When we condemn Israeli apartheid but remain silent on Indian occupation, we fail to recognise that these are not separate struggles but part of a shared architecture of…
One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18
Survivors’ film calls on world leaders to act against child sexual abuse ahead of G20 As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit this month, survivors of childhood sexual…
The sexual harassment case against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge shows the pitfalls of excluding their experience
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned…
How we talk about rape should avoid ‘rape talk’ such as calling those who have been sexually abused ‘damaged good’ and perpetrators ‘monsters’
A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families
Survivor-leaders call for global action against GBV
Some scholars have argued that gender-based violence has an evolutionary root, a controversial view of a universal problem
A recent conference demonstrated how eager young women in Sierra Leone were for information, and how helpful it is to receive it
With high rates of sexual violence in the country, it’s not surprising that bestiality exists.
Among other psychosocial concerns, pre-teen and teenage births contribute to poor mother and child nutrition results
Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court
Ending violence against children is one of the most important priorities, but it won’t happen without political leadership
“Every day, on average, 137 women are killed by a member of their own family,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, in a…
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in…
In Nigeria, survivors of sexual violence and workplace sexual harassment know that facts are not enough
Those who have been violated are called on to solve the problem of gender-based violence
Washington threatened a veto if the text spoke of reproductive rights
