TAG: violence

Sexual politics in March and early April 2018

On March 14th, 2018, Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were brutally assassinated in a shootout a week after Women’s International Day. Marielle was a black feminist lesbian and a Municipal Councilor in Rio de Janeiro. A member of PSOL (the Socialism and Freedom Party), she was elected by more than 45,000 votes and […]

Gender Perspectives on Torture: Law and Practice

I once asked a Guatemalan public defender how she knew when a woman’s murder was the result of gender-based violence and not a simple homicide. She showed me several pictures of women’s half or fully naked bodies exhibiting obvious signs of torture, mutilation, and violent sexual assault prior to their deaths. She said that was […]

Can a subaltern speak?

Can a subaltern speak? No, is the response of the feminist philosopher Gayatri Spivak, when she realizes that to “have the right to a voice” the place of the subaltern must be subverted.

Bowling for Parkland: US gun control debate sparked

On Wednesday, February 14, Parkland suffered a violent episode of mass shooting at the Stoneman Douglas High School depicted by 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who was a school’s former student. Carrying a rifle AR-15, the incident caused seventeen people to die and left fifteen injured. However, this episode was the fourteenth mass shooting to happen in […]

Abortion and gender identity in Brazil in the midst of uncertainties

by Sonia Corrêa Brazilian abortion and sexual politics continue ensnarled by the uncertainties of the overall political environment. On February 16th, a presidential decree determined an intervention in the public security system of the State of Rio de Janeiro, which will be under the purview of an Army general until December 2018. The measure must […]

Sexual politics in February and early March 2018

Main global trends Another mass shooting in Parkland (Florida) shocked the US and the world. Research findings that gained visibility after the tragedy reveal that most perpetrators of mass shootings reported in the country are white males, of which a large percentage has had a history of alleged or convicted domestic abuse. Most importantly, this […]

Ex-Miss Febem

Ex-Miss Febem is the avatar of Aleta Valente, a Brazilian artist who lives in the peripheric neighborhood Bangu in Rio de Janeiro, where many correctional facilities are installed. Her artistic project name translates roughly to ‘former Miss Youth Detention Center’. She has a formal unfinished education in Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro […]

Pope Francis visit to Peru and Chile: a compilation

Sex Abuse Case Shadows Pope Francis’ Visit to Peru – The New York Times Pope Francis arrives in crisis-hit Peru – BBC News Why Pope Francis’s trip to Chile poses a challenge – BBC News Pope Francis meets sex abuse victims in Chile – BBC News Chile protesters challenge Pope on Church sex abuse – […]

REDLACTRANS Statement on the assault of transactivist Alexa Hoffman

From the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans people (REDLACTRANS) we reject the transphobic violent attack suffered by the national coordinator of Barbados, Alexa Hoffman and the inaction of the security forces to capture her attacker. Alexa suffered an attack by a man who rented a room in her home and assaulted her violently […]

Sexual Politics 2017 Round-Up

As 2018 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. Trends and Facts January In January 2017, an avalanche of draconian and regressive policy measures was adopted in the first two weeks of the Trump administration. SPW compiled a preliminary assessment of these policy trends date […]

From #MeToo to #TimeIsUp

The #MeToo movement erupted in October 2017 after several sexual harassment accusations against Hollywood producer Hof arvey Weinstein became public . It is worth noting, however, that the core idea — “I was also harassed” — was originally crafted by Tarana Burke in 1997 to respond to the needs of marginalized women. The new […]

Health and Human Rights Journal – Vol 19, Issue 1, June 2017

Table of Contents Special Section: Abortion and Human Rights GUEST EDITORS Alicia Ely Yamin, Paola Bergallo, and Marge Berer EDITORIAL Narratives of Essentialism and Exceptionalism: The Challenges and Possibilities of Using Human Rights to Improve Access to Safe Abortion Alicia Ely Yamin and Paola Bergallo DISCUSSION Abortion Law and Policy Around the World: In Search […]