Finally, the UAE should do more to promote women's full equality in society, including combating stereotyped views concerning women's morality and sexuality. The UAE's law on illicit sex is not unusual in the region, but the government's public commitment to gender equality is. If the UAE is serious about promoting women's rights, it needs to ensure an effective response to sexual violence. … [Read more...] about How the UAE condones sexual violence
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Seven arrested for sexually assaulting student during Tahrir celebrations
A joint statement by 29 women's rights groups accuses the government of failing do enough to address the attacks. The groups said they had documented more than 250 cases of "mass sexual rape and mass sexual assaults" from November 2012 to January 2014. "Combatting that phenomena requires a comprehensive national strategy," said the statement. … [Read more...] about Seven arrested for sexually assaulting student during Tahrir celebrations
80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square
"Egypt is full of sexual harassment and people have become desensitised to it – but this is a step up," said Soraya Bahgat, a women's rights advocate and co-founder of Tahrir Bodyguard, a group that rescues women from assault. "We're talking about mob sexual assaults, from stripping women naked and dragging them on the floor – to rape." … [Read more...] about 80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square
Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says
What is the 'Islamic State'? How does it fund itself? One of IS' main sources of income has been oil and gas. At one point, it controlled an estimated one-third of Syria's oil production. However, US-led airstrikes deliberately targeted oil resources and the Syrian government as well as US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters have retaken most oil wells. Other means of income include taxes, ransom, selling looted antiquities and extortion. … [Read more...] about Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says
BLM protester, 19, is found dead along with a 75-year-old woman in Florida after tweeting that she had been sexually assaulted – as police arrest 49-year-old man
'My back and rubbing my body using my body until he climaxed and then went to sleep. Before I realized what happened to me I looked over and his clothes were completely off. Once I saw he was asleep I escaped from the house and started walking from Richview Road to anywhere else … [Read more...] about BLM protester, 19, is found dead along with a 75-year-old woman in Florida after tweeting that she had been sexually assaulted – as police arrest 49-year-old man
