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Is Forgiveness Necessary For Healing?

cecetoledo wrote 5 days ago: I have often heard over the years various opinions about whether survivors must “forgive … more →

Tags: Incest, child sexual abuse, African-American, Trauma & Recovery, Women, perpetrators

The Honor of Rape3 comments

Ayanna Nahmias wrote 1 week ago: It never ceases to amaze me how even in enlightened societies victims of rape are further victimized … more →

Tags: Africa, gender issues, Memoir Shorts, Congo, Darfur, Domestic Violence, Experiences, Feminism, Gender

Sexual Violence is Manly! Glamorised Sexual Violence in Romance Fiction4 comments

Jodi wrote 1 week ago: Originally posted at Feministing Community. Romance fiction is unusual in that it is a genre written … more →

Tags: something vaguely resembling a review, Rant, Feminism, gender binary, shitful dreck

UN to end DR Congo operation

Iran wrote 2 weeks ago: Al Jazeera English - A controversial United Nations-backed operation in the Democratic Republic of C … more →

Tags: Africa, alan doss, Congo, DRC, Eastern Congo, FDLR, HRW, Human Rights Watch, Hutu

THE CULTURE WARS

Sean wrote 2 weeks ago: There’s been more reporting (see clip from Rachel Maddow’s show above) and commentary he … more →

Tags: Television, Homosexuality, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, anti homosexuality bill, gays and lesbians, ::The Family::

Waiting on Rev. Warren...1 comment

Tom Ryberg wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m coming to this late, but my friend and fellow CTS seminarian Adam Yates took Rev. Rick War … more →

Tags: church, Completely nuts, Elitists, INTERNATIONAL, LGBT, Politics, Violence, Rick Warren, Uganda

CNN HEROES2 comments

meganfromga wrote 2 weeks ago: On Thanksgiving Day, CNN broadcasts an awards show called CNN heroes. The show featured selected her … more →

Tags: Politics, CNN, Government, Heroes

Groundbreaking report on sexual terror in Zimbabwe

Stephen Lewis Foundation wrote 3 weeks ago: Today in Johannesburg, South Africa, AIDS-Free World, an international advocacy organization co-dire … more →

Tags: AIDS-Free World, Crimes Against Humanity, Electing to Rape, impunity, rape, www.aids-freeworld.org, Zimbabwe

An apology that gets it right.

Becky wrote 3 weeks ago: Last month, Josh Broby wrote a piece in his campus paper, the Dakota Student, One-night standing: th … more →

Tags: Journalism

Duchess of Cornwall slams women in music videos

misstamara wrote 3 weeks ago: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall THE Duchess of Cornwall Camilla (formerly Parker Bowles) has slammed … more →

Tags: Women, Men, Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, Music video, slammed, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, rape

Native women travel a violent road1 comment

cjaye57 wrote 3 weeks ago: “Suzanne Koepplinger is the executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Ce … more →

Tags: human sex trafficking, Crime, Prostitution, Victims, Exploitation, Sexual Slavery, pimped

"Trust and confidence in the church has been broken at a fundamental level"3 comments

Bento wrote 3 weeks ago: In light of recent revelations as to the extent of his archdiocese’s involvement in covering u … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Religion, international: continental Europe, religion: Roman Catholicism, Catholic Church abuse and coverup

Former Milwaukee archbishop admitted to destroying reports of child rape2 comments

Bento wrote 3 weeks ago: Via the JSOnline: Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland routinely shredded copies of weekly r … more →

Tags: Religion, religion: Roman Catholicism, child abuse

South Wales police admit failings in rape inquiry

generaldecay wrote 3 weeks ago: A police force failed to properly investigate an allegation of rape and let the victim down "by … more →

Tags: Guardian, Criminology, Feminism, Law, legality, rape, Women's rights, Criminal Justice, Policing

Expert view on rape: 'Victims are judged and often not believed'

generaldecay wrote 3 weeks ago: The ability of the criminal justice system to deal effectively and humanely with both rape victims, … more →

Tags: Guardian, Criminology, Feminism, Law, legality, rape, Women, Women's rights, Violence

Rape investigations unit launched by Metropolitan Police

generaldecay wrote 3 weeks ago: The country’s first dedicated rape intelligence unit has been set up within the Metropolitan p … more →

Tags: BBC, Guardian, Crime, Criminology, Feminism, rape, Society, Women's rights, Criminal Justice

Sex abuse church elder McConaghy 'too fat for jail'

generaldecay wrote 3 weeks ago: A 66-year-old church elder convicted of indecently assaulting a child will not be sent to jail becau … more →

Tags: BBC, Crime, Law, legality, rape, Religion, Violence, Criminal Justice, Catholicism

Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up

generaldecay wrote 3 weeks ago: A damning report into child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised the Catholic Church hiera … more →

Tags: BBC, Law, legality, rape, Religion, Violence, Criminal Justice, Catholicism, corruption

The political is personal

Jill wrote 4 weeks ago: (Via Blue man in a Red district) You may remember Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) excellent amendment … more →

Tags: Politics, rape


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