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‘Athlete A’ exposes the ‘cruelty’ of the elite gymnastics machine

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The Netflix documentary explores the system that created the conditions for decades of abuse
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Editorial: Dropping celebs isn’t enough

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There are not often consequences for men who are reported to have sexually abused women. But maybe, just maybe things are changing for the better.
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Weinstein convicted of sex assault, rape in ‘new era’ for #MeToo

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The 67-year-old was remanded in New York's notorious Rikers Island jail after the jury of seven men and five women found the once powerful Hollywood producer guilty of criminal sexual acts
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Inside Uganda’s controversial ‘pregnancy crisis centres’, where contraception is discouraged

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Undercover investigation shows that controversial US-linked centres are defying government policy and providing inaccurate medical information
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Men, get over the ‘monsters’ myth

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They’re ordinary people and need to hold each other accountable for their actions so that all genders can feel safe
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UN suspends ties with Caritas in CAR over sex abuse probe

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Caritas has been operating in the strife-torn country since 1991, mainly coordinating programmes to protect children and assist displaced people
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EDITORIAL: No defence for sexual abuse

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As protestors pointed out earlier this year in countrywide demonstrations, GBV is an epidemic that needs to be addressed with great haste
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Gender violence survivors get crisis fund

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The fund is one of the “key actions” identified by the interim committee on gender-based violence and femicide at a recent meeting in Pretoria
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Abuse taints traditional healing

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After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned
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Feminism 101: Pussies are not for grabbing

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It’s been 30 years since I found my voice – now ‘nasty’ women around the world are fighting back
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Violence erodes democracy and rights

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We must create cultures and norms in all spheres of society that condemn gendered attacks
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The chain between words and violence

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Boys should be taught how to speak to and about women, because language  informs mindsets
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Justice reconsidered for victims of sexual assault

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With one in five men admitting to assisting in sexual assault, it is vital that those who abet perpetrators be deemed liable
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Australia’s Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal

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Pell had been trying to overturn the verdicts and six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
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Father hopes for justice as Cardinal Pell waits on appeal verdict

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The former Vatican number three, is appealing against his conviction on five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
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