sexual assault

Surviving Life, Creating A New One: An Interview with Corbin Lewars

March 10, 2010 - 8:00am

Processing the trauma of surviving sexual assault at a young age, quitting your unfulfilling day job, and having a baby at home might not seem like an obvious topic pairing, but for writer Corbin Lewars, the real-life experiences were inextricably intertwined.

Brittany Shoot's blog | Read more | Login or register to post comments |

Published under: abuse | Childbirth | miscarriage | rape | sexual assault

. . . . .

Join Me On The Bridge: International Women's Day

By Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International

March 5, 2010 - 1:40am

This International Women's Day remember the women in Rwanda and the DR of Congo - survivors of war and the sexual violence that so often accompanies war.

Zainab Salbi's blog | Read more | Login or register to post comments |

. . . . .

A "Culture of Indifference": The Urgent Need for Better Sexual Assault Policies and Practices on U.S. Campuses

By Sarah Martino, SAFER

March 1, 2010 - 5:00pm

For the past twenty years, experts on sexual assault, victims’ advocates, and students and their parents have repeatedly called on colleges and universities to take rape seriously and live up to the standards that, beginning with 1990’s Campus Security Act, have been outlined in Federal law. And for the past 20 years most schools have not been paying attention. This "culture of indifference" must change.

Sarah Martino's blog | 39 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

Court Clears Sleepwalking Rapist

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

October 23, 2009 - 10:45am

A young man was acquitted in London today on a rape charge. His defense? He was asleep.

Elisabeth Garber-Paul's blog | Read more |

. . . . .

Drugged, Raped and Denied Insurance

By Chris Turner

October 23, 2009 - 7:00am

After being drugged and raped on a business trip, I received counseling and anti-HIV medications to help me survive. But to insurance companies my rape and treatment were "pre-existing conditions."

Chris Turner's blog | Read more |

. . . . .

Is a Drunk Shaming and Sexual Assault Case in Michigan Part of a National Trend?

By Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

October 13, 2009 - 9:34am

A police report from Meridian Township, Michigan detailing an evening of troubling incidents among a group of Haslett Public Schools teachers “drunk shaming” may be but one example of a much broader problem.

Todd Heywood's blog | 2 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

Universities Target Rape Prevention Through Alcohol Awareness Program

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

October 5, 2009 - 7:00am

Every year, more than 71,000 American college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape, and some 110,000 students reported being too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex.

Wendy Norris's blog | 8 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

RightRides: Providing Safe Rides Home

By Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

April 20, 2009 - 1:25pm

A service in Brooklyn provides free rides home, in an effort to combat gender-based harassment and sexual assault.

Joe Veix's blog | 2 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

Call For Justice, Health For Swazi Women

By Nosipho Dlamani, Lutheran Development Service

December 2, 2008 - 9:00am

Arrested in 2001 for killing over 40 women and children in Swaziland, David Simelane has not been brought to trial. Women in Swaziland are particularly vulnerable to sexual assault, violence and HIV/AIDS infection.

Nosipho Dlamani's blog | 5 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

Europe Puts Violence Against Women on Agenda

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

October 7, 2008 - 8:00am

The Council of Europe's recent campaign fighting violence against women has successfully reframed domestic violence as a human rights violation, not a private matter.

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska's blog | Read more |

. . . . .

1

2

3

4

5

Today

Discussions

All Time

Featured

Most Recent

RH Reality Check Blogroll