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Freed Gaza Flotilla Activists Describe Alleged Israeli Abuse, Including Rape
Activists who were detained by Israeli forces during a flotilla aimed at delivering aid to Gaza reported severe mistreatment. Several individuals were hospitalized due...
Unraveling the Paradox: Gender-Based Violence, Militarization, and the Role of the UN in Conflict Zones
Violence against girls and women was accepted as an inevitable aspect of violence and warfare before a critical examination into how sexual assault and...
South Africa’s War on Gender Violence Leaves Children Overlooked, Say Activists
In late November, tens of thousands of South Africans participated in a nationwide “shutdown” protest against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide, lying on the...
How the UN failed October 7th’s sexual violence victims
Gang rape. Genital mutilation. Sexualized torture. Victory trophies. Deprivation of liberty. These are all examples of terms used in the findings of the United...
Breaking Patriarchy’s Shadow: South Africa’s Femicide Crisis and Global Resistance
Living as a woman is often like walking in a shadow that may not go away. The stigma lurking behind your back, the fear...
Purple Profile Picture Campaign Insufficient to Tackle Patriarchy and Femicide
There is truly no safe place for women when patriarchy is normalized as a culture and violence is silenced as a family matter in...
Shinzo Abe’s Accused Killer Admits Murder
Three years after the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the trial of suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, opened on Tuesday in Nara,...
Mexico: The country with the most laws named after victims of gender violence
In 2021, 70% of women in Mexico reported having experienced some type of violence in their lives, mostly by men. More specifically, 40% of...
The Southport Murders: Misplaced Blame and the Politics of Fear
Last July, the quiet seaside town of Southport in England was shattered by a horrifying act of violence. An 18-year-old man burst into a...
Rape as a Weapon of War? Gendered Genocide Analysis in the Darfur Conflict
Gendercide refers to a genocidal event that specifically highlights gender-specific patterns of elimination. Gendercide is often studied in terms of its impact on men,...