sexual violence
Angelina Jolie lobbies African leaders over sexual violence
Cinema/TV
June 12, 2015
Angelina Jolie lobbies African leaders over sexual violence
Actress Angelina Jolie on Friday appealed to African leaders attending a summit in Johannesburg to confront the "near total impunity"…
Human rights group: Egypt security forces step up sexual violence
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Human rights group: Egypt security forces step up sexual violence
Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual violence since the military overthrew the country's first freely elected president in 2013,…
99% of Egyptian women have suffered some form of sexual harrasment, UN report reveals
Egypt
January 15, 2015
99% of Egyptian women have suffered some form of sexual harrasment, UN report reveals
The National Council for Woman (NCW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the ministries of Justice,…
Rights group requests committee for sexual violence
Egypt
February 3, 2014
Rights group requests committee for sexual violence
The Nazra Foundation for Feminist Studies has requested the independent fact-finding committee that is investigating the events of the 30…
Girl recovering from random acid attack
Egypt
December 14, 2013
Girl recovering from random acid attack
Esraa Ali, a 23-year-old Egyptian girl, was heading to downtown Cairo on Thursday 14 November when she became the victim…
Igmadi: Teaching Zumba, WenDo against sexual violence
Egypt
November 18, 2013
Igmadi: Teaching Zumba, WenDo against sexual violence
Cairo’s most well-known Zumba instructors have teamed up with WenDo Self Defense, HarassMap and Nazra for Feminist Studies to empower…
Women’s group asks sexual violence victims to report attacks
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Women’s group asks sexual violence victims to report attacks
The state-funded National Council for Women called on female protesters to report sexual violence and harassment in a statement released…
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
Opinion
January 6, 2013
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
The 23-year-old Indian student who was gang raped and brutally assaulted on a moving bus in Delhi, the Indian capital…
172 arrested on sexual harassment charges; still not enough, say activists
Egypt
October 28, 2012
172 arrested on sexual harassment charges; still not enough, say activists
In the first two days of the Eid al-Adha holiday, police have arrested 172 people on charges of sexual…
Women’s council head: Sexual harassment huge problem facing women
Egypt
October 7, 2012
Women’s council head: Sexual harassment huge problem facing women
Mervat al-Talawy, head of the National Council for Women, said that sexual harassment is one the most common problems facing…