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by Jorge Rivas on December 5 2012, 2:31PM
In 2010 alone, there were at least 19,000 intra-military sexual assaults, according to the Defense Department.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
The Big Military Story No One Wants to Talk About Right Now: Rape
by Akiba Solomon on November 16 2012, 7:24AM
The General Petraeus sex scandal is all the rage. But we need to focus our attention on how the military is handling routine rape and retaliation against survivors in service.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality
Rape in Haiti: The Aftershocks Continue
by Michelle Chen on May 23 2011, 9:06AM
A year and a half later, squalid camps remain the only homes for hundreds of thousands of people, and reports of sexual violence inside them are rising.
Topics: Global Justice, Haiti
The NY Post Makes DSK’s Alleged Rape Victim an AIDS Predator
by Akiba Solomon on May 20 2011, 12:20PM
In its lust for a salacious scoop, Rupert Murdoch’s chronically race-baiting tabloid has made both the alleged victim and her community into the villains.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, DSK Rape Case, Health, Media
Lara Logan Speaks on Sexual Assault
by Jamilah King on May 3 2011, 1:16PM
It’s an important time to tackle the real threat of violence that many women, especially those of color, face while reporting abroad.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Alabama Senate Apologizes to Recy Taylor for 1944 Rape Case
by Benjamin Greenberg on April 22 2011, 9:01AM
Taylor’s case has been a symbol of the sexual violence black women suffered for decades.
Topics: History
Recy Taylor Gets a Personal Sorry, But No Apology From Alabama
by Benjamin Greenberg on March 22 2011, 11:10AM
The 91-year-old’s family still wants a formal apology for the failure to investigate and prosecute her rapists for nearly 70 years.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, History, Recy Taylor
After Cleveland, Texas: Eight Ways Black Men Can Fight Rape
by Akiba Solomon on March 17 2011, 3:17PM
Anti-rape activist Dr. R’Leureux Lewis gives black men simple (and not-so-simple) ways to interrupt rape culture—and break down the negative stereotypes that help fuel it.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Texas Rape
Federal Civil Rights Suit Challenges Louisiana’s Felony Sex Work Law
by Jordan Flaherty on March 17 2011, 10:19AM
Jordan Flaherty follows up on last year’s report of an archaic anti-gay law that puts sex workers in child molestation registries.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Gender & Sexuality
Recy Taylor May Finally See Alabama Acknowledge Her 1944 Rape
by Benjamin Greenberg on March 16 2011, 3:00AM
She was one of literally uncounted black women who were assaulted without justice in Jim Crow’s South.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, History, Recy Taylor
The Gang Rape of a Latina 6th Grader, and a Horrific Community Response
by Akiba Solomon on March 14 2011, 2:48PM
Eighteen black boys and men are accused of gang-raping an 11-year-old Latina in this small East Texas town. What now?
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Texas Rape
Antoine Dodson Endorses “Sex Offender Tracker” App
by Jorge Rivas on October 25 2010, 4:24PM
It’s a nasty business, but Dodson continues to show savvy in exploiting his Internet fame.
Topics: Antoine Dodson, Gender & Sexuality, Technology
Military Women’s Reproductive Rights Under Seige
by Michelle Chen on August 30 2010, 4:00PM
The Pentagon has long kept service women under the grip of draconian restrictions on abortion services.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, On Gender
Groups Press Justice Department on Prison Rape
by Michelle Chen on August 18 2010, 11:23AM
Groups call for an end to the culture of impunity that looms over the incarcerated.
Topics: Criminal Justice, On Gender
“Culture” Cop-Out Won’t Stop Rape in Eastern Congo
by Michelle Chen on July 13 2010, 9:36AM
The brutal war in eastern Congo has become synonymous with rape as a military tactic. Sensationalism combines with subrosa racism to dull the international response.
Topics: Global Affairs, On Gender
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