,activism.
• 2124 16th B Main 1-A Cross, HAL IInd Stage, Bangalore 560038.
•  Phone: (city code = 80) 526 9307. 
• Anweshi Women's Counselling Centre: near YWCA, Cannanore Road, Kozhikode 673 001.
• Runs a counseling, mediation and resource center for women in an abusive situation. 
• If writing to them, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.
• Sachetna, 31, Mahairban Road, Calcutta.
• Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Center: P-112 Lake Terrace, Calcutta.
• Pragatisheel Mahila Manch:11 N. Ho Chi Minh Road, Sarania, Behala, Calcutta 700 061.
• Swayam  located at 9/2 B Deodar Street, Kolkata 700019.  
• Phone: 2486 3367, 2486 3378, 2486 3357  Email: swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in

India's Facts and Laws on Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault

Existing Indian Laws on Sexual Assault Penal Code(IPC)
Section 209: Obscene acts and songs, to the annoyance of others like:
  A) does any obscene act in any public place or
  B) sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballads, or words in or near any public place
Punishment: Imprisonment for up to 3 months or fine, or both( Cognisable, bailable, and triable offense)
Section 354:  Assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years or fine or both.
Section 274:  Rape
Punishment: Imprisonment  for life or 10 years and fine
Section 509:  Uttering any word or many any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a women
Punishment: Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both ( Cognisable, bailable, and triable offense)
For Legal Support Call: Lawyer’s Collective: 24373904  Human Rights Law Network: 24324503
Even with these laws on paper only help so much when:
-Every 9 minutes a woman is being domestically abused
-Every 77 minutes a woman dies at the hands of her husband or a family member because the brides prices hasn't been paid
-Every 29 minutes a woman is raped

Mexico- Domestic Violence/ Abuse

•  90% of Mexican women who have suffered domestic violence/sexual abuse don't report it to authorities.
• 10% of women report their abuse; but mainly treated with suspicion, apathy, and disrespect. 
• 7 out of 10 women over 15 yrs old have been targets of violent attacks and 1 out of 3 of them have been mistreated by their husband or boyfriend.
• 2,500 girls and women die per year at the hands of their spouse or other family members.
• Every 15 minutes a Mexican women is physically abuse, with an average of 5 deaths per day.
• Mexico has one the highest rate of females in the world.
• Their are only 60 domestic violence shelters in all of Mexico.
• The #1 cause of injury of women in Mexico is domestic violence.
• 6 out of 10 women have been victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and more.
• 2/3 of women killed every die at the hands of their husband, father, brother boyfriend, etc.

Call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE 
Someone else can call for you and anyone can call anonymously in order to report or to get info for you.  Remember the NATIONAL hotline for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is available for Mexico, U.S. and Canada and able to speak to someone in English or Spanish( and advocates for 140 other languages)
Help is available 24 hours 7 days a week and is Confidential and Anonymous.
The agents are very understanding resourceful and always available.

10 Facts on Teen Dating Violence

• 1 in 3 teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked or physically hurt by their partner.
• 1 in 5 teens that have been in a serious relationship report being hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.
• 1 in 4 teenage girls who have been in relationships reveal they have been pressured to perform oral sex or engage in intercourse.
• More than 1 in 4 teenage girls in a relationship report enduring repeated verbal abuse.
• One-third or more of teens in relationships have been with a partner who frequently asked where they were and whom they were with.
• 1 in 4 teens in serious relationships have been prevented from spending time with friends and family or pressured to only spend time with their partner.
• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm when presented with a break-up.
• 1 in 3 teens (30%) say they are text messaged 10, 20, or 30 times an hour by a partner inquiring where they are, what they’re doing, or who they’re with. 
• 68% of teens say boyfriends/girlfriends sharing private or embarrassing pictures/videos on cell phones and computers is a serious problem. 
• 71% of teens regard boyfriends/girlfriends spreading rumors about them on cell phones and social networking sites as a serious problem.

The 5 types of Domestic Violence defined by the U.S. Government

1. Physical Abuse: Hitting, slapping, shoving, grabbing, pinching, biting, hair pulling, etc are types of physical abuse. This type of abuse also includes denying a partner medical care or forcing alcohol and/or drug use upon him or her.
2. Sexual Abuse: Coercing or attempting to coerce any sexual contact or behavior without consent. Sexual abuse includes, but is certainly not limited to, marital rape, attacks on sexual parts of the body, forcing sex after physical violence has occurred, or treating one in a sexually demeaning manner.
3. Emotional Abuse: Undermining an individual sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem is abusive. This may include, but is not limited to constant criticism, diminishing one's abilities, name-calling, or damaging one's relationship with his or her children.
4. Economic Abuse: making or attempting to make an individual financially dependent by maintaining total control over financial resources, withholding one's access to money, or forbidding one's attendance at school or employment.
5. Psychological Abuse: Including but NOT limited the following
• Causing fear by intimidation
• Threatening physical harm to self, partner, children, partner's family or friends
• Destruction of pets and property
• forcing isolation from family, friends, or school and/or work.

Sources: National Domestic Violence Hotline, National Center for Victims of Crime, and WomensLaw.org.