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A child’s cry for help, unheard and deadly

A child’s cry for help, unheard and deadly

News The Equality Blog 18/01/2015 No Comments on A child’s cry for help, unheard and deadly

After a 4-year old nursery student was sexually assaulted in a local school last October, the Bangalore city police identified a set of new guidelines that city schools must follow to curb sexual violence on school grounds.

+ Meera Vijayann
Can digital media help more women speak up against violence?

Can digital media help more women speak up against violence?

Gender Equality News The Equality Blog 07/01/2015 No Comments on Can digital media help more women speak up against violence?

In a recent talk on the importance of digital media and the role it plays in the women’s rights movement in India, Meera Vijyann touched upon key issues that women across the world face in expressing their views online.

+ Meera Vijayann
Sakharov laureate Denis Mukwege: “Women’s bodies have become a true battlefield.”

Sakharov laureate Denis Mukwege: “Women’s bodies have become a true battlefield.”

Gender Equality Gender-based Violence News 06/12/2014 No Comments on Sakharov laureate Denis Mukwege: “Women’s bodies have become a true battlefield.”

“This prize won’t have any significance to the female victims of sexual violence, if you won’t join us in our quest for peace, justice and democracy.”

+ Roxana Mironescu
Voices of men: Why is it missing from the gender rights movement?

Voices of men: Why is it missing from the gender rights movement?

Gender Equality Gender-based Violence News 21/11/2014 1 Comment on Voices of men: Why is it missing from the gender rights movement?

The discourse around gender rights has been largely focused on the modern women’s movement. However, gender-transformative approaches that include men can be a huge step forward in achieving impact.

+ Meera Vijayann
Finding your voice against sexual violence

Finding your voice against sexual violence

Gender Equality Gender-based Violence News 16/07/2014 3 Comments on Finding your voice against sexual violence

At her presentation at TEDx Houses of Parliament, London, Meera Vijayann discussed the difficulties that young women like her face in India in accessing their rights or finding a voice against everyday sexual harassment.

+ Rosa Brignone
Sexual violence: Breaking the silence

Sexual violence: Breaking the silence

Focus on News 25/06/2014 2 Comments on Sexual violence: Breaking the silence

A few days ago, I read a piece that broke my heart. It wasn’t just a piece, this story, it was a living nightmare; a written record that we must work harder than ever before to bring an end to sexual violence.

+ Meera Vijayann
Wartime Rape and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – A new Report by the UN Secretary General

Wartime Rape and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – A new Report by the UN Secretary General

Gender Equality Gender-based Violence 13/05/2014 1 Comment on Wartime Rape and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – A new Report by the UN Secretary General

Sexual violence in conflict is “a grave human rights issue that is as destructive as any bomb or bullet” –

+ Carla Fronteddu
Sexual harassment in India: Should we have blind faith in the law?

Sexual harassment in India: Should we have blind faith in the law?

Focus on Gender-based Violence Inclusive workplaces Themes 27/01/2014 No Comments on Sexual harassment in India: Should we have blind faith in the law?

“I left my job because my boss was harassing me,” a friend of mine once told me, “I couldn’t take

+ Meera Vijayann
New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims

New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims

Gender-based Violence Themes 07/08/2013 No Comments on New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed a law guaranteeing treatment – including emergency contraception – for rape victims in public hospitals,

+ Ayla
Violence against women a global health problem of epidemic proportions

Violence against women a global health problem of epidemic proportions

Gender-based Violence Themes 13/07/2013 No Comments on Violence against women a global health problem of epidemic proportions

Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according

+ Ayla
Cairo: HarassMap works to keep women safe as sexual violence escalates

Cairo: HarassMap works to keep women safe as sexual violence escalates

Gender-based Violence Themes 03/07/2013 No Comments on Cairo: HarassMap works to keep women safe as sexual violence escalates

Rebecca Chiao co-founded the organization HarassMap in December 2010 as a response to the persistent problem of sexual harassment against

+ Ayla
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