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Delhi is different from Steubenville

Tweet Pic via. Nicholas Kristof has a recent op-ed titled, “Is Delhi so different from Steubenville?” which makes the case that sexual assault is an international and universal epidemic. He writes, Gender violence is one of the world’s most common human rights abuses. Women worldwide ages 15 through 44 are more likely to die or be maimed [...]
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Indian political and religious leaders give slut-shaming advice on how not to get raped

Tweet Protesters in New Delhi against the Indian governments response to the brutal gang rape of Jyoti Singh Pandey Rape culture, the pervasive, unchecked, beast that has created the conditions for rape to occur with the horrifying, disgusting frequency and grotesqueness with which it occurs, guides the way people think about women’s bodies, women’s autonomy and who is [...]
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Five men charged with murder in Indian gang rape case

Tweet Watch this great Democracy Now segment on the reaction to India’s gang rape case. By now, you’ve probably heard that the young woman who was brutally raped on a bus in New Delhi two weeks ago died from her injuries. Today, five of her attackers have officially been charged with murder, rape, and other crimes [...]
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Protestors demand accountability after woman is gang-raped in Delhi

Tweet After a horrific rape in Delhi this weekend, protestors in India are demanding accountability from the government: The police said the men were looking for some fun. They had been drinking, having a party, and decided to go on a joy ride. They began circling the capital in a private bus, the police said, [...]
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Quick Hit: Teen sex educator in Mumbai breaking taboos and saving lives

TweetThis profile of 16-year-old sex educator Aparna Bhola warmed my heart and reminded me of all the incredible work being done by young people around the world to educate, inform, and break taboos in the name of social change. “There’s nothing to giggle or be shy about; there’s no shame in it. It’s important for [...]
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