[violence] sexual violence

مع استمرار جرائم التحرش الجنسي بالمتظاهرات.. لجنة الاتحاد الأفريقي تحدد مهلة للحكومة المصرية للرد على اتهامات أحداث "الأربعاء الأسود"

Sudan: Rape in Darfur

The crisis in Darfur continues to take its toll on people's lives despite the intervention of the African Union's peacekeeping force.

Iraq: Local NGO warns of rising cases of sexual abuse

There has been a massive increase in reported cases of sexual abuse in Iraq since the days of Saddam Hussein's regime, according to the Women's Rights Association (WRA), a local NGO.

Sudan: Women lawmakers denounce sexual violence during armed conflict in Darfur

Women lawmakers from across the globe on Sunday denounced rape and sexual violence during armed conflict especially in Sudan's volatile region of Darfur.

Jammu and Kashmir: The politics of rape

When it is important to celebrate women's existence & acknowledge their struggles and activism, it may also be worthwhile to look at how crimes against them are trivialized by traditionally & culturally reinforced notions of honour, rather than justice.

Libya: Arbitrary detention of women and girls for 'social rehabilitation'

Officially portrayed as protective homes for women and girls 'vulnerable to engaging in moral misconduct,' these facilities are de facto prisons.

الناصرة: ارتفاع ملحوظ في عدد التوجهات التي وصلت مركز مساعدة ضحايا العنف الجسدي والجنسي

Liberia: No impunity for rapists, vows president-elect

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first female president promised no rapist would go unpunished during her tenure.

Sudan: The effects of conflict on women and girls in Darfur

UNICEF and UNFPA recently carried out a situation analysis in Darfur, Sudan on the effects of the ongoing conflict on the health and well-being of the 1.64 million girls and women who are affected by the war.

Central African Republic: Suffering of rape victims continues

Nearly five years after Congolese rebels introduced rape as a psychological weapon in the Central African Republic (CAR), individual victims and the nation as a whole are still dealing with the fallout.