Women in DRC say aid workers sexually abused them during Ebola crisis
More than 50 women have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading NGOs of sexual exploitation and abuse during efforts to fight...
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Backlash in Pakistan as police appear to blame woman for gang rape
The gang-rape of a woman in front of her children after her car broke down on a motorway has prompted outrage and protests in Pakistan,...
The women fighting sexual abuse in the factories where your jeans are made
Last year, a report by the Workers Rights Consortium NGO revealed widespread rape, sexual assault and harassment at a number of garment factories in Maseru,...
Hope turns to despair as Egypt arrests witnesses to alleged 2014 gang rape
Egyptian security forces have arrested six witnesses, including three women, in an investigation into an alleged gang-rape case previously hailed as a watershed moment for...
Thousands rally to support Congoâs threatened Nobel Laureate
A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he...
Fashion’s dirty secret: how sexual assault took hold in jeans factories
At one of the biggest garment factories in Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho, the managers never hired enough regular workers to complete the clothing...
Cancellation might feel good, but it’s not activism | Suzanne Moore
How do you change someoneâs mind? This may appear to be a simple question, but itâs a very complicated one. What makes you change your...