violence against women

Every 21 minutes a rape is reported in India, but some of the country’s politicians still don’t take the crime seriously. As the country continues to mourn the brutal killings of two girls, ages 14 and 15, who last week were found raped and hanged from a tree, a member of the prime minister’s ruling party shared some disturbing thoughts on rape.
This weekend marks the six-year anniversary of my assault and rape in Belfast. It's not the kind of anniversary you tend to celebrate with greeting cards, cake, or presents (or frankly, announce on The Huffington Post). But at the same time, it's an anniversary which I find impossible to overlook.