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Justice for rape in rape culture

Annie Moran18 December 2012

Annie Moran, whose rapist is being tried in court, recounts the trauma of reporting the rape and expresses her dissatisfaction with the current judicial system ...

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DFID commits new money to tackling violence

zohra29 November 2012

An abridged version of this article was originally publised on Liberal Conspiracy. Update: A version of this post also appears on the No Women No Peace, Acti...

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Reclaim the night this November!

Laura15 November 2012

Laura details the various reclaim the night marches taking place across the country this month in a bid to raise awareness of violence against women ...

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Women’s rights: obvious litmus for success in Afghanistan

zohra25 October 2012

Today saw the publication of the findings of the International Development Committee's (IDC) parliamenary inquiry into the UK's intervention in Afghanistan. A...

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Women & asylum: what should the government do next?

Guest Blogger28 September 2012

Asylum Aid's Russell Hargrave argues that the government must include asylum seeking women in its strategy to end violence against women and girls ...

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Refugee women: a culture of disbelief

Guest Blogger6 September 2012

A guest post by Hannah Sansom about the situation which refugee women can find themselves in if they are seeking asylum after fleeing sexual violence. ...

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Making fun of violence and rape: Wumo disrespects women

Guest Blogger28 August 2012

Elin Weiss and Hennie Weiss expose the misogyny in popular Danish comic strip Wumo ...

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An Open Letter to Manchester Pride and Gaydar Radio

Guest Blogger20 August 2012

marykmac has some questions for the Manchester Pride organisers, in light of their decision to invite Danny Dyer to DJ at the event ...

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Sound of Tears: a film to raise awareness about ‘honour’ killings

Guest Blogger11 August 2012

This is a guest post by Cameroonian-born Canadian actress and filmmaker Dorothy A. Atabong, currently fundraising for her film about honour killings. I picke...

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Did the Tokyo Conference deliver for Afghan Women?

zohra10 July 2012

Trigger Warning. The same day that delegates from over 70 countries convened in Tokyo to discuss future aid to Afghanistan, Reuters released footage (trigger...

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Afghan women’s rights on the brink

zohra6 July 2012

Over ten years since we first entered Afghanistan, it remains true that it is one of the worst places to be a woman. 87% of women in Afghanistan experience so...

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Sweden: Cis man cleared of rape charges because his woman victim had no vagina

Helen G4 July 2012

[Trigger warning] A cis male rapist is charged with battery but not rape when it transpires his victim has no vagina. ...

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Sex, choice and control: what violence has to do with family planning

zohra27 June 2012

It's sort of unbelievable that millions of women and girls around the world are having to have sex and bear children when they don't want to. The UN and other...

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Why we should be fighting for Cece McDonald

Guest Blogger20 June 2012

Max Brophy situates Cece McDonald's case in the wider context of the oppression of trans women of colour, and calls for the LGBTQ community to support Cece's campaign ...

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Street harassment starts young

Guest Blogger1 June 2012

Farrah Kelly explores how street harassment affects girls and their attitudes to harassment in later life. ...

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Sudanese woman sentenced to death by stoning

Laura1 June 2012

Please write to the President of Sudan to oppose the killing of a young woman. ...

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New Review: The Boys, by Francesca Lewis

Marina Strinkovsky30 May 2012

Cartoonish violence. Sexual exploitation. Homphobic language. Semi naked women. Big guns. Can any of these things be justified as "satire" any more? In her co...

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More than four in ten young women in London sexually harassed over the last year

Helen G25 May 2012

A YouGov survey for the End Violence Against Women Coalition published today reveals the extent of sexual harassment experienced by women in public spaces over the last year. ...

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