Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday violent occurrences. Rape is always an act of violence and an expression of power and control. However, the way laws are framed in many countries dismisses this reality. The law should never interpret a ...
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Online sexual exploitation and abuse are growing at an alarming pace globally. Women and girls are particularly vulnerable as offenders take advantage of the sex, gender, and structural discrimination inherent in our patriarchal society. International ...
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Being able to live a life free from violence, including sexual violence, is a fundamental human right. Despite this, sexual violence is wide-ranging and pervasive throughout the world, including in the Americas. It is rooted in discrimination, sex and gender ...
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These recommendations have been collated by the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) with support from the Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network, Equality Labs, and Equality Now. We believe that sexual violence is being used ...
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This publication tells the stories of seven women, victims of violence, who were forced to marry as children. Some were able to escape before marriage, and all have now gained their freedom. It is dedicated to everyone who decides to speak up about violence. ...
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The upcoming UK General Election offers an opportunity for all political parties to explicitly support equality for women. Women’s lives have changed significantly in the last 50 years but there is still lots of work to ...
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Dalits – officially designated as Scheduled Castes by India’s Constitution – are at the bottom of caste and class hierarchies in India. The intersectionality of gender, class, and caste in the case of gender-based violence against Dalit women ...
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This document, produced in partnership with Abolish Article 153, is an analysis of the domestic provisions with regard to international human rights standards that Kuwait should be adhering to and provides recommendations for amendments to ...
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For more than a decade and a half, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition has remained an indefatigable and resolute force for gender equality, calling upon African governments to adopt, ratify, domesticate and ...
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Submission to the public consultation on the Republic of Ireland’s Independent Review of the Operation of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which deals with the Purchase of Sexual ...
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