One Man's Fight Against Rape
The rape Rebombo committed was accepted among the boys in the community. He was applauded, even given a pat on the back. Now he hopes that other men will learn from his mistakes.
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13-Year-Old Somali Rape Victim Stoned to Death in Front of 1000 Spectators
Peter Daou | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics
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I hope we can all work with the incoming administration to begin creating conditions in which we can banish this barbaric and malevolent behavior from our planet.
How We Fuelled the Deadliest War in the World -- and It's Starting Again
Johann Hari | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
The deadliest war since Adolf Hitler marched across Europe is starting again -- and you are almost certainly carrying a blood-soaked chunk of the slaughter in your pocket.
Irene Fernandez: The Best or Worst of Malaysia?
Suzette Standring | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
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Human Rights,
Freedom of Expression,
Malaysia,
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It is a textbook case of laws being used to crush critics of governmental operations. Malaysia may be 9,296 miles from the US, but authorities seeking to silence protest is universal.
Victims of Sexual Abuse Get Heard
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
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With the nomination of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, women who had scattered after Hillary Clinton's defeat were reenergized as they coalesced in their opposition to Palin's abortion viewpoint.
An Open Letter to Senator McCain
Eleanor Smeal | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
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Women, Senator McCain, vote on issues important to us, not on whether or not the candidate wears a skirt. The truth is, your candidacy is the worst for women in recent history.
Campaign AdWatch: Rape Victim Assails Palin On Choice
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics
Women Against McCain-Palin have released this short, emotionally blunt advertisement in which a young woman relates how Sarah Palin's policies could h...
A Land Where Nowhere Is Safe: A Lesbian Activist Speaks About Gender and Violence in Kyrgyzstan
Anna Kirey | Posted 10.15.2008 | Living
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The government does not even recognize officially that lesbian or bisexual women and transgender people exist. There is no place for us in a conservative, patriarchal value system.
Lump in the Throat Memoir: Helene Cooper's Story of the Disintegration of Nation and Family
Steve Clemons | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media
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House at Sugar Beach,
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Eunice Cooper,
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Liberia,
Marlene Cooper Vasilic,
Helene Cooper,
William Tolbert,
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What got me was how Helene Cooper who is a top tier journalist in the United States survived the assault on her life and basic identity -- and then remade herself.
A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits
Amie Newman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
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There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.
Palin's Anti-Rape-Investigation Stance Raised by McCain Campaign. Will Reporters Question?
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
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Palin, I'm told from those who have been involved in the issue for years in Alaska, had a more extreme view than those Catholic Churches.
McCain-Palin Agenda Threatens Teens
Don Ringe | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics
Some will go across the border, consider self-abortion, suicide, and some will suffer serious injuries or die.
Sarah Palin: A Woman Who Doesn't Like Women
Bart Motes | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics
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Women may love Sarah Palin, but she doesn't love them back. If you were raped in Sarah Palin's Wasilla, you would have to pay for the cost of the rape kit.
Palin's Wasilla To Rape Victims: Bring Your Checkbook
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics
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For four years, Palin didn't seem to have a problem with charging rape victims to solve their own crime. I guess that's one way to be a "Maverick."
Witness to Rape in Congo: "What is the Future When the Heart of the Community is Broken?"
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics
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Rape,
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Image: Kivu 2007 © G. Nienaber On August 1, the BBC reported very troubling news that Congolese government forces and rebel troops in Eastern Demo...
Selling Your Eggs: No Big Deal?
Melissa Lafsky | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living
These women had three things in common: They were magazine-cover gorgeous, had enough combined graduate degrees to create a new department at M.I.T., and every one of them had sold her eggs.
DRC Congo: Killing of Civilians Continues Despite Cease Fire Agreement
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media
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Rape,
Human Rights,
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In the Congo, there have been more than 200 killings of civilians documented, as well as rape of hundreds of women and girls since January by all armed groups, including Congolese army soldiers.
Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media
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McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.
Where Is Hillary On The Campaign Trail?
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics
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Hillary Clinton needs to start making some campaign appearances for Barack Obama and get on board the bandwagon in order to help this process along.
Period Panties Protest
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living
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I always knew my undies were powerful. In college someone went to the trouble of breaking into my apartment to steal them. (Side story: the perp wa...
Mike Tyson and James Toback: Two Obsessives Meeting
Karin Badt | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment
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It was clear, from the scenes Toback chose to emphasize that he, who has personally known Tyson for twenty-two years, shares an understanding of both Tyson's self-destructive appetite and his fight to the finish.
O'Reilly Says Media "Raped the President Verbally"
Jonathan Kim | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media
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How open-minded can Bill O'Reilly be if he thinks McClellan doing TV interviews is the equivalent of doing nothing while watching a friend get gang raped?
If You've Been Raped, Please Consider Reading This
Joyce McFadden | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living
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Reporter Joanna Connors talks about living with having been raped over 20 years ago on NPR. I encourage you to listen to her interview, which includes callers' stories.
The Estimated Cost of Human Life in Zimbabwe is Four Dollars!
Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
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The state-backed violence has reached a pinnacle in rural areas. Mugabe and his allies think the rural vote will decide the octogenarian's grip on power.
In One Collective Pause -- the World Waits to Stop the Atrocities in Zimbabwe!
Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics
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Why does the world watch in slow motion as Zimbabweans are threatened, beaten and tortured back into submission.
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