What I’m about to say will fall into the “typical feminist buzzkill” stereotype– but, hey, it wouldn’t be the first time: While most of you are undoubtedly watching the World Cup US v. Ghana game, think about the following: During one typical 90 minute game, 317 women in South Africa will be raped. It isn’t [...]
Filed under: International, Sports, Violence | Tagged: Rape, sexual assault, south africa, world cup | 4 Comments »
In March, the Women’s Rights section of change.org had an article about the decades-old pattern of male swim coaches molesting female swimmers. The article said that: A suit filed in California alleges that the the governing body of U.S. competitive swimming has failed to address widespread sexual abuse of young girls at swim clubs across [...]
Filed under: Harassment, Law, Sports, Violence | Tagged: Deena Deardurff Schmidt, Everett Uchiyama, Swimming, USA Swimming | Leave a Comment »
I was astounded by this statistic. The Immigrant Rights section of change.org writes that “[a]n estimated 6 out of 10 migrant women are raped” while attempting to journey illegally from Central America to the United States in order to try to lift their families out of poverty. Amnesty International details the violence, rape and kidnappings [...]
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The women of Afghanistan are correct to worry that any peace deals the Afghan government might make with the Taliban will sacrifice women’s rights. After all, the Taliban was more repressive to women than, probably, any government in the world. And their relatively recent re-control of parts of Afghanistan is reestablishing the tyranny. For example, [...]
Filed under: Education, International, Politics, Religion, Violence | Tagged: Hillary Clinton, Karsai. Afghanistan, Taliban | Leave a Comment »
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post started his Thursday Washington Sketch column with this question: “Is the NRA a terrorist organization?” The answer to me is simple; yes, the NRA is a terrorist organization. Or, leaving aside the question of what is really meant by “terrorist” or “terrorist organization,” I will say that it is [...]
Filed under: Politics, Violence | Tagged: Joe Lieberman, National Rifle Association, NRA, Tom Toles | 1 Comment »
There has been a series of poisonous gas attacks against school girls in Afghanistan. The most recent occurred on Sunday in Kunduz province, in which at least 13 girls fell ill. They reported symptoms such as headaches, vomiting and shivering. On Saturday, 47 girls from a different school had reported feeling dizzy and nauseous, while [...]
Filed under: Education, International, Religion, Violence | Tagged: Afghanistan, Kunduz, School Girls, Taliban | 2 Comments »
I’ve written before about the draconian sex offender laws in the U.S. that make it so difficult for offenders to be rehabilitated. (For example, see this about a teenager in Iowa who was put on the sex offender registry because, at age 16, he had sex with a girl he thought was 15, but turned [...]
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According to UN program on HIV/Aids (UNAids), the immunodeficiency disease is now the leading cause of death among women of a reproductive age. Violence against women is the leading cause of the spread of this disease in women, with an estimated 70% of women “forced to engage in unprotected sex.” Translation: rape and sexual assault [...]
Filed under: Health, Sex, Violence | Tagged: aids, Health, hiv, Rape, Sex, United Nations, violence against women, women's health | 2 Comments »
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission has issued a report on the problems encountered by North Korean women when they defect. The report is based on interviews and a survey of 274 defectors that were taken last year. The ultimate goal of the women is to reach South Korea. However, to do that, virtually all [...]
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A new London-based survey is out– with some pretty appalling findings for women and victims of rape. More than half of all people surveyed believe that in some circumstances, rape victims should take responsibility for their attack. Some of these circumstances include: Dressing “provocatively” Acting “flirtatiously” Accepting a drink at a bar Drinking to excess [...]
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