Lessons from Weinstein’s Trial in Times of Coronavirus
Violence against women is also a pandemic, and when courts reopen, many brave souls will return to speak up and ask ...
Tag: sexual violence
Landmark Femicide Case Fails to Fix El Salvador’s Patriarchy
In a landmark conviction by a Salvadoran judge, a man was given 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. While prosecuting one ...
Sierra Leone: Declaring Sexual Violence and Rape as National Emergency Doesn’t Fix Problem
Sierra Leone's president declared sexual violence and rape a national emergency. While renewed attention is good, the emphasis on judicial ...
The Consequences of Living in the #MeToo Era
#MeToo has undoubtedly put sexual harassment and assault on the digital map, but only a sizable body of research will ...
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Plagues Regions of South Sudan
Eight-year-old girls, pregnant women, and nursing mothers - all of them have become victims of chronic, endemic sexual violence in South ...
Nadia Murad, Voice of Yazidis Who Still Can’t Return Home, Accepts Nobel Prize
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, a survivor of Islamic State sex slavery, implored the global community to help free hundreds of ...
Nobel Prize Win Significant ‘For All Women’ Suffering Sexual Violence
Winning the Nobel peace prize is a significant victory for all women suffering from sexual violence, Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad ...
Egypt’s Sunni Authority Says All Sexual Harassment ‘Forbidden’
Egypt's highest Sunni Muslim authority has said there can be no justification for sexual harassment, in a country where many ...
By Debating Sexual Violence, Russian Activists are Breaking a Long-Standing Taboo
Despite years of battles, violence against women is still a universal phenomenon persisting in all countries, and the perpetrators of ...
Syrian Troops, Rebels Used Rape Against Civilians, UN Finds
Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically raped and sexually abused civilians, according to a U.N.-backed report.
Egyptian Laws Punishing Rape Insufficiently Help Victims of Violence
Sexual violence, a significant legal and social problem in Egypt, has been a growing phenomenon over the past decade. It ...
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