After 17 Years, Venezuelan Survivor Finally Wins Justice
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“It is important that you value my testimony… I come here now because I trust you … and I expect justice.”
Us in the U.S.
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From this point on, Women’s eNews will publish a monthly list of all new policies and legislation that are being passed, as well as proposed, that will impact women’s rights in the U.S. in our new ongoing series titled, ‘Us in the U.S.’
Teen Voices
Viral Video Exposes Cultural Response to Rape in Tunisia
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A high school theater piece in Tunisia reveals what girls there consider the double victimization of rape. “I think it’s time for the Tunisian society to understand that a shotgun marriage will never be the solution for rape,” one girl says.
Rape
Campus Sexual Assault Survivors Need Support to Raise Their Voices
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As schools like Stanford University face lawsuits over ignoring sexual “predators,” survivors of these assaults need better support and justice.
Rape
Rwandan Rape Survivor in ‘The Uncondemned’ Speaks Out
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Victoire Mukambanda was one of the instrumental witnesses who testified to bring about the first conviction of rape as a war crime in Rwanda. That historic trial is the focus of the new documentary “The Uncondemned.”
Yezidi Women
In German Sanctuary, Yezidi Women Begin to Face the Aftermath
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“They are experiencing multiple levels of trauma,” says the medical chief of this special quota project. “There is the individual trauma, of course. And the collective trauma; because the genocide was directed at their entire community.”
Liberia
In Liberia, Girls and Women Face a Future Without U.N. Peacekeepers
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The reputation of the U.N.’s peacekeeping troops in the country has been blemished by allegations of sexual misconduct and the mission is incomplete. But many Liberians still trust foreign security forces more than their own, raising questions about the fate of girls and women.
Teen Voices
Laws Too Little, Too Late to Save Ugandan Girl From Rape
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Despite her community’s belief to the contrary, “divorce does not cause rape, rapists cause rape,” writes Ugandan teen Moureen Kisakye.
Sexual Harassment
Israeli Groups Start a Culture Project Against Rape and Harassment
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Over the past few months, Israelis have watched a blur of famous, powerful men get brought down by accusations of rape and sexual harassment, which, in Israel, is a criminal offense.
forced marriage
Forced Into Marriage, Syrian Teen Engulfed by Abuse and Trauma
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As her family was fleeing Syria, one mother thought an arranged marriage for her 11-year-old daughter was a chance at safety. Instead, it opened the door to devastation, according to a doctor who met them at her clinic and tells what she observed.