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The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
| Keywords | cornellnew-yorklawsuitsexual-violencehigher-educationcampus-safetypoliticsculture-wareditorializeddavid-frenchjusticelegalacademiausacrimeopinion |
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water shortages and a worsening cholera outbreak, while women and girls are reporting high rates of sexual violence.
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.
| Keywords | nairobikenyasextortionsexual-violencewater-scarcitygender-based-violencehuman-rightsslumswater-accesscartelswomen-rightsafricapublic-safetysocial-injustice |
A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
| Keywords | israelhamassexual-violencemiddle-eastconflictwaridfgazaoctober-7investigationhuman-rightsmilitarygeopoliticalnytimesisabel-kershner |
A book by the world’s most famous survivor of sexual violence has been read as a manifesto or a cry of pain. What she wrote is far more complicated.
| Keywords | gisele-pelicotmemoirsexual-violencesurvivorvictimhoodfrancefrench-politicsjusticelegal-systemgender-based-violencefeminismnew-york-timesnytimesbooksocial-commentary |
Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers
| Keywords | ukrainerussiawar-in-ukrainesexual-violencerussian-soldierskyivhumanitarian-crisisgeopoliticsnytimeswar-crimesconflictmilitary-conflicteuropean-securitynational-security |
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard.
| Keywords | dr-congosexual-violencewomens-shelterhuman-rightsgender-based-violencehealthcarenprafricaprotectionsupport-centersocial-issuesjusticewomensafety |
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and sexual violence, about Gisèle Pelicot's case and the effects of chemical submission.
| Keywords | francegisele-pelicotsexual-violencecrimelegallawjusticecriminal-trialcoercive-controlabuseinvestigationeuropean-newsgender-based-violencenprpolitics |