Women on the Frontline: Showing the Red Card

Women on the Frontline: Showing the Red Card
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2008
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22 min
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"Austria is a pioneer in the protection of women and has a ten-year-old Protection Against Violence Bill. In the words of one of the bill’s architects, “it shows men the red card”: under the law, police have the power to eject men from their homes, which then become domestic sanctuaries for the women."

Source: http://www.dev.tv/index.php/productions/documentary/women_on_the_front_line_7x22_english/5

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