What Facts Suggest Gender-Based Violence Is an International Issue

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Essay

What facts suggest gender-based violence is an international issue?

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Dutch Residents

Individuals residing in the Netherlands, a country in Western Europe known for its flat landscape, canals, tulip fields, windmills, and cycling routes.

English Rule

A legal principle where the losing party in a lawsuit must pay the winner’s attorney fees and court costs, contrasting with the American Rule where each party bears its own expenses.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the governor and the colonial government in Virginia, partly due to discontent with handling of Native American relations.

Nathaniel Bacon

An early American settler who led Bacon's Rebellion, a 1676 uprising against the colonial government in Virginia.