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Sexual violence is any form of sexual activity that is imposed upon a person without their consent. It can take many forms, including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other types of sexual abuse. Sexual violence is a serious and widespread problem that affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds.
Sexual violence is a violation of human rights and is strictly prohibited by law in many countries. It can cause serious physical and psychological harm to victims and can have long-lasting effects on their well-being.
To address sexual violence, it is important to support and empower survivors and to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions. It is also important to educate individuals about healthy relationships and consent, and to work to create a culture that does not tolerate sexual violence. This may involve efforts to change societal attitudes and norms, as well as efforts to strengthen laws and policies that protect against sexual violence.
How are poverty and rigid gender stereotypes placing boys in Morocco at risk of sexual exploitation? MOROCCO—In collaboration with AMANE, ECPAT International is proud to announce the release of the latest report from the Global Boys Initiative: Morocco Report. This is the tenth in a series of ten country reports that explores the underreported issue of the…
LAHORE : All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) held a consultation with stakeholders on reducing gender-based violence (GBV) recently at a local hotel. On weekend, APWA held a large gathering in its auditorium of its members and workers predominantly women and their children, and announced the recommendations received from the civil society activists, Punjab government representatives…
With his portly build, high-waisted pants, and square-rimmed glasses, the late Jiang Zemin effected a grandfatherly bearing. Behind his trademark spectacles, however, was a calculating politician — one who would safeguard the Chinese Communist Party’s control of China and change the course of history. The signature achievement of Jiang, who died last week in Shanghai…
Dear H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, CGH. President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-In-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces Your Excellency, this year as we celebrate the 16 days of activism, our theme is “Activism to end violence against women and girls”. Due to the impunity, secrecy, stigma, and shame surrounding it, violence against women and…
Terry FitzPatrick December 9, 2022 The Honorable Chuck Schumer U.S. Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Mitch McConnell U.S. Senate Minority Leader Dear Senators Schumer and McConnell, The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) urges you to quickly bring to a full Senate vote the nomination of Cindy Dyer to direct the Office to Monitor…
Maggie is a researcher with the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration & Integration program at Toronto Metropolitan University and this new podcast is Borders & Belonging. Maggie will talk to leading experts from around the world and people with on-the-ground experience to explore the individual experiences of migrants: the difficult decisions and many…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A grand jury has charged a Newberry County man with multiple charges including felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, human trafficking conspiracy, multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, & coercion, multiple counts of witness tampering. Officials said Eric “E Dolla” Jones has been charged along with his…
Turning Point has been helping survivors of domestic violence for decades, including victims of human trafficking, who were compelled against their will by force, fraud and coercion into commercial sexual acts or into labor or service. Now, thanks to a $400,000 renewable grant from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Turning Point will have a Human…
When Madeline Burkhardt, a third-generation Auburn University graduate, heard about the school’s hire of head football coach Hugh Freeze, she pulled out her notes app and started typing a letter. She felt someone should know the story of her grandmother, Mary Rosser Burkhardt, who was one of a small number of female graduates in the…
Darlene Pawlik vividly remembers the moment her 14-year-old self was taken to Plaistow, N.H., by a physician – not for medical treatment, but for sex. Pawlik had just been bought by this older man. “So, why are you doing this?” he asked. “Uh – just bored, nothing else to do,” Pawlik said. But it was not boredom that…
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