http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/cathy-kezelman/ Dr. Cathy Kezelman was a practicing medical practitioner for 20 years. She is a director of ASCA (Adults Surviving Child Abuse), an organisation which advocates for the more than 2 million Australian adult survivors of some form of abuse or neglect. She has held leadership roles within ASCA for close to a decade, having served 2 terms as chairperson and recently as CEO. She is also a current director of MHCC (Mental Health Co-ordinating Council NSW) and is an active advocate for the protection of children and meeting the needs of Australian adult survivors of child abuse through trauma-informed approach to care. Early in 2010 she published her memoir, Innocence Revisited – a tale in parts, her story of recovery from child abuse. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-time-to-speak-out-about-the-unspeakable/ During the early 1900s, at a time of increasing unrest over economic, social and political inequality for women, International Women’s Day was born. Now etched in our calendars, March 8th has even become an official holiday in some countries. The day celebrates both the achievements and the vital contribution women make in society. It’s also a recognition of the role feminism has played in exposing sexual violence and seeking solutions to combat this problem. A problem that is yet to be abated. The release late last month of the UN Secretary-general’s report on sexual violence during conflict, named military forces, militia and other armed groups as serious offenders in a large number of countries. Sexual violence was noted to have hampered peace building in places such as Timor Leste, Sierra Leone and Bosnia and featured in civil unrest in Egypt and Syria. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Cathy Kezelman) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-time-to-speak-out-about-the-unspeakable/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-time-to-speak-out-about-the-unspeakable/#item7950 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:00:41 +0000 Cathy Kezelman | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/offender-gets-four-years-while-victim-gets-life/ For a person whose innocence is stolen as a child and whose life has been irrevocably damaged, what constitutes justice? Last month, Malcolm Fox was convicted of four counts of unlawful sexual intercourse. These crimes were perpetrated by him – a drama teacher - against a student who trusted and admired him. Today, a four-year sentence with a two year non-parole period was handed down.  Fox is to appeal this decision.  The victim’s sentence is life. But for the perpetrator, it’s four years. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Cathy Kezelman) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/offender-gets-four-years-while-victim-gets-life/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/offender-gets-four-years-while-victim-gets-life/#item6614 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:55:54 +0000 Cathy Kezelman | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/child-abuse-in-churches-is-not-yet-history/ It’s heartening to see Australian politicians taking a stand around Catholic clergy abuse, but the calls to action this week by Senator Nick Xenophon and Victorian MP Anne Barker don’t quite go far enough.  We now need a Federal Government led, transparent national inquiry and mandatory reporting of all crimes revealed within the Church environment. The Cloyne report, an independent state report released in Ireland into Catholic clergy abuse last week is the fourth inquiry in six years. All of the reports have been damning, chronicling the repeated failure of the Church to protect children, bring the guilty to justice and make the welfare of victims paramount. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Cathy Kezelman) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/child-abuse-in-churches-is-not-yet-history/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/child-abuse-in-churches-is-not-yet-history/#item6354 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:52 +0000 Cathy Kezelman | Author bios | The Punch