The concept of such a commission is similar to ones that investigated politically motivated violence in Chile and El Salvador.

Ms. Thomas investigated violence against women in Brazil.

The police investigate domestic violence only in response to a report by a victim.

Over the past decade, the C.D.C. has devoted considerable attention to investigating violence as a public health threat, trying to examine the trends.

The Commonwealth assailed the police's failure to investigate violence and intimidation against opposition supporters.

Kazakhstan has asked the UN to help investigate violence that left 16 dead in an oil town last week.

For decades, the techniques have been the state-of-the-art approach for investigating child abuse and domestic violence.

It has been reported that police do not always investigate reports of harassment, threats, or violence targeted on the basis of sexual orientation of the victim.

And recently the Justice Department established a panel to investigate violence directed at abortion clinics and the doctors who perform the procedure.

The government sought in 1995 to combat muti killings by investigating witchcraft-related violence.