sexual violence
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
Middle East
November 8, 2018
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign…
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over child rape
Egypt
March 23, 2018
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over child rape
Minya Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday a defendant who raped a child in 2016 in Maghagha, Minya, to 10 years…
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Middle East
March 15, 2018
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically used rape and sexual violence against civilians, atrocities that amount to crimes against…
Navigating the Career Maze in India
Society
March 7, 2018
Navigating the Career Maze in India
by Suman Bajpai for Woman’s Era “It’s a woman’s world,” said Sairee Chahal. She is the founder and CEO of SHEROES,…
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Middle East
January 19, 2018
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Human Rights Watch says the world must do more to help end rights abuses in chaotic Libya, which has emerged…
Victims condemn decision to release Britain’s ‘taxi rapist’
World
January 6, 2018
Victims condemn decision to release Britain’s ‘taxi rapist’
British prosecutors were under mounting pressure Saturday to explain why a former London taxi driver suspected of assaulting dozens of…
Cairo named riskiest megacity for women, worse since Arab spring
Egypt
October 16, 2017
Cairo named riskiest megacity for women, worse since Arab spring
Cairo was named on Monday as the most dangerous megacity for women by an international poll with women’s rights experts…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
In Norway, asylum seekers take workshops on sexual violence
Life & Style
January 24, 2016
In Norway, asylum seekers take workshops on sexual violence
A workshop that seeks to educate asylum-seekers in Norway about Western attitudes to sex and sexual assault will appeal to…