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December 23, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Journalist wins landmark 'Weinstein' case in Japan

While Harvey Weinstein’s accusers are figuring out whether to take a proposed multimillion-dollar settlement, Japan’s version of Harvey Weinstein has been ordered to pay just 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages in a very public rape case.

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December 20, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Online harassment, Violence against women
More than half of women vets say they were stalked while serving

As if being pursued by an enemy isn’t traumatic enough, women in the military are also being stalked by their own..

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December 06, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Woman searched 'what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant' before her murder

On November 18, the body of Jennifer Rothwell, 28, was found near a state park outside of Troy, Mich. Her own husband led police to her remains after they accused him of murder. Now, news outlets are reporting that Rothwell, who was six weeks pregnant when she was killed, had searched “what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant” on her cell phone before she went missing.

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December 05, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
North Korean defector alleges rape by South Korean intelligence officers

While she may have escaped the horrors of North Korea, one woman who defected to South Korea says she has been forced into a new nightmare.

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November 25, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Violence against women
‘Rough sex’ defense back in the spotlight

“When women die, the man gets to tell the story,” said Fiona Mackenzie, founder of British advocacy group We Can’t Consent to This.

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November 08, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, International, Politics
Bolivian mayor drenched in red paint, paraded through streets

Amid ongoing violent demonstrations against the re-election of Bolivian President Evo Morales, masked protesters on Wednesday kidnapped the mayor of a small town in central Bolivia.

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November 07, 2019 | Soraya Chemaly | Free Speech, Gender-based violence, Media, Online harassment, Politics
Katie Hill, deepfakes, and how “political risk” is defined

The discussion around Rep. Katie Hill's resignation has mostly missed the truths about the crime that was committed against her.

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October 28, 2019 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Health, International, Violence against women
Election brings new hope for access to abortion in Argentina

In a country as staunchly anti-abortion as Argentina, Sunday’s presidential election outcome signals a potential sea change for women’s rights in the notoriously restrictive country.

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May 14, 2019 | ​Natasha Ishak | Gender-based violence
Human trafficking survivor opens transitional house in New York

The new transitional house offers holistic support for survivors trying to regain agency of their lives in a city where resources are still severely limited.

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February 07, 2019 | Anna Pujol-Mazzini | Gender-based violence, International
International Criminal Court weighs Mali sexual assault cases

Despite a peace agreement, sexual violence is on the rise in Mali’s conflict. But the International Criminal Court in The Hague is considering an unprecedented case for the prosecution of sexual violence.

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December 19, 2018 | Mary Ann Swissler | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence
Mariska Hargitay documentary on rape kit crisis puts survivors front and center

Hundreds of thousands of rape cases in the United States are stalled as the evidence kits remain untested, sometimes for years. The HBO documentary I Am Evidence sheds light on the impact on victims and survivors.

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December 07, 2018 | Susan Buttenwieser | Gender-based violence, Immigration
Trump’s latest anti-immigrant policies harm families

The deadline is approaching for public comment on the administration's latest proposal, which is already having a damaging impact on immigrants.

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November 27, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Family or partners kill women in US twice as often as in Europe

Every day last year, an average of 137 women across the world were murdered by a family member or an intimate partner, according to research published Sunday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Sunday. At right: Tamara O'Neal (Mercy Hospital)

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November 09, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Saudi Arabia executes domestic worker who killed her attempted rapist

Saudi Arabia has executed an Indonesian woman who was living in the country as a domestic worker. Tuti Tursilawati, a mother of one said to be in her early 30s, killed her employer in 2010 as he tried to rape her, according to multiple news reports.

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October 05, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Conditions worsen for refugee women in Greece

In Greek refugee camps, migrant women endure horrific conditions and sexualized violence, a new report finds.

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September 18, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Violence against women
McDonald’s workers go on national strike to oppose sexual harassment

McDonald’s employees made history today, as cooks and cashiers in 10 cities across the country walked off the job to protest the company’s failure to address groping, propositions for sex, indecent exposure, and other inappropriate and illegal conduct in its stores.

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September 11, 2018 | Susan Buttenwieser | Gender-based violence, Immigration, International
Trump policies devastating to women and LGBTQ deportees

The administration's deportation practices are sending women and LGBTQ would-be asylum seekers back to dangerous situations, where threats, violence, and even death may await.

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September 07, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Disability, Gender-based violence, Violence against women, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Sexualized violence survivors have more vivid memories than women differently traumatized: Study

Women who are survivors of sexualized violence experience more vivid memories than women who have endured other traumatic, life-altering events, according to a new study.

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September 04, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Louis C.K.’s victims suffer while he returns to comedy

Over the course of the past week, feminist activists on the internet and in the real world expressed outrage and frustration about the latest #MeToo development: Louis C.K.’s return to the public stage.

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August 29, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Almost every Native woman in Seattle has been raped, says an unearthed survey

A shocking 94 percent of Native American and Alaskan Native women in Seattle have been raped or coerced into sex, according to a survey conducted in 2010 that was finally released to the public on Thursday.

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August 22, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Violence against women
DOJ looking into sexual abuse in a Florida women’s prison

DOJ representatives told the Miami Herald they are looking into whether the Florida Department of Corrections has done enough to address complaints of sexual misconduct perpetrated against prisoners at Lowell Correctional Institution.

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July 18, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Italy high court reverses rape conviction because victim was drinking

In a ruling on Tuesday, the court of cassation in Rome determined that suspects cannot be prosecuted using aggravated circumstances if the victim voluntarily drank alcohol before the attack.

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July 12, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, International, Sports, Violence against women
Sexual assault at the running of the bulls rises, and Spanish women won't take it anymore

This summer, the question of sexualized violence at the running of the bulls has been front and center. On Friday, hundreds of Spaniards protested across the country, indicating a growing spirit of resistance against the assaults.

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June 28, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Health, International, Violence against women
India ranked most dangerous country for women; U.S. makes top 10

India is the most dangerous country in the world for women, according to a nee survey of experts. The results come amid a worsening climate of sexual and communal violence in India, including the January rape and murder of an 8-year-old Muslim girl.

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May 23, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence
Yet another woman accuses R. Kelly of assault

Adding to a long string of accusations stretching back decades, yet another woman has come forward with claims against R&B singer R. Kelly, alleging that he coerced her into sex, mentally and physically abused her, and deliberately infected her with herpes.


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