It is a difficult and risky job to raid a brothel and bring the culprits to court, but we were determined to continue.
Rape
Words of Stanford Rape Victim Resound Nationally and Beyond
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The college’s graduation ceremony on Sunday became the latest forum for expressing outrage at a case that former football star Brian Banks, wrongly imprisoned for five years on rape charges, describes as “a case of privilege.”
Crime & Law
Mass Killing in Florida Gay Nightclub Stirs Outpour of Grief and Horror
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In the middle of LGBT Pride Month, the killing of 50 people and injury of many others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is sending shock and outrage through the country and the world.
inheritance rights
In India, Daughters Have Big Family Problems with Inheritance
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The popularity of novelist Ratna Vira, who writes about this common family drama, could be a sign of cultural shift. But for now, many women in India are discouraged from inheriting family property on the same basis as their brothers.
Rape
When Rape Kits Run Out of Time: Why Statutes of Limitation Also Matter
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If we are serious about ending the national rape kit backlog and delivering justice to victims, we have to consider ending statutes of limitations, too.
United Nations
As 41 More Allegations Surface, A Way for U.N. to Stop Peacekeeper Rape
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Paula Donovan, founder of the Code Blue campaign, believes there’s a way the U.N. can be held accountable. On April 13 her group said it had information about 41 more rape allegations against U.N. peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic.
India
This 23-year-old woman just opened India’s first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors
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Ria Sharma wasn’t always an activist. Just a few years back she was a fashion student at Leeds College of Art. But she felt uninspired by the work, and decided to branch into film. Her first project: A documentary about acid attack survivors.
Boko Haram
The ordeal isn’t over yet for women who’ve been freed from Boko Haram
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The Nigerian military has been touting its recent successes against Boko Haram. Officials say many of the thousands of women and girls who’d been held hostage by the Islamist militant group have been freed.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
First International Conviction for Mass Rape Raises Hopes in DRC
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“This verdict is just,” says a women’s rights activist in the Democratic Republic of Congo about a verdict related to the neighboring Central African Republic. “We are expecting the rebel leaders who have bloodied the DRC to one day face trial.”
Crime & Law
For Tasha Amezcua, Safety Starts by Not Calling the Cops
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The program coordinator of the Safe OUTside the System Collective in Brooklyn, N.Y., talks about the effort to foster community wellness among queer and trans people of color contending with police violence and criminalization.
Kenya
In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell
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In recent months, I interviewed 163 women who were raped – many of them brutally gang raped – during the three-month period after the disputed presidential election. So far, they have been left out of all forms of recognition and reparation.