BY: KRUPA JOSEPH Warning: Some of the stories shared in this article contain graphic details of sexual violence. Parents start teaching children right and wrong at a young age. If you are a girl, chances are that you were handed…
Kenya’s karate grannies are badass warriors fighting off rapists (video)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Rape and sexual assault are growing problems in Kenya. In 2009 alone, there were 40,000 reported cases, and the majority of cases still go unreported. In order to protect themselves a group of women have decided to…
The dirty, dangerous reality of anti-prostitution laws
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Sex Work: the ultimate cultural taboo. Some are completely opposed to it, while others only care when it personally effects them. But what would the result be if it was completely banned? Sex workers are too often…
Inspired by Cosby, California ends the statute of limitations on rape cases
BY: AISHA ILYAD California has officially dropped the statute of limitations on rape cases, effective from January 1st 2017. The law applies to: “rape, sodomy, lewd or lascivious acts, continuous sexual abuse of a child, oral copulation and sexual penetration” committed…
The Indian child bride that became a professional wrestler to fight sexual assault
BY: Zoe Melnyk After not one but two marriages before turning 15, Neetu Sarkar used wrestling as her way out of the oppressive life as a child bride in India. At 13, Neetu was married to a man with…