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Editorial: Dropping celebs isn’t enough
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.
Weinstein convicted of sex assault, rape in ‘new era’ for #MeToo
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
Inside Uganda’s controversial ‘pregnancy crisis centres’, where contraception is discouraged
Undercover investigation shows that controversial US-linked centres are defying government policy and providing inaccurate medical information
Men, get over the ‘monsters’ myth
They’re ordinary people and need to hold each other accountable for their actions so that all genders can feel safe
UN suspends ties with Caritas in CAR over sex abuse probe
Caritas has been operating in the strife-torn country since 1991, mainly coordinating programmes to protect children and assist displaced people
EDITORIAL: No defence for sexual abuse
As protestors pointed out earlier this year in countrywide demonstrations, GBV is an epidemic that needs to be addressed with great haste
Gender violence survivors get crisis fund
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
Abuse taints traditional healing
After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned
Feminism 101: Pussies are not for grabbing
It’s been 30 years since I found my voice – now ‘nasty’ women around the world are fighting back
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