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26 Jan 2014

Call for investigation of horrific gang rape in India

The alleged horrific gang rape of a 20 year-old adivasi woman in Birbhum, West Bengal, must be investigated immediately, says Amnesty.
10 Dec 2013

Faith-based organisations respond to HIV and AIDS as a justice issue

The International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa sees sexual and gender-based violence as perpetuating the continued spread of HIV and AIDS.
23 Apr 2013

UK government called on to help address sexual violence in Colombia

UK agencies are calling on the UK government to raise the issue of conflict-related sexual violence at a United Nations review in Geneva today (23 April)
15 Apr 2013

G8 commit to takling sexual violence in conflict

A Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict has been agreed by the G8 countries.
24 Mar 2013

Pros and cons of the sexual violence law in India

A new law passed by the Indian Parliament aimed at addressing sexual violence, while positive in some respects, has several deficiencies and illegalities.
14 Feb 2013

One Billion Rising: working together to end exploitation and domination

It is a truly terrible statistic: one in three women will experience violence at the hands of men at some time in their lives. This represents around one billion individuals and today – when so many are celebrating the gentler aspect of relationships between men and women – the One Billion Rising movement attempts to bring people together across 200 countries to call for change. (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17999)
31 Dec 2012

UN Secretary-General urges reforms to deter violence against women

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges reform following the death of a young Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi.
26 Nov 2012

Starbucks face protests over tax avoidance and cuts

As public anger rises over news of tax avoidance by Starbucks, the coffee giant is to face a day of nonviolent action by people opposed to government cuts.
24 Nov 2012

North East women 'reclaim the night'

Women in the North East will be coming together this evening (24 November) as part of the region's Reclaim the Night event in Newcastle, hosted by the Northern TUC.
31 Oct 2012

Reparations for war-time rape urged on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sexual violence during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina shattered the lives of thousands of women, a new human rights briefing says.

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