Mexico City’s initiative to combat sexual harassment on the city’s public transit system – handing out rape whistles to women – was met with ridicule and outrage after its initial launch in May. Half a year later, critics say the whistles haven’t stopped gender violence and are calling for more integral changes.
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Mallika Dutt, CEO and founder of an organization called Breakthrough, which is devoted…
After a four-week trial, a Guatemalan court has found former military commander Lieutenant Colonel Esteelmer Reyes Girón and former military…
South Sudan says it is taking seriously allegations by the United Nations that South Sudanese soldiers committed atrocities against women…
Sexual violence perpetrated by Egyptian security forces increased following the military’s takeover in July 2013, according to a new report.…
Going to school is becoming an increasingly dangerous proposition for girls around the world. Schools in at least 70 countries experienced…
When Qamar R’s mother fell sick, she traveled to the African Union base to get medicine. Qamar and her family…
An estimated 120 million girls are sexually abused by their twentieth birthday. That means roughly one out of every ten…
India is making headlines yet again for violence against women, but these examples are just the tip of the iceberg…
Men collect water from Lake Kivu in Goma, DRC.Phil Moore/Al Jazeera Actor and activist Ben Affleck believes that community-based organizations…