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Tag Archives: Sexual Assault
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India Is Stunned by the Kidnap, Rape and Torture of 5-Year-Old Girl
India isn’t the only country with a rape problem. But, in a country where class and esteem are so important, it is sad when the only way to receive attention and support for such a crime is when the case is extremely outsized. Continue reading »
#Ambedkar: The Status of #Women Says Much About A Nation!
Reblogged from THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN BLOG ON INDIA'S FEMALE GENDERCIDE: I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved…So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you. ~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956, … Continue reading »
In Times of War, Children Are Typically Victims of Sexual Assault
A majority of sexual assaults during wartime are committed against children. Continue reading »
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Anti-Rape Underwear Aims to Shock Would-Be Attackers
The two-piece set is called Society Harnessing Equipment (SHE), and would deliver 82 shocks to the would-be perpetrators if the garment comes into contact with unwanted force. Continue reading »
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Women Avoid Visiting India in the Wake of Recent Attacks, Proving Rape Isn’t a Great Business Model
25 percent of foreigners who were going to travel to India decided to book those trips elsewhere. Continue reading »
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Okay, We’re Outraged. Now What?
That someone feels the need to jump out of a window in order to escape the threat of an imminent attack is a symptom of India’s rape problem. But it’s not a rape problem that exists just in India; it’s a problem that exists everywhere. Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Sexuality / Technology
Women in India Are Using Smartphones to Fend off Sexual Assault
As anyone with a smartphone can attest, most of the time our phones are used to send WhatsApps and play Brick Breaker rather than to do anything useful. Continue reading »
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Television Can Do Good, After All: Crime Drama Viewers Are More Likely to Intervene Against Sexual Assaults
Good news, fellow fans of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit! Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Law / Race
HRW Report Details Trail of Brutality, Rape at Hands of Canadian Police
Human Rights Watch has written an 89-page report detailing the abuses that have occurred against indigenous women, in particular, at the hands of the police. Continue reading »
This Valentine’s Day, Help Put an End to Violence Against Women
Of the roughly 3.5 billion women in the world, an estimated 1 in 3 will be sexually assaulted during their lifetimes. Continue reading »
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Despite Evidence and Witnesses, Police Drop Rape Case Because Attackers, Victim’s IQs Were Too Low
Today, in New York, the Nassau County police department decided that they would drop the charges against three boys, despite the fact that there were witnesses and evidence. Why? The department decided that the 15-year-old female victim could not have possibly been raped, because all the parties involved were mentally disabled. Continue reading »
It’s 2013. Why Is It Still So Hard to Be Labeled a Feminist?
This year is the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, yet why does it feel like, in some ways, we’re stuck in the same place?
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Using Social Media to Track Rape
The Women Under Siege Project’s most recent endeavor collects real-time information on rapes and sexual assaults as the Syrian conflict progresses.
