Sexual Violence

Justice for "Bush Wives": The ICC and Bosco Ntaganda

Eva Smets | Posted 05.31.2012

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Luis Moreno-Ocampo's recent decision to add separate charges on sexual violence against Bosco Ntaganda is a promising move. It may give voice to the many Congolese women and girls, abducted, raped and used as sexual slaves by their "commanders."

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White House Aims To Curb Prison Rape

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued m...

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US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Immigration Reform, Immigration, United States, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harrassment, Video, World News

(New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual h...

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What Makes Women More Likely To Have Risky Sex?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Women-Sexual-Health, Violence, Risky Behavior, Women Sexuality, Women Sex, Women Sexual Health, Women News

Women who have experienced violence are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new study published in the journal Psychology o...

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Telling the Truth and Demanding Justice

Greg Jacob | Posted 05.08.2012

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Today, more than 250 people will come to Washington, D.C., for a first-of-its-kind event that will inform, empower and move forward critical efforts to eliminate sexual violence within the military.

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House Ready to Give Finger to Violence Against Women Act?

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Lgbt, House, Native American Women, Criminal Justice, V.a.W.A., Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Police, Primary Aggressor, Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Act, Senate, Politics News

It is critical that congress reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, including its new provisions that offer help to Native American women, the LGBT community and immigrants, groups that have been denied the full protection of VAWA.

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities For Women

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Rape, California, Crime, Most Dangerous Cities for Women, Sexual Assault, Flint MIchigan, Sex Crimes, Tennessee, Illinois, Oklahoma, Alaska, Michigan, Springfield-Illinois, Crime News

In only the first four months of 2012, almost 300 rapes and four serial rapists have been reported in Detroit, and a 2011 survey found 37 percent of w...

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Why We Must Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Now

Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Posted 04.26.2012

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Domestic violence is not a partisan issue. We need a system that encourages victims to come forward. Not a system that discourages them from seeking help, or one that intimidates victims into staying in the shadows.

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There Is No Excuse

Mariska Hargitay | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Jeans, Sexual Violence, Denim Day, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Blue Jeans, Impact News

We hope you will join people across the country tomorrow who will be wearing jeans as a show of their confidence in the power of an enlightened, courageous community that stands together and declares: "There is no excuse for and never an invitation to rape."

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Social Gaming Network May Have Led To Sexual Assaults

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.17.2012

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A social gaming network is the common thread between three recent cases of sexual assault, according to Detroit police. In three separate incidents, w...

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Sexual Assault More Prevalent Than Many Think

The Daily Collegian | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Rape, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Victim Blaming, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, Incest, Rape Education, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault Statistic, Rape Myths, Teen Drinking, College News

April honors a lot of our friends, family members and colleagues, whether we know it or not. It is up to us to make sure we don't ignore their cry for help, even if a survivor never makes him or herself known to us.

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Returning to the Light, a Survivor's Tale

Vanessa Pinto | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Nancy Donoval, Sexual Assault, Date Rape, The Road to Shameless Nancy Donoval, The Road to Shameless, The Road to Shameless Show, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, San Francisco News

When I found out there was a show about date rape and that parts were funny, I needed to know how you could find humor anywhere near the topic. As I listened, all I could think was how many people would benefit from hearing Nancy's story.

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Circle Of 6 App: Stop Sexual Violence On Campus and Off Before it Happens

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.02.2012

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An iphone application, Circle of 6, launched today. The app, the winner of the White House's "Apps Against Abuse" technology challenge, allows users to easily reach a group of six trusted friends.

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What Science Says About Santorum's 'War On Porn'

Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Pornography, Sexual Violence, Video, Violence Against Women, Republican Candidates, Sex Research, Sex, Rick Santorum, Psychology, Presidential Campaign, Porn, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/23/2012 01:07 PM EDT on LiveScience With a statement decrying the Obama administ...

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Historic Transition in Libya Must Not Forget the Survivors of Sexual Violence

Margot Wallström | Posted 05.22.2012

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It is now crucial that Libya's own role in the country's historic transition must give hope and translate into assistance also for survivors of sexual violence.

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Porn, Santorum, and the Politics of the Left

Malika Saada Saar | Posted 05.21.2012

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While I don't support some mindless ban on porn, I am deeply disappointed that the left continues to exalt porn as some manifestation of sexual liberation, free speech, or women's empowerment.

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Are Women Mad Enough to Get the Job Done?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.11.2012

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Something is definitely changing in America, and my heart tells me there is no going back. We are angry and ready for action. But are we angry enough?

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Thank You, Liz Trotta

Nancy Parrish | Posted 05.08.2012

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Sexual predators in the military are unafraid, because they know an unwritten code shields them. In her ignorance, Liz Trotta shone a bright light on this ugly, damaging truth.

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Sisters, We've Let Our Daughters Down

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Media, Rape, Sexual Abuse, International Women's Day, Feminism, Teenagers, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Teenage Girls, Sexual Assault, Culture News

How did it happen that so many of our children are going to school, and studying math, and science, and history, and design, and deciding that the best way to get on in the world is to let boys use their bodies?

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Naming and Shaming Sexual Violence

Margot Wallström | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault, Syria, Women News

There is a lingering myth that rape is inevitable in times of war. But if sexual violence can be planned, it can be punished; if it can be commanded, it can be condemned.

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Sexual Violence Has No Place in Egypt's Public Forum

Nadya Khalife | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Egypt, Women's Political Representation, Sexual Violence, Egyptian Women Assaulted, Egyptian Women, Egypt Elections, World News

The Egyptian government and elections committee need to do far more to prevent sexual harassment and assaults, starting with recognizing how serious and common the problem is and ensuring that the attackers don't get away with it.

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Question 21: Making Progress

Greg Jacob | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Military, Question 21, National Security, Sexual Violence, Mental Health, Military Women, Sexual Assault, Women in the Military, Politics News

Question 21 is a huge barrier that keeps service members from seeking out counseling following a sexual assault. Answering "Yes" leads to an investigation where they are required to provide the details that can be retriggering and devastatingly retraumatizing.

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It's Time to Protect Women and Children in Immigration Detention From Rape

Michelle Brané | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Immigration Reform, Rape, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration, Immigrants, Prison Rape, Sexual Assault, Immigration Debate, World News

"The doors were locked, there were no cars on the road, and there was nothing I could do. I just shut up. I was crying, and he talked to me as if I were nothing. I thought he was going to kill me."

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Jailed Afghan Woman Freed But Urged To Marry Rapist

nytimes.com | ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Afghan Woman Urged to Marry Rapist, Hamid Karzai, Women, Sexual Violence, Womens Rights, Afghanistan Legal System, Rape, Afghanistan Women, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Rape, Justice, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan — When the Afghan government announced Thursday that it would pardon a woman who had been imprisoned for adultery after she repor...

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Time to Involve Women in Post-conflict Rebuilding

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Rape, Violence Against Women, Conflict Resolution, Women Sexual Violence, Afghanistan Women Rights, Women Rights War, Rape in Wartime, World News

These past few months have been big on words and renewed promises on women's participation, in particular in post-conflict settings. While it is incumbent on all of us to make sure these promises are kept, governments have a special obligation to ensure equality.

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