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Stopping violence against women | Marta Vieira da Silva
Life isn’t easy for women – anywhere in the world. I grew up in Dois Riachos – a poor, remote town in the north-east of Brazil. Our family didn’t have much money; my mother worked hard to raise me and...
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UN peacekeeping, Women on the front lines to End Violence Against Women
March 2013 – “I know what it means to lose your house, to be looted. To look a child in the eye and say, ‘If they come for me, you need to run’,” said the newly appointed United Nations Special...
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Egypt, Study on Ways and Methods to Eliminate Sexual Harassment
Authors/editors: Bouthaina El Deeb, Ph.D. This first widespread governmental study on sexual harassment in Egypt has revealed that an astounding 99.3 per cent of women and girls surveyed report having...
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Recounts 5-year-Old Girl’s Ordeal
SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXT URGING TARGETED SANCTIONS AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT Rape Largely ‘Cost-free’, Says Special Representative As UNHCR Special Envoy...
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HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health...
Today we are proud to announce the release of the report by the President’s Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities. We...
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Justice for “Liz”– tell Kenya to prosecute 16-year-old’s rapists!
Please sign and share to demand justice for “Liz” who was raped by 16-year old! Liz is a poor young 16 year old teen who was walking home from her granddad’s funeral. She was ambushed by a group of...
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Somalia: Don’t Jail Women for Getting Raped
Somalia’s treatment of rape is unacceptable and must be changed. Sign the petition and urge the Somali government to pursue true justice-no matter who the accusers or the accused are. Target:...
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Forced to marry her rapist — days until the big vote
16 year-old Amina Filali, raped, beaten and forced to wed her rapist, killed herself — the only way she saw to escape the trap set for her by her rapist and Moroccan law. We’ve joined Moroccan...
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China Feminist Battles Sexual Violence, Step by Step
A hundred days. That’s how long it took Xiao Meili to walk from Beijing, in the arid north, to the humid, central city of Changsha. Since September, the 24-year-old has been trekking south and west...
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Quetelle Duncombe, “Tranforming today’s princess to tomorrow’s Queen!”
“Tranforming today’s princess to tomorrow’s Queen! It’s not what you been through but, where you are going to!! “ My name is Quetell Duncombe, aka Coach QLD, a sexual abuse survivor, activist against...
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Battered Women, “It’s in Your Hands”
Battered Women’s Support Services is making an impact one woman at a time. We contribute to the freedom and liberation of girls and women from violence and to empower our community through training...
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Rape Culture Erases Rape Survivors
Rape culture is a frighteningly insidious thing in the way it reinforces harmful ideas about gender, personal boundaries, consent, and sexual assault. Rape culture encourages the belief that lying...
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Gender and Women’s Mental Health, WHO
Gender and women’s mental health Gender disparities and mental health: The Facts Mental illness is associated with a significant burden of morbidity and disability, to such a degree that our society...
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Gender and Women’s Mental Health
Gender disparities and mental health: The Facts Mental illness is associated with a significant burden of morbidity and disability. Lifetime prevalence rates for any kind of psychological disorder are...
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MISS WORLD CANADA, Moni Ogunsuyi – VOTE TODAY!
Monisola Ogunsuyi also known as Moni was born on March 24th, 1994 in downtown Toronto. She is of Nigerian decent and proud of her Nigerian-Canadian culture. Growing up was very hard for Moni and at...
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