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Monday 26 October 2020
In certain areas of Kenya, slaughtering an animal or paying a €20 fine is the punishment for rape.
Activists are calling for mass walkouts to mark International Women’s Day today.
Abuse survivor Leona O’Callaghan said she is urging people to stand together to demand change in Ireland.
In 2018, seven women died in violent circumstances.
From sexual harassment and early marriage to the most extreme forms sexual violence, it is most prevalent in the poorer, more volatile parts of the world, writes Dominic MacSorley.
Unemployment is high, addiction is rife, and most women are victims of some form of violence – but somehow they find the strength to carry on.
There’ll be extra training for gardaí and a nationwide awareness campaign.
A recent survey in UCC found that many students have worrying gaps in knowledge about sexual violence.
In South Africa, more than 6 million of the country’s 52 million population are HIV positive.
The money will be used by the International Rescue Committee to help during times of conflict or natural disaster.
In the run-up to Africa Day, Salome Mbugua discusses her social justice work in Ireland and various African countries.
An Irish consortium highlighted the issue of gender based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a seminar in Dublin yesterday.
Harsher punishments for rapists have been approved in India after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.
A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves, in the wake of a fatal gang-rape which horrified the country.
Young women are increasingly being monitored by controlling and abusive partners through text messages or social networking sites like Facebook, according to a leading women’s charity.
The final decision to slash all core funding to the country’s Rape Crisis Network – which would force the current support services offered to victims of rape and sexual abuse to end – has been postponed until August pending a review.
Amnesty International report highlights growing sexual violence in earthquake-ravaged country as charity Concern says the overall aid effort there is not proceeding as quickly as is needed.
THERE ARE 59 shopping days until Christmas.
Most retailers across the country will be closed until 1 December, losing out on some vital festive shopping business.
Many are depending on customers shifting to online sales during that time.
So we want to know: Will you do more of your Christmas shopping online this year?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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