Clutching Graveyard Crosses, Hundreds Protest Violence Against Women In Mexico
Holding aloft crosses bearing the names of murdered women, hundreds of people marched in Mexico’s capital on Wednesday to protest violence against women amidst a steady nationwide increase in femicides. Chanting “We are your voice,” organizers used megaphones to read out the names of murdered women in downtown Mexico City. The “Day of Dead Women” […]
3 Men Convicted of Sexually Abusing 75 Girls In Seychelles
Three men, including a police officer, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the sexual abuse of 75 girls ranging in age from 12 to 18 over a period of seven years. The case, a first-of-its-kind in Seychelles in terms of scope, length and method, has resulted in shock and outrage among residents. The men, ages […]
Crimes Against Women Condemned In South Africa
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has condemned the raping and murder of women during the national lockdown period. This follows two reported cases of murder over the past weekend. A Willowvale woman was found murdered in her home last Friday, with her 18-month-old baby lying next to […]
Violence Against Women In Poor Settings Of South Africa
Violence against women and girls in South Africa is now recognised as a national crisis. Far too many women and girls experience violence, primarily from their intimate partners. The latest Demographic and Health Survey, a nationally representative survey across South Africa, led by the South African Medical Research Council in 2016, suggests that 1 in 10 women experienced […]
She Was Gang-Raped By 4 Men—Here’s What We Need To Stop Sexual Violence
Brenda Tracy, 45, says she was brutally assaulted by football players in 1998. Now, she travels to campuses around the country, sharing her story with athletes. By the time I was 24, I was back living at home. My husband had become abusive, so I took my two sons and moved in with my […]
United Nations Report Exposes Mass Rape, Killings, Torture In South Sudan
U.N. investigators have identified perpetrators of pervasive rape and killings and torture in secret safe houses in South Sudan, and believe oil revenues have driven much of the violence in its civil war, a report said on Wednesday. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan recommended further investigation of evidence that proceeds from […]
10 Year Old Girl Dies After Genital Cutting In Sierra-Leone
A 10-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) during an initiation into a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone, police said on Wednesday, sparking renewed calls for the practice to be banned. Authorities have arrested the woman in charge of initiations as investigations continue, said Amadu Turay, unit commander of the Mile […]
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