When women are ignored and disbelieved every day, what options do we have left? (opens original article in a new tab)

An IPCA report reveals police wrongly dismissed a woman's protection order claim, assessing her as 'hysterical' and issuing a safety order against her, highlighting systemic issues in how family violence cases are handled.

• IPCA report found police wrongly dismissed a woman's protection order claim and issued a safety order against her
• Police assessed the woman as 'hysterical' and the ex-partner as 'calm' during an incident
• Report highlights systemic issues in criminal justice system's handling of family violence cases
• There were 133 women killed by current or ex-partners in New Zealand between 2009-2022
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