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Blogs about: Rape And Sexual Assault

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Rape's vast toll in Iraq war remains largely ignored

womensphere wrote 5 days ago: Many rape victims have escaped to Jordan but still don’t have access to treatment and counsell … more →

Tags: middle east, Refugee, War & Conflict

More Help is Needed for Women and Girls in North Kivu as Sexual Violence Escalates in Congo

womensphere wrote 5 days ago: Women and girls in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province are once again suffering increasing lev … more →

Tags: Africa, Violence Against Women, War & Conflict

Critics slam Afghan rape probe

womensphere wrote 3 weeks ago: Investigation drags even as more soldiers accuse Afghan allies of abusing young boys The Canadian mi … more →

Tags: Asia, War & Conflict

Police rape study in South Africa results drown victims' hope

womensphere wrote 3 weeks ago: Of every 25 men accused of raping a child or adult woman, 24 walk free - and one in every eight rape … more →

Tags: Africa, Legal Police

"Rapes are encouraged" because there is no punishment in Cote D’Ivoire

womensphere wrote 3 weeks ago: Rapes of women and girls are common in western Côte d’Ivoire and generally go unpunished, sai … more →

Tags: Africa, Legal Police, War & Conflict

Where repairing rape damage is an expertise (Congo)

womensphere wrote 3 weeks ago: Walking the long, airy gynecological surgery ward of Panzi Hospital last month, Denis Mukwege saw a … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Africa, health, War & Conflict

Victim of stoning in Somalia was 13 year old girl whose report of being raped led to adultery charges

womensphere wrote 4 weeks ago: Contrary to earlier news reports, the girl stoned to death in Somalia this week was 13, not 23, Amne … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Faith, Africa, Children & Parenting, Human Rights

DR Congo crisis: Protect women from recurrent rape and abuse ActionAid says to AU and UN

womensphere wrote 4 weeks ago: Incessant violence in the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo could trigger a human … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Africa, Refugee, War & Conflict

Los Angeles Needs Plan to Test Rape Evidence

womensphere wrote 4 weeks ago: New Staff Only One Step to Reducing 7,300-Case Backlog The approval of 16 additional Los Angeles Pol … more →

Tags: North America, Legal Police, Funding

MSF asks Colombian government and health care providers to guarantee comprehensive health care to victims of sexual violence

womensphere wrote 4 weeks ago: An MSF study reveals insufficient human and physical resources, insufficient supplies and a lack of … more →

Tags: South America, Violence Against Women, health, Publication

Desperate Rape Crisis centre in Cape Town faces closure

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Rape Crisis, a non-governmental organisation which has helped survivors of rape and sexual violence … more →

Tags: Women's Group, Africa, Funding

Sexual violence against women on rise in Mali

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: At least 300 women are victims of sexual violence every year in Bamako, according to local police re … more →

Tags: Women's Group, Africa, Publication

Protecting women and children from violence in Yemen

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: A Netherlands-funded project is aiming to provide better protection for women and children exposed t … more →

Tags: middle east, Domestic Violence

Task Force To Probe Allegations Of Sexual Abuse Of Penan Women

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development has set up a temporary task force to investi … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Asia

India: Catholic Nun Describes Rape and Humiliation Hindu Fanatics

proggiemuslima wrote 1 month ago: The rape and mob assault happened during the August riots in India’s Orissa State that were di … more →

Tags: India

Congo: Country Begins to Realize that the Epidemic of Rape and Violence Against Women Must End

proggiemuslima wrote 1 month ago: Rape Victims’ Words Help Jolt Congo Into Change JEFFREY GETTLEMAN (NY Times) … No one — do … more →

Tags: Africa

Ex sex slave crusades against forced prostitution in Cambodia

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Abandoned as a child in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s murderous reign, Somaly Mam has no m … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Prostitution, Asia, Trafficking, Publication, War & Conflict

Zimbabwean Women bear witness in search for justice

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Raped, tortured and intimidated, women in Zimbabwe have been recognised by the world as tragic victi … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, Africa, Opinion Comment, War & Conflict

When I reported my rape to the police, they arrested me syas 17 year old in Kenya

womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Seventeen year-old Maureen* is a sex worker in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. She moved to M … more →

Tags: Prostitution, Africa

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