insert_link Entertainment Baby Reindeer: how the Netflix TV show brings a fresh perspective to male sexual victimisation By Dimitris Akrivos, University of Surrey This article discusses sexual assault and contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer. Baby Reindeer is a gripping new Netflix show based on a true story and adapted from an acclaimed play by Scottish actor Richard Gadd. The show delves into the harrowing experiences of its main character, Donny (a fictionalised version of Gadd), whose life unravels after he becomes the target of […] todayApril 24, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Children born of rape: the devastating legacy of sexual violence in post-genocide Rwanda By Myriam Denov, McGill University Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence. The 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi led to the murder of more than 800,000 people, an estimated 70% of the country’s Tutsi population. The unprecedented violence and mass killings of Tutsi and non-extremist Hutu were carried out over 100 days between April and July 1994. An estimated 250,000–500,000 women and girls were […] todayApril 9, 2024
insert_link Africa Have you ever suffered intimate partner abuse? We asked girls in Malawi and 40% said yes By Anthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center and Elita Chamdimba, University of Malawi Intimate partner violence starts early. Around one in four girls aged between 15 and 19 worldwide have already been subjected to physical or sexual violence. Girls who experience abuse in their childhood face increased and disproportionate levels of intimate partner violence later in life. Pregnant and parenting girls are even more exposed […] todayApril 8, 2024 2
insert_link World Seven men arrested in India for violating a tourist Seven men are in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a Brazilian-Spanish tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a case that has shone a new spotlight on the endemic problem of sexual violence against women in the country. According to CNN, the couple, who had been traveling by motorcycle from the state of West Bengal to neighboring Nepal, was found late Friday by police officers […] todayMarch 6, 2024 3
insert_link World Haiti’s humanitarian gang violence displaces children Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a humanitarian crisis, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned on Wednesday. At least 170,000 children are now displaced - double the number from last year – amid an increase in gang-led killings and kidnappings, sexual violence, and a severe food crisis. todayFebruary 1, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa SA’s Social Development minister says shelters for victims of gender-based violence have been central in providing care SA's Social Development minister, Lindiwe Zulu says shelters for victims of gender-based violence and crime have been central in providing care, safety, support, and healing. The department has allocated more than 211-million-rand for a period of four years towards 134 shelters rendering victim support services across the country. The department’s spokesperson, Lumka Oliphant, says the minister has appealed to the private sector to assist in supporting the work that is […] todayNovember 23, 2023
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
