May 22, 2023 | Asia, Featured
By Sophia Kulow Japan’s Cabinet recently approved a bill that would acknowledge sexual violence even without physical violence or coercion,while also raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using...
Apr 10, 2023 | Caribbean, Updates and Events, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Featured
By Sophia Kulow When media reports on conflict zones, the gender-based violence that occurs in these areas is often left out in favor of military action. The reality is that conflict zones are hotspots for sexual violence among girls and women, and gender-based...
Dec 5, 2022 | Featured, Recent News
By: Lynnette McIntireDecember 5, 2022 Femicide. A word that conjures fragmented images of girl baby drownings, honorkillings, stoned women labeled as adulterers or infidels. Why do we steer away from the term “femicide”? Is it because it seems like the word is removed...
Nov 25, 2022 | Updates and Events, Recent News
By: Zeinab MohamudNovember 25, 2022 International efforts are being made to end violence against women and girls through the Global 16 Days Campaign. The campaign is held every year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...
Nov 7, 2022 | Middle East & North Africa
By: Zeinab MohamudNovember 7, 2022 There are 35 million victims of human trafficking every single day internationally. Of those 35 million, 4.8 million are sex trafficking victims experiencing exploitation. Those who are extremely vulnerable to sexual exploitation are...
