physical, psychological, or sexual violence due to gender or sex
Title: Lest We Forget
Illustrator: Cathy Wilcox
Read the letters to the editor www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/outrage-and-action-is-needed-on-male-violence-20240425-p5fmnu.html
Iran expands public crackdown on women and girls, sparking public anger: The new wave of repression appears to be one of the most significant efforts to roll ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/25/iran-women-crackdown-morality-police/
Family violence is a 'men's issue': Chief Justice of the Family Court calls on men to lead change
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/chief-justice-family-court-men-must-make-change-family-violence/103748036
EU sanctions Hamas, PIJ military wings over sexual violence on October 7: * * *
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eu-sanctions-hamas-pij-military-wings-over-sexual-violence-on-october-7/
LGBT Ghanaians await court ruling on restrictive new law: Members of Ghana's LGBT community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African country's ...
reuters.com/world/africa/lgbt-ghanaians-await-court-ruling-restrictive-new-law-2024-04-18/
Quick Glance: Court Decision Expected on Restrictive New Law
- A gay couple, Suleman, 30, an entrepreneur, and Kwame, 30, a student, discuss the passage of Ghana's anti-LGBT bill with Reuters on March 17, 2024.
- Parliament passed a law that would further restrict the rights of the LGBT community. President Akufo-Addo has delayed signing it, citing two pending challenges at the Supreme Court.
- Fear of worsening persecution of LGBT individuals and uncertainty about the law's broader social impact weigh on the community and activists in Ghana.
- Homophobia is pervasive, and the enactment of the new law could lead to increased violence against LGBT individuals as the President hesitates to sign, triggering political controversies.
A decade after Chibok kidnappings, Nigeria struggles to halt child abductions: Jihadist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls on the night of April 14, 2014 ...
france24.com/en/africa/20240414-a-decade-on-tragedy-of-nigeria-s-chibok-girls-continues-outside-the-spotlight
Verbal assaults and physical violence: women giving birth have stressful experiences in the delivery room, says Lena Högemann ... Show more taz.de/Autorin-ueber-Gewalt-bei-Geburten/!6000829/
Haiti's death toll rises as international support lags, UN report says: More than 2,500 people were killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti from January ...
reuters.com/world/americas/haitis-death-toll-rises-international-support-lags-un-report-says-2024-04-19/
➡️ These changes to the law mean that fatal violence against women can be better recorded and quantified statistically. The cases are not treated as murder or ... Show more
Squeeze on social housing.
Illustration by Matt Golding.
Read the letters to the editor here: www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/create-a-citywide-design-before-razing-social-housing-towers-20240419-p5fl9o.html
The fate of Korea's 'first and biggest' sex festival: It was to feature events like a bondage fashion show. But then the authorities cracked down.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68879492
Bill Nighy and Paloma Faith among celebrities demanding government act over Sudan
itv.com/news/2024-04-14/bill-nighy-among-celebrities-demanding-government-act-over-sudan
Femicide: A mother makes 14 emergency calls, the police did not protect her: Another femicide: Renate B. feared her son would kill her. Desperate ...
stern.de/gesellschaft/femizid--eine-mutter-setzt-14-notrufe-ab--die-polizei-schuetzte-sie-nicht-34632142.html
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Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/staff-shoppers-return-somber-sydney-shopping-mall-6-109414663
The crisis in Sudan necessitates urgent action: The international community needs to push for peace, humanitarian access and funding for aid delivery.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/14/the-crisis-in-sudan-necessitates-urgent-action
Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo: That's why the verdict was surprisingly overturned: The highest court in New York overturns the rape conviction against Weinstein ...
sueddeutsche.de/panorama/harvey-weinstein-metoo-vergewaltigung-prozess-urteil-aufgehoben-1.6607948
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned
- New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, disappointing those who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era.
- The ruling was based on legal technicalities and did not exonerate Weinstein's behavior, according to #MeToo advocates.
- Weinstein, convicted in Los Angeles for another rape, will face retrial in New York, despite remaining in prison.
- The court criticized the admission of uncharged sexual acts as evidence, deeming it an abuse of judicial discretion.
WON’T BACK DOWN: The Mexican government ordered Congressman Gabriel Quadri to apologize twice a day on X for more than two weeks as a form of public ... Show more www.foxnews.com/media/mexican-congressman-fights-back-accused-gender-based-political-violence-gets-court-win
Zoryan Institute Commemorates April 24 Through Reaffirming Importance of Genocide Education asbarez.com/zoryan-institute-commemorates-april-24-through-reaffirming-importance-of-genocide-education/
Indian men’s rights group burns underwear to protest ‘laws that favour women’: The group is protesting ‘anti-male policies’ and ‘women-centric gender-biased ...
independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-mens-rights-underwear-campaign-b2531465.html
Face of 'selfish, jealous and manipulative' rapist who tried to control woman: "You are a coward and a completely selfish, jealous and manipulative ...
essexlive.news/news/essex-news/face-violent-coercive-dagenham-rapist-9245177
‘Black Sails’ Changed Course After Its Biggest Mistake: Black Sails' first season introduced a storyline for Max that drew criticism ...
collider.com/black-sails-season-1-max/
Femicide in Hanover: ex-girlfriend stabbed - Leonie F.'s trial starts in May 2024
tah.de/lokales/hannover/femizid-in-hannover-ex-freundin-erstochen-prozess-um-leonie-f-startet-im-mai-2024-46S26CSQYBEXXLU7LBE6S5UOHI.html
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Africa: Who Should Be the Next UN Leader? - Part 6: Analysis - Michelle Bachelet is a formidable candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General ...
allafrica.com/stories/202404220153.html
Femicide: Why women would rather be alone with a bear for fear of violence: Femicides in Germany: Through a TikTok trend, women are drawing attention to violence ...
esquire.de/news/gesellschaft/femizid-gewalt-gegen-frauen-mann-baer-auf-tiktok
Scourge of Sexual Violence Amid Ongoing Conflict Demands Urgent Response: After one year of hostilities in Sudan, we are appealing for more international ...
allafrica.com/stories/202404260019.html
Violence against women continues unabated: There are 20,000 cases under the women and children repression prevention act every year. Trials are long-winded ...
en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime-and-law/j93svbuhsn
Eleven more women have died violently in 2024 compared to the same time last year
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/eleven-more-women-have-died-violently-compared-to-last-year/103759450
‘Not an isolated case’: Police commissioner joins ire over Molly Ticehurst’s alleged murder
smh.com.au/national/nsw/not-an-isolated-case-police-commissioner-joins-ire-over-molly-ticehurst-s-alleged-murder-20240425-p5fmna.html
As police launched a series of counterterrorism raids across Sydney, Australia's crisis with 'intimate partner terrorists' continued
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/intimate-partner-violence-terrorism/103769202
Violence: The Hand Signals, Signals and Codes Every Woman Should Know: BRAUNAU, WALL CHURCHES. Big information campaign by the Braunau trade union school in the ...
nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/innviertel/gewalt-die-handzeichen-signale-und-codes-die-jede-frau-kennen-sollte;art70,3942216
Women's shelters: There is a lack of will to protect: There is a lack of 13,000 places in women's shelters. This is a failure of politics.
sueddeutsche.de/meinung/kommentar-frauenhaeuser-plaetze-deutschland-1.6597795
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Judge tells 'autistic' St Annes man his condition is 'no excuse' for history of violence against women
blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/neurodivergent-man-blames-condition-for-violent-attacks-on-women-4604709
Last regulations of the current EU Parliament in a marathon vote: It is the last plenary session of the current European Parliament and the votes are like a ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/24/die-letzten-abstimmungen-des-eu-parlaments-werden-grosstenteils-abgeschwacht
Voyeurism claims: Just one in 10 reports in London led to charge: The low charge rate comes despite evidence that Sarah Everard’s killer could have been stopped ...
standard.co.uk/news/crime/voyeurism-indecent-exposure-met-police-london-sarah-everard-louisa-rolfe-b1153561.html
EU adopts first directive combatting violence against women: On Wednesday (24 April), members of the European Parliament definitively adopted the EU directive on ...
euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eu-adopts-first-directive-combatting-violence-against-women/
Violence against women: EU votes for tougher rules: Strasbourg - The EU Parliament has voted in favour of a regulation that will make sexual and domestic ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150941/Gewalt-gegen-Frauen-EU-stimmt-fuer-schaerfere-Regeln
Daughter called police five times before she and her mum were murdered: Nour Norris, whose sister and niece were brutally murdered, backs Labour's plans to ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daughter-called-police-five-times-32557707
Amid a new row over a protest, the Mayor says the London police force is getting better, and tells us about his 10-point plan to make the capital safer for ... Show more inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/sadiq-khan-police-more-emotionally-intelligent-3015708
📝 According to a new Amnesty International report, Czech society also has issues with gender-based violence and isn't doing enough to ensure climate neutrality ... Show more www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/amnesty-international-czechia-still-discriminates-against-ukrainians-lgbtq-people-roma
Sarah Harte: It’s ludicrous to suggest that sex work is just another form of work
irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41380441.html
Malawi Takes Steps to End Poverty Among Women and Girls: Malawi and its development partners are trying something new to help the country's most vulnerable ...
allafrica.com/stories/202404240012.html
Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban: Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy ...
theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/24/honduras-referred-to-un-human-rights-committee-over-total-abortion-ban
‘A beautiful soul’: Another woman killed, man arrested in regional Victoria: Emma Bates, who cared for her elderly Cobram neighbours, has allegedly become ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-beautiful-soul-another-woman-killed-man-arrested-in-regional-victoria-20240412-p5fjbt.html
YOUR SAY: Should women be allowed to legally carry pepper spray for defence?
There are calls for the federal government to reconsider its ban on possessing ... Show more #9News www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-stabbing-attack-sparks-debate-on-whether-pepper-spray-should-be-legal/d106f775-2c30-4099-b032-a7a420669a6d
Morning Mail: Border Force ‘not safe for women’, spy chief’s privacy warning, Gaza ‘mass graves’ claim
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/24/morning-mail-border-force-not-safe-for-women-spy-chiefs-privacy-warning-gaza-mass-graves-claim
Can Deepfake Sites Still Be Accessed in the UK? : The UK's new deepfake laws are already making the internet safer for women, but there's still more to do ...
glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/new-deepfake-laws-whats-next-opinion
Fallen Stars: Their Names Stand for Violence Against Women: They were celebrated football stars, now the names Robinho and Dani Alves stand for violence against ...
rheinpfalz.de/sport_artikel,-gefallene-stars-ihre-namen-stehen-f%C3%BCr-gewalt-gegen-frauen-_arid,5639622.html
Femicides: Belgium still failing to collect data despite pioneering law: Belgium last year became one of Europe's legislative pioneers in the fight against ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/1016450/femicides-belgium-still-failing-to-collect-data-despite-pioneering-law
Women, would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?: I want to say the man, I really do, but I can’t shake the idea that I would be safer with the ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/women-rather-stuck-forest-with-man-bear-3019615
Woman, 26, left 'absolutely terrified' after interaction with man acting 'aggressively' on her routine walk
news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/absolutely-terrified-womans-plea-after-interaction-with-man-on-walking-track/news-story/05333d283a937e0205c3cc3d72044f16
Women and babies sleep outside with no beds or toilets in wait to cross Channel: Children as young as four months old are living in tents in Calais as state ...
inews.co.uk/news/women-babies-sleep-outside-no-beds-toilets-channel-crossing-wait-3013508
Domestic violence: Is Germany doing enough to combat femicide?: Every day in Germany, a man tries to kill his partner or ex-partner. This happens every three ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/haeusliche-gewalt-tut-deutschland-genug-gegen-femizide-19665610.html
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Live-streamed Murder Trial Reopens Discussion on Domestic Violence in Kazakhstan: No matter what the verdict against Bishimbayev turns out to be ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/live-streamed-murder-trial-reopens-discussion-on-domestic-violence-in-kazakhstan/
Report raises concern over marital rape, inadequate protections for LGBTQI+: While acknowledging progress in prison conditions and the citizenship issue, the U.S ...
thenassauguardian.com/news/report-raises-concern-over-marital-rape-inadequate-protections-for-lgbtqi/article_d5b9f1a4-00ed-11ef-ac01-9bdeb8583a9b.html
Iran ramps up nationwide crackdown | kuwaittimes: Iran ramps up nationwide crackdown - Top Stories - PARIS: Executions of convicts, arrests of dissidents and a ...
kuwaittimes.com/article/13386/top-stories/iran-ramps-up-nationwide-crackdown/
Promises kept and broken in the African National Congress’ election manifestos: 2019 vs 2024
africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/promises-kept-and-broken-african-national-congress-election-manifestos-2019-vs
Pakistan: Huge initiative in a bid to curb rising cases of violence against womenCM of Punjab Province #MaryamNawaz inaugurated the nation's first virtual women's ... Show more www.wionews.com/videos
In domestic abuse, strangulation is a 'hidden' predictor of femicide, experts say
ctvnews.ca/canada/in-domestic-abuse-strangulation-is-a-hidden-predictor-of-femicide-experts-say-1.6855849
Australia news LIVE: Treasurer open to running budget deficits; e-Safety watchdog gets injunction against X over videos
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-treasurer-open-to-running-budget-deficits-e-safety-watchdog-gets-injunction-against-x-over-video-20240423-p5fluy.html
More people will vote in 2024 than ever before … but where are the female candidates?
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/global-elections-2024-women-female-candidates
Concern raised over HIV cases among teenagers: Most of the victims are school dropouts who work in bars, restaurants and lodges
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/concern-raised-over-hiv-cases-among-teenagers-4599198
Voters are 'losing faith in police' after recent spate of scandals: Following a series of scandals in, new research has shown that more than half of the public ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/voters-losing-faith-police-recent-spate-scandals-20690856/
What I Learned Inside a Batterer Intervention Program: Jonathan Majors is the latest high-profile man to be sentenced to group-therapy classes after committing ...
thecut.com/article/batterer-intervention-programs-domestic-violence.html
Children married at 11, adults eating weeds; Life in Sudan after a year of war: 'A nightmare that refuses to end. Sudan was in a crisis before ...
inews.co.uk/news/world/life-in-sudan-year-after-war-children-married-adults-weeds-3008885
They fell in love within weeks. Now she's living in fear and has nowhere to turn: 'Why should I flee, when he's the perpetrator and I'm the ...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/learned-truth-man-fell-for-28929430
'Rat Kings'.
Illustration by Badiucao.
Read the letters to the editor here: www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/justice-michael-lee-judgement-on-lehrmann-case-as-cultural-touchstone-20240421-p5flhp.html
U.K. to Criminalize Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images: Sharing sexually explicit deepfake images could also result in jail, the U.K ...
time.com/6967243/uk-criminalize-sexual-explicit-deepfake-images-ai/
‘Epidemic’ of violence against Aboriginal women in NT is getting worse, exasperated experts warn
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/21/epidemic-of-violence-against-aboriginal-women-in-nt-is-getting-worse-exasperated-experts-warn
#BookExcerpt | In the Kathua rape and murder case of 2018, a Muslim child was raped and killed in which the accused were Hindus. scroll.in/article/1066389/a-new-book-asks-how-and-whether-the-government-has-responded-to-sexism-and-violence-against-women Then #BJP ministers of ... Show more
The 'Women's Vote' Vould Decide The Local Election, So Why Aren't You Registered?
glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/give-an-x-sharon-gaffka
Let’s destigmatise male victims of domestic violence: Allies must call out mocking jokes or dismissive attitudes about abused men
nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/let-s-destigmatise-male-victims-of-domestic-violence-4595366
WATCH LIVE: Sadiq Khan is set to make a major policy announcement ahead of the London Mayor election on 2nd May.
He will pledge that London will go “further” ... Show more
O.J. Simpson Lived and Died in Infamy, Never Out of the Spotlight: Simpson died Wednesday at age 76. His murder trial nearly three decades ago ...
theringer.com/media/2024/4/11/24127895/oj-simpson-death-obituary-murder-trial-media-spotlight
Quick Glance: O.J. Simpson's Failed Attempt at Rebranding
- O.J. Simpson tried unsuccessfully to improve his image through social media.
- Despite attempts at normalization through videos, he could not alter his negative image.
- Expert Bernt Ullmann explains Simpson's lack of remorse, crucial for a successful comeback.
- Simpson's controversial videos further polarized and isolated him from the public.
Voices from Iran: “I curse you”: Many people in Iran have been worried since the recent attack on Israel - and angry at the regime in Tehran.
taz.de/!6003101/
Is violently terrorising a community ‘terrorism’? It’s an uncomfortable debate to have
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/20/is-violently-terrorising-a-community-terrorism-its-an-uncomfortable-debate-to-have
Grace Millane: New film The Lie explores shocking case: The 2018 murder of 21-year old British backpacker Grace Millane gripped the country ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018935099/grace-millane-new-film-the-lie-explores-shocking-case
The Bondi Junction and Wakeley stabbings involved extreme violence and caused fear, so why was only one labelled terrorism?
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-18/two-knife-attacks-bondi-junction-wakeley-terrorism-target-women-/103736578
Democratic Party split over how to respond to Niezgodski sexual harassment settlement
southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/04/19/state-senator-paid-former-employee-after-her-complaint-signed-nda/73383975007/
"As much as I welcome the Government’s steps on the issue of deepfakes, unless we get tough on social media platforms this legislation will be pointless ... Show more www.standard.co.uk/comment/big-tech-deepfake-porn-social-media-b1152549.html
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