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This 23-year-old woman just opened India’s first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors

By Isis Madrid & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● April 10, 2016

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 & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● April 9, 2016

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.

First International Conviction for Mass Rape Raises Hopes in DRC

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● 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.”

For Tasha Amezcua, Safety Starts by Not Calling the Cops

By Madhuri Sathish ● Crime & Law ● 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.

In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell

By Agnes Odhiambo & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● 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.

Indigenous Women in Philippines Are Fighting for Their Way of Life

By Iris Gonzoles ● Crime & Law ● March 10, 2016

They would rather be home taking care of their children. But they say mining operations are employing paramilitary forces to attack and harass them and drive them from their land. “I just want the killings to stop,” says one woman.

In France, FGM is Reason to Fear Homelands, Seek Asylum

By Léa Bouchoucha ● Crime & Law ● March 7, 2016

The country is a magnet for female immigrants from Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia, Guinea and Ethiopia. Thousands of women from these countries have fled FGM and help define what it means to be a refugee in Europe.

In Philippines, ‘Comfort Women’ Have a Special Demand

By Iris Gonzoles ● Crime & Law ● February 29, 2016

After Japan agreed to pay $8.3 million to a South Korean foundation that aids comfort women, a handful of Filipina survivors want that same recognition. But they also refuse to give up their freedom to keep telling their stories.

From Eating Last to Staying Quiet, No Rights for Afghan Girls

By Haya & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● February 17, 2016

Being female in Afghanistan is hard, even if you have a supportive family like teen writer Haya does.

In India, Schoolgirls Look Forward to Self-Defense Classes

By Veda M. & Sakuntala Narasimhan ● Crime & Law ● February 15, 2016

One girl says the self-defense training makes her feel more able to “escape an attacker.” Other girls like the training, but think boys also need to be taught to treat girls with more respect.