TAG: sexual violence

The sex-for-food scandal in Central African Republic

French soldiers patrol a street in Bangui [AFP] Hisham Aidi* In late March, a report commissioned by the Colombian government claimed that US military soldiers and contractors had sexually abused at least 54 children in Colombia between 2003 and 2007, emphasising that the perpetrators had not been brought to justice on account of diplomatic agreements […]

France launches criminal inquiry into alleged sex abuse by peacekeepers

Prosecutors announce investigation into claims French soldiers raped children on peacekeeping operation in Central African Republic French prosecutors have ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that French peacekeeping soldiers raped children and demanded sex for food in the Central African Republic. The decision follows revelations in the Guardian more than a week ago that a […]

UN aid worker suspended for leaking report on child abuse by French troops

Anders Kompass said to have passed confidential document to French authorities because of UN’s failure to stop abuse of children in Central African Republic A senior United Nations aid worker has been suspended for disclosing to prosecutors an internal report on the sexual abuse of children by French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic. […]

India bans movie bringing an interview with murder girl victim of gang rape

An Indian Court has banned a movie in which one of the men convicted in the murder of a woman victim of a gan rape in 2012 blames her for the death. The case has sparked controversy across the world. SPW has gathered some news on the fact. Rape convict interview: Rajnath summons Tihar Director-General […]

Sexual Violence, Women’s Bodies, and Israeli Settler Colonialism

Read Jadaliyya’s article Sexual Violence, Women’s Bodies, and Israeli Settler Colonialism, which reflects on the violence against Palestinian women

Organization of American States Links Abortion Restrictions to Violence Against Women; Calls on Governments to Decriminalize Abortion

10.03.14 – (PRESS RELEASE) For the first time ever a committee within the Organization of American States (OAS)—considered to be the United Nations for the Americas—is recommending that all governments decriminalize abortion in cases of rape and incest, when the woman’s health or life is at risk and in cases of fetal impairments. This OAS committee focused on […]

‘Yes Means Yes’ Is a Bad Coupling of Feminism and the State

by Laurie Essig California’s enacting on Sunday of the “yes means yes” law is a victory for some campus feminist activists but an ill-conceived detour for feminism. The new law guiding how colleges must handle accusations of sexual assault will require “an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.” In other words, if […]

A pregnant, suicidal rape victim fought Ireland’s new abortion law. The law won

It sounded like a strawman, until it wasn’t. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton / Getty There is one thing that suicidal rape victims need: immediate assistance.But for one young woman in Ireland who was pregnant and seeking an abortion after reportedly being attacked, the only thing her government offered was the slow, bureaucratic violation of her humanity. […]

Egypt Has a Sexual Violence Problem

Read New York Times article about a fierce battle raging in Egypt beyond that one between Islamists and military rulers: the battle “between the patriarchy — established and upheld by the state, the street and at home — and women, who will no longer accept this status quo”. Click here.

The Vatican review by the UN Committee on Torture is almost invisible in the Brazilian press

The Vatican was questioned this week at the UN Committee against Torture in relation to cases of sexual abuse and violence that have been reported for years by victims and the media. This is the first time the Holy See presented a report to the Committee, since it ratified the text in 2002 . The […]

Egyptian police ‘using rape as a weapon’ against dissident groups

The Guardian brings information on the dissemination of rape as a practice used by Egyptian police against arrested dissidents. Read more.

The rule of sentiment

Read women’s rights lawyer Flavia Agnes’ article about the fate of the woman raped and killed in India last year. “And so she lives on in public memory, known to the world only by her vaginal violations or by a name to which she would not respond to were she alive. She was a victim […]