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October 19, 2022
Giving a voice to the voicless: activist fights for Rohingya women
topic: Women’s rights
by: Magdalena Rojo
FairPlanet spoke to Razia Sultana - a lawyer and teacher empowering female Rohingya refugees and making their case heard on the world stage.
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September 21, 2022
Tackling Burundi's sexual violence epidemic
topic: Women’s rights
by: Robert Bociaga
The underreported wave of sexual violence is affecting countless women. With meager governmental support, grassroots initiatives provide new hope.
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September 14, 2022
Mnangagwa rape allegations tell a larger story
topic: Women’s rights
by: Cyril Zenda
"Wild and damaging allegations are made against survivors of sexual violence. Instead of being a victim you become the accused."
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September 03, 2022
Outrage as India frees convicted rapists for political gain
topic: Political violence
by: Hanan Zaffar
In another attempt to spur Islamophobia in India, the government has freed convicted rapists of Muslim women.
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July 21, 2022
Bosnia recognises children of wartime sexual violence
topic: Child rights
by: Katarina Panić
Children born from wartime violence from the Bosnian war have finally been recognised by the government, hopefully decreasing stigmatisation.
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February 01, 2021
The scars of the rape epidemic in Liberia
topic: Women’s rights
by: Bob Koigi
An underfunded and weak judicial system and a culture of political impunity perpetuate sexual violence against women in Liberia.
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December 28, 2020
Could one email of a sexually abused child change a curriculum?
topic: Child rights
by: Katarina Panić
Victims of sexual abuse take an average of 13 years to speak out. Croatian filmmaker Đuro Gavran breaks the taboo of child abuse in his movie One of us.
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December 07, 2020
The pivotal role of African women in silencing the guns
topic: Women’s rights
by: Bob Koigi
In Africa, which has experienced its fair share of armed conflicts, women constitute an estimated 80% of those who flee their homes when wars break out.
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domestic violence
July 06, 2020
Domestic violence: The shadow pandemic being fanned by Coronavirus
topic: Women’s rights
by: Bob Koigi
While domestic and sexual violence is a daily reality for majority of women and girls globally, it is now spiking to epidemic proportions.
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November 06, 2019
The Women’s Room prevents and combats sexual violence in Croatia
type: Donation, NGO, Volunteering
by: Yair Oded
The Women's Room works to prevent and tackle sexual and domestic violence in Croatia, while supporting victims achieve justice and recover.
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May 20, 2019
Forensic science to the rescue of South Sudan rape victims
by: Bob Koigi
For the enactment of the Sexual Offences Acts forensic science remain the ultimate answer.
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sierra leone women
February 25, 2019
Well meant, not always well done
topic: Women’s rights
by: Frank Odenthal
Sierra Leone released the "Sexual Offenses Act" (SOA), which shall protext women against sexual violence. But was that the right move?
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sudan women
February 25, 2014
Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education
by: Rebecca Silus
Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]
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April 21, 2013
Women & Rape in Somalia: One Filmmaker's Stance Against Sexual Violence
by: Sara Jabril
The presidential election of September 2012 heralded the troubled nation's first, if awkward, steps towards a free democratic vote in several [...]
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maldives rape
March 25, 2013
Horror in paradise
org: Avaaz
It's hard to believe, but a 15-year-old rape survivor has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times in public! Let's put an end to this lunacy by hitting the Maldives [...]
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