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‘Vital that Governments Understand the Experiences of Rape Survivors’: Report Faulty laws and implementation increase women’s vulnerability to sexual violence Despite the high prevalence of sexual violence in south Asia, the response of the criminal justice system in various countries has been found to be severely lacking. A new report reveals that laws on rape in six Asian countries, including India, are insufficient and often pose greater barriers to survivors’ access to justice. The...

“It has been tough ever since we were told we could not attend the workshops and trainings because of the coronavirus. But you come to understand that safety first is a priority for everyone,” Mashingaidze told IPS. The coronavirus lockdown has meant her life is at a standstill when ideally she and other young women who are part of support group ought to be accessing much-needed help to deal with the trauma of human trafficking and also fend for themselves. Mashingaidze, who said her ordeal...

DARK AGES The 20 countries that still allow rapists to MARRY underage victims to escape jail, shocking UN report reveals Updated: 14 Apr 2021, 15:00 TWENTY countries still allow rapists to marry their underage victims in order to escape prison, a shocking UN report has revealed. More than a dozen countries allow men to have their rape convictions overturned if they marry the women or girls they have assaulted. 4 The mother and sister of a 16-year-old girl who took her own life after being forc...

‘Marry your rapist’ laws in 20 countries still allow perpetrators to escape justice Sarah Johnson © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Patrick Baz/Getty Twenty countries still allow rapists to marry their victims to escape criminal prosecution, according to the UN’s annual state of world population report. Russia, Thailand and Venezuela are among the countries that allow men to have rape convictions overturned if they marry the women or girls they have assaulted. Dr N...

Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 05.45 EDT Twenty countries still allow rapists to marry their victims to escape criminal prosecution, according to the UN’s annual state of world population report. Russia, Thailand and Venezuela are among the countries that allow men to have rape convictions overturned if they marry the women or girls they have assaulted. Dr Natalia Kanem, executive director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which published the report on Wednesday, said such laws were â�...

RUSSIA-WOMEN/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:Crime and what punishment? Russian women pin hope on domestic violence ruling

Womens rights groups take Mali to regional court over inaction against FGM Issued on: 12/04/2021 - 15:31 A young girl holds up a picture urging the end to the practice of FGM. © Equality Now 4 min A number of women’s rights groups have filed a case against the government of Mali at the Ecowas regional court to try and force the authorities in Bamako to take action against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The initiative could s...

By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mali’s failure to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) is being challenged in West Africa’s highest court by rights groups, who accused the country on Monday of failing to protect girls and women from “a grave and systematic violation.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Malis failure to ban FGM challenged in West Africas top court Back to video Nine out of 10 women and gi...

. She co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Free to Be Foundation, and the Women’s Media Center in the United States. As links to other countries, she helped found Equality Now, Donor Direct Action, and Direct Impact Africa. For her writing, Steinem has received the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, the National Magazine Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journa...

Wangu Kanja is an affiliated researcher at the University of Birmingham. A human and womens rights activist, she is also the executive director and founder of the Wangu Kanja Foundation. Wangu is the survivor of rape after a carjacking incident in 2002. She is the convener of the survivors of sexual violence in Kenya network, which works to amplify the voices of the survivors to access comprehensive care and support. She helped to develop the “Keeping the Promise Campaign” in partnership wi...