UN report confirms nearly 200 women and girls raped by Congolese troops, rebels
2013-05-09
Congolese armed forces, known by the French acronym FARDC, raped more than 102 women and 33 girls, some as young as six years old... |
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99.3% of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment: report
2013-04-29
The study indicates that 96.5% of women in their survey said that sexual harassment came in the form of touching, which was the most common manifestation of sexual harassment |
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G8 summit: ministers discuss ending sexual violence
2013-04-10
Combating the use of rape and sexual violence in conflict will be on the agenda today when foreign ministers from the G8 group of wealthy countries meet in London for a two-day summit |
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Amnesty International Protects Women From Gender-Based Violence
Sara Benincasa
2013-03-20
It’s not easy being a woman these days, particularly under certain regimes that seem bound and determined to suppress women’s rights...
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Study reveals shocking new evidence of men’s use of violence against women and girls in Asia Pacific
2013-03-18
One in two men said they had used physical or sexual violence against an intimate partner, one in four reported having raped a woman and one in 25 admitted to having participated in gang rape |
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