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fromFast Company
8 months ago

2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan's atomic bomb survivors

Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors, won the Nobel Peace Prize for their advocacy against nuclear weapons.
Miscellaneous
fromFast Company
8 months ago

2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan's atomic bomb survivors

Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors, won the Nobel Peace Prize for their advocacy against nuclear weapons.
#sexual-assault
Social justice
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

This survivor resolved her sexual assault case outside of court. She wants others to have that choice | CBC News

Marlee Liss emphasizes the importance of accountability in restorative justice over criminal conviction after her assault case.
NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
3 days ago

NYPD agrees to improve sexual assault investigations as part of million-dollar settlement

NYPD will reform its sex crimes unit following a settlement with survivors of sexual assault.
fromAustin Monitor
2 months ago
SF LGBT

Austin's redemption arc: The embarrassing recent failures and hard-fought reforms in our city's response to sexual assault - Austin Monitor

Social justice
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

This survivor resolved her sexual assault case outside of court. She wants others to have that choice | CBC News

Marlee Liss emphasizes the importance of accountability in restorative justice over criminal conviction after her assault case.
NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
3 days ago

NYPD agrees to improve sexual assault investigations as part of million-dollar settlement

NYPD will reform its sex crimes unit following a settlement with survivors of sexual assault.
fromAustin Monitor
2 months ago
SF LGBT

Austin's redemption arc: The embarrassing recent failures and hard-fought reforms in our city's response to sexual assault - Austin Monitor

#sexual-violence
Social justice
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

At long last, Michigan State aligns with Larry Nassar survivors

Michigan State University is now taking collaborative steps to address sexual violence after years of indifference toward survivors.
Women
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Commentary: At Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, the women testifying are on trial too

Survivors of sexual violence continue facing scrutiny and doubt, stemming from entrenched societal biases about how victims should behave.
Miscellaneous
fromNature
4 months ago

I spent a year studying campus sexual violence. Here's what I found out

Universities often prioritize male perpetrators' education over female victims, undermining the seriousness of sexual violence complaints.
#trauma
Non-profit organizations
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Famous ex-victim Elizabeth Smart says America's National Human Trafficking Hotline is failing those who need it the most - there should be federal reform

Awareness without action in human trafficking worsens victims' situations and hope is abandoned.
Non-profit organizations
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Famous ex-victim Elizabeth Smart says America's National Human Trafficking Hotline is failing those who need it the most - there should be federal reform

Awareness without action in human trafficking worsens victims' situations and hope is abandoned.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot's daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case

Darian emphasized at the Hay festival that pornography plays a significant role in perpetuating sexual abuse, noting its link to her mother's tragic experience.
Parenting
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Susanna Reid fights back tears as Southport survivor's kitchen knife campaign

The 'Let's Be Blunt' campaign, led by Leanne Lucas, aims to promote safety by advocating for round-ended kitchen knives, following the tragic Southport attack.
UK news
#clergy-abuse
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gisele Pelicot to sue Paris Match magazine for invasion of privacy

Pelicot, who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, will sue Paris Match magazine for invasion of privacy after they published photos of her without consent.
France news
fromAustin Monitor
2 months ago

APD publishes first annual sexual assault case review - Austin Monitor

The primary goal of the annual case review is to continuously improve the quality of service, professionalism, victim sensitivity, and investigative thoroughness.
SF LGBT
#gender-based-violence
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of gender-based violence call for action

Survivors demand banning of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials to reform judicial system.
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of sexual violence call for action

Survivors call for judicial reforms to ban the use of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials.
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of gender-based violence call for action

Survivors demand banning of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials to reform judicial system.
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of sexual violence call for action

Survivors call for judicial reforms to ban the use of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials.
fromTime Out London
4 months ago

Grenfell Tower will be demolished, the government is expected to confirm

A statement Grenfell United, which represents survivors and bereaved families, said: 'We've said this to every secretary of state for housing since the very beginning: consult the bereaved and survivors meaningfully before reaching a decision on the tower.'
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Digital life
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell

Polio survivors are alarmed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine stance during his health secretary nomination, fearing a regression in public health.
fromKqed
1 year ago

Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State | KQED

"The memorialization process echoes what we saw across the whole program, which was a following of the letter of the law and not the spirit of the law," said Jennifer James, an associate professor of sociology at UCSF and member of CCWP.
Healthcare
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

The bravery of Gisele Pelicot in the rape trial horrifying France podcast

Gisele Pelicot's story exposes deep-seated issues of marital abuse and rape culture, inspiring collective action for women's rights in France.
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