gender-based violence

14 posts

Why don’t humanitarian aid groups call it a genocide?

Activists, academics, and consultants say humanitarian aid and global development groups want to appear neutral, but many are funded by governments that do not recognize Palestine as a state

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18 Min
By: Nicole Froio

Violence deconstructed: Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve better

Public willingness to believe Epstein’s victims hasn’t translated into meaningful change or support for other survivors

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5 Min
By: Kylie Cheung

She managed to get a temporary farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse and exploitation.

A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program, and when they are granted visas, they report being funneled into non-agricultural labor where they face sexual violence and trafficking

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29 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

For families left reeling from murder-suicide, there are few places to turn to for support

Survivors experience a specific grief within gun violence, and many describe feeling invisible in broader bereavement communities

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12 Min
By: Rabia Gursoy

Violence deconstructed: Under abortion bans, the state is the abuser

Abusers and the U.S. government present a conjoined threat to pregnant people and survivors’ bodies and lives

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6 Min
By: Kylie Cheung

Palestinian women come forward with allegations of increased sexual violence by Israeli forces since Oct. 7

While Western media pushes unsubstantiated claims of a coordinated campaign of sexual violence led by Hamas, Palestinian survivors are punished for reporting Israeli soldiers for abuse

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8 Min
By: Kylie Cheung

Violence deconstructed: Dehumanizing immigration policy is being justified to protect white women

The Laken Riley Act’s lack of distinction between legal and undocumented immigrants reminds us that immigrant justice can’t be predicated on legality

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5 Min
By: Kylie Cheung

Gun violence is playing a growing role in Puerto Rico’s femicide crisis

In July 2023, a former boxer was convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend in Puerto Rico—a gruesome crime that drew attention to the island’s epidemic of gender-based violence. The boxer was found responsible for kidnapping leading to death and causing the death of an unborn child. According to

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4 Min
By: Mariela Santos-Muñiz

For South Asians, language access plays a crucial role in reproductive justice

From cultural to systemic barriers, South Asians have continued to fall to the wayside when it comes to reproductive rights

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5 Min
By: Amrita Doshi, Yasmine Ramachandra, Nashi Gunasekara

Undocumented people struggle to access reproductive care due to militarization of Arizona borderlands

Communities living in border states like Arizona are very familiar with the anxiety triggered by state violence

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6 Min
By: María Inés Taracena

Colleges and universities are requiring survivors to sign NDAs before investigating Title IX claims

Dozens of civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Department of Education last week, urging them to investigate the claims

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Here’s what you need to know about reproductive coercion

According to studies, reproductive coercion disproportionately affects Black and Latinx women

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5 Min
By: Nayanika Guha

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