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"Yes Men Can," says India's Kant Brothers

By: Swapna Majumdar (WeNews correspondent) | October 25, 2017

It is a difficult and risky job to raid a brothel and bring the culprits to court, but we were determined to continue.

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I Was ‘Sent to the Hole’ for Trying to Stop a Suicide

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Words of Stanford Rape Victim Resound Nationally and Beyond

By: Hoa Nguyen | June 13, 2016

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

By: Corinna Barnard (Editorial Director) | June 12, 2016

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.

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In India, Daughters Have Big Family Problems with Inheritance

By: Gagandeep Kaur | May 2, 2016

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

By: Ann Marie Cunningham | April 27, 2016

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.

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As 41 More Allegations Surface, A Way for U.N. to Stop Peacekeeper Rape

By: Tricia Taormina | April 14, 2016

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

By: Isis Madrid | April 10, 2016
From our partner PRI's The World

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.

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The ordeal isn’t over yet for women who’ve been freed from Boko Haram

By: David Leveille | April 9, 2016
From our partner PRI's The World

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.

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First International Conviction for Mass Rape Raises Hopes in DRC

By: Tricia Taormina | March 31, 2016

“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

By: Madhuri Sathish | March 30, 2016

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.

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In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell

By: Agnes Odhiambo | March 14, 2016

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.

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