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A London teacher was killed on a walk to the pub, police say. Her death is the latest tragedy in the UK's femicide epidemic
Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old teacher from south London, is believed to have been murdered on the five-minute walk from her house to a pub, police say, sparking renewed outcry about the UK's epidemic of violence against women and girls.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: The future looks bleak for girls in Afghanistan — even those living as boys
The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, after the Soviet--Afghan War of the 1980s, life for women and girls was ghastly.
[ cnn.com ]America has abandoned the women of Afghanistan
The United States has utterly betrayed Afghan women and girls.
[ cnn.com ]Sexual violence in Tigray region amounts to war crimes, Amnesty International says
Troops and militias aligned with the Ethiopian government have subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
[ cnn.com ]What Cosby's release means to sexual assault survivors
In my clinical practice, I have worked with more than 25 women and girls who have reported to me being raped or otherwise sexually assaulted. Many of them had unwittingly ingested a drug secretly given by the assailant, leading to confusion, weakness or unconsciousness before these encounters. I've been overwhelmed by their courage in sharing their harrowing stories. The resulting symptoms have varied enormously, including anxiety disorders, depression, rage, crippling fears, post-traumatic stress and deep-seated guilt.
[ cnn.com ]How to stop violence against Native women
For too long in America, Native women and girls have gone missing without a trace, leaving families desperate for answers. Others have been found murdered, yet their cases remain unsolved.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Women have taken a staggering Covid hit. Now they offer hope for the future
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. One year later, the world is still struggling with the myriad ways it has impacted our lives and created hardship for so many -- especially women and girls, Black, indigenous and people of color and other marginalized communities.
[ cnn.com ]Man who confessed to being one of South Korea's most-notorious serial killers says he's surprised he wasn't caught sooner
A South Korean man admitted in court Monday that he murdered 14 women and girls three decades ago in one of the country's most notorious serial killing cases -- and said he was surprised he wasn't caught earlier.
[ cnn.com ]Grieving Native American families shamed law enforcement over missing women and won action from President Trump
On a cloudy winter afternoon, a few dozen people stand outside the courthouse in Hardin, Montana, holding banners and signs bearing the photos of young Native American women. In below-freezing temperatures and against an abrasive wind, they read out the names of 24 women and girls they say have gone missing or been killed.
[ cnn.com ]Dozens of women and girls found dead and families want answers
Families are demanding action from law enforcement after dozens of Native American girls and women in Montana have disappeared and been found dead. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
[ cnn.com ]Class action lawsuit alleges Canadian businessman sexually assaulted at least 10 women
Global fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been accused of allegedly sexually assaulting 10 unnamed women and girls, some under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged incidents, according to new federal lawsuit.
[ cnn.com ]U.S.A. Gymnastics Offers $215 Million to Larry Nassar Victims
A lawyer for more than 200 women and girls who accused Mr. Nassar of abuse called the offer “unconscionable.â€
[ nytimes.com ] Gymnastics,Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared.
For decades, with little public notice, Native women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered. The disappearance of Selena Not Afraid is showing how much things are changing.
[ nytimes.com ] Women and Girls,World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion combined: Oxfam
The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Jeffrey Epstein's estate is sued by U.S. Virgin Islands over alleged widespread sex abuse
Jeffrey Epstein's estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late accused sex offender raped and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on a private Caribbean island he owned.
[ reuters.com ] topNews,U.S. Virgin Islands sues Jeffrey Epstein estate, alleges widespread sex trafficking
Jeffrey Epstein's estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late financier sexually abused and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on his private Caribbean island.
[ reuters.com ] topNews,U.N. Peacekeepers in Haiti Said to Have Fathered Hundreds of Children
Women and girls were left behind to face poverty, social stigma and single motherhood in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.
[ nytimes.com ] Child Abandonment,Nigerian police free 19 women and girls from Lagos 'baby factory': statement
Police in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, have freed 19 women and girls who had mostly been abducted and impregnated by captors planning to sell their babies.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Myanmar troops' sexual violence against Rohingya shows 'genocidal intent': U.N. report
Sexual violence committed by Myanmar troops against Rohingya women and girls in 2017 was an indication of the military's genocidal intent to destroy the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, United Nations investigators concluded in a report released on Thursday.
[ reuters.com ] topNews,R. Kelly lawyer calls alleged victims 'disgruntled groupies': court filing
A lawyer for singer R. Kelly, who is accused of running a years-long scheme sexually preying on women and girls, said on Wednesday that the charges against the R&B artist stemmed from disgruntled groupies.
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