Unseen violence against LGBTQ2S+ people | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

Unseen violence against LGBTQ2S+ people | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

“Canada as a system and the justice system was not set up at all to support members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, if anything, it was set up to ‘other’ them in society.”

On day eight of #BehindClosedDoors, we speak with experts to learn more about what domestic violence can look like in the LGBTQ2S+ community and why they have been left out of conversations surrounding family and intimate partner violence for so long.

MMIWG: The disproportionate victimization of Indigenous women and girls | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

MMIWG: The disproportionate victimization of Indigenous women and girls | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

Two years after the release of the MMIWG inquiry, the national crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBT+ people continues to worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On day seven of #BehindClosedDoors, OMNI Television and CityNews investigate the lack of support services and systemic barriers putting victims in harms way, and ask the Trudeau government when it will have an action plan ready.

Sex-selective abortions and the harm of son preference | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

Sex-selective abortions and the harm of son preference | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

“Even the people who I know have my best interests at heart say it’s essential to have a son in the family. Everyone tells me to try again.”

On day four of the investigative series Behind Closed Doors, OMNI Television shares the story of Veena, a mother of two daughters facing the pressures of producing a son and speaks to the grassroots organizations in the GTA trying to combat the bias that victimizes mothers and daughters.

Man shares his story as a former abuser | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

Man shares his story as a former abuser  | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੇ ਪੀੜਿਤਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਕਸਰ ਇਹ ਸਵਾਲ ਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੱਦਦ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਈ। ਪਰ ਇਹ ਸਵਾਲ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲੜੀ ਦੇ ਤੀਸਰੇ ਦਿਨ, ਇਕ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਦੀ ਲੱਤ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਦਾਰੀ ਲਈ, ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਚੰਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਮਾੜੇ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕੀਤੇ। ਜਿਸਦਾ ਮਕਸਦ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਨਸ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਲਤ ਵਿਚ ਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਹੋਰ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਮੱਦਦ ਹਾਸਿਲ ਕਰ ਸਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਕ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀਆਂ ਬਚ ਸਕਣ।

Victims of abuse are often asked why they didn’t get help, but the same question is rarely posed to abusers, something experts say needs to change.

On day three of the OMNI News and CityNews investigative series ‘Behind Closed Doors’, Jimmy shares his journey as a reformed abuser and experts share their thoughts on Ontario’s Partner Assault Response program.

PARDESI PROJECT

PARDESI PROJECT

Grand premiere for five films on International Students and Mental Health – ‘The Pardesi Project’ was held on Thursday, March 18th, 2021. We hear more from the director of the film.

How the law fails child and youth survivors of family violence | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

How the law fails child and youth survivors of family violence | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਦੀ ਲਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੂਝ ਰਹੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਘਰ ਵਿਚ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੇ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਵਿਚ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਮਾਇਆ! ਉਹ ਅਕਸਰ ਸੋਚਦੀ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਮਾਂ ਇਥੋਂ ਚਲੀ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂਦੀ। ਉਸਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਬਚਪਨ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਅਤੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨੇੜੇ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਚਰਦਿਆਂ ਬੀਤਿਆ, ਜੋ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਤਜਰਬਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਕਿਉਂ

Witnessing her father’s alcohol-fueled abuse growing up, Maya wondered why her mother never left, but after countless disappointing interactions with police and child protective services over the course of her childhood Maya realize getting help wasn’t easy.

On day two of the OMNI News and CityNews investigative series ‘Behind Closed Doors’, Maya shares her struggle to protect her mother from her father’s abuse and how she says the legal system failed to help.

Surinder Shind

Surinder Shind

From pain to purpose!. Shind Shinder started writing after her son and husband died in 2009 and has written 8 books since. Loveen Gill with more on Surinder Kaur Binner’s life and journey into the literary world.

5-year-old son breaks silence on the abuse of his mother | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

5-year-old son breaks silence on the abuse of his mother | Behind Closed Doors (Punjabi)

A mother and survivor of domestic violence says it took her 5-year-old telling his teacher that his father is “a bad guy” to realize the impact abuse was having on her son.

On day one of the investigative series Behind Closed Doors, OMNI Television sat down with Anita, who shares her story of abuse from her husband and how being isolated from her family while living in another country made it hard for her to leave.

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New book on Hyderabad in the 1940’s

New book on Hyderabad in the 1940's

Vanished into the Thin Air is a book is based on the historical event of the freedom fight of the Hyderabad State from British rule. Here’s more from the author, Author Jayashree Thatte Bhat.