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Gender-Based Violence

#WhyIStayed – Understanding Domestic Violence Victims And The Impact Of The Social Media Campaign

Recently, the topic of domestic abuse has been all over social media, with #WhyIStayed trending on Twitter when NFL player Ray Rice’s wife chose to “go back” to him after he was charged with physically assaulting her. The...
by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles
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Gender-Based Violence

Maimuna’s Fight Against FGM

The United Kingdom is one of the international leaders on topics such as Female Genital Mutilation, commonly known as FGM, with many summits on the topic held in London. However, the British government is much less progressive ...
by Charlaine Grosse-Lopez
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Gender-Based Violence

India bans BBC documentary in attempt to sweep the rape crisis under the rug

Indian authorities have made the decision to ban the screening of BBC documentary, ‘India’s Daughter’, which was due to be broadcast on 8th March, International Women’s Day. The documentary recounts the ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Gender-Based Violence

The Disturbing Story Of An Honour Killing That Will Make You Realise It’s Time For Concrete Change

Twenty thousand honour killings take place around the world every year. 20,000. Take a moment to let that number sink in – because it seems almost unbelievable that we live in a world with so much hate and cruelty that th...
by Priyanka Mogul
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International Political Forum

Sexual Violence In Conflict Zones: When Will It End?

Throughout the reporting of international conflict, debate and discussions frequently revolve solely around issues of military actions, foreign spending, and often a clash of ideologies. As a result, an essential element to th...
by Nora Turriago
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Educating Women

Seven infographics that prove we still need International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is upon us once again. While the day has been a constant fixture across the world for almost 100 years, the principle it stands for – gender equality in education, politics and culture ...
by Heenali Patel
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Gender-Based Violence

India: Heart of Darkness

Alas! We have lost our heart – not to love; but to misogyny, bigotry, and every other form of degraded thinking that an abjectly insecure patriarchal system drills into us day in day out. It is, after all, this very societal ...
by Preetam Sengupta
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Gender-Based Violence

Indonesia’s virginity tests: A growing women’s rights violation

Indonesia’s city of Jember recently proposed imposing a state-sponsored two-finger test to check for the virginity of female high school students, preventing those who have engaged in pre-marital sex from receiving their ...
by Hina Tai
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Gender-Based Violence

WATCH: The dangers of comparing domestic violence between men and women

A while ago, a domestic abuse advert by the ‘Man Kind Initiative’ was uploaded on YouTube. The advert was produced by the charity to highlight that violence does in fact occur against men, such as domestic abuse. Al...
by Nuzhat Fatima
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