Welcome to the 82nd edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest!
The April 2014 issue of Vogue Italia featured a controversial fashion editorial photographed by Steven Meisel entitled ‘Horror Story.’ Mimma Vigzelio argues, “Italian Vogue’s domestic violence-themed cover story proves that fashion photography is a powerful medium which can carry important messages, but it should have been stripped of its commercial credits.”
In La Rochelle, France, French police are taking DNA samples from more than 500 men in a rape case of a 16-year-old girl in a private Roman Catholic school that occurred in September 2013. Saliva samples will be taken from 475 students, 31 teachers, and 21 other adult males who were on the premises at the time. While the testing is voluntary, any male refusing to take part could come under suspicion.
Pope Francis denounced human trafficking as a crime against humanity Thursday, 10 April 2014, after meeting with four women who were trafficked and forced into prostitution. The pope met privately with freed sex slaves from his native Argentina, Chile, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Three of them addressed the conference, which issued a final statement pledging to develop strategies to do more to prevent trafficking, care for victims, and help them reintegrate into society once freed.
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Violence Against Women – General News
CANADA-Don’t Separate ‘Honour Crimes’ From Other Violence Against Women
GUATEMALA-Femicide Courts in Guatemala: A Beacon of Light in the Fight against Impunity
INDIA-Lok Sabha polls: No party has made it safer for women
MALTA-’Government committed to curbing violence against women’ – Helena Dalli
SOUTH AFRICA-Pistorious Trial Is a Referendum on Violence Against Women in South Africa
SRI LANKA-Video exposes violence against female soldiers in Sri Lanka
TANZANIA-No to tampering with gender violence cases
UNITED KINGDOM-UN inspection of Yarl’s Wood was blocked, claim campaigners
UNITED STATES-Carter: Violence against women is ‘worst human rights violation on Earth’
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Domestic Violence
WORLD-Home can be the most dangerous place—UN study
WORLD-Op-Ed: Violence is Not Pretty, But It Can Hide Behind a Pretty Face
AFRICA-Africa Is An Alarmingly Dangerous Place For Women
AUSTRALIA-Domestic violence stats show the impact
CHINA-An American Tackles Domestic Violence In China
MALTA-’1 in 3 women suffered beating or some other form of abuse worldwide’
SOUTH AFRICA-Uproar over Vogue’s ‘Horror Story’ Domestic Violence Fashion Shoot
UNITED KINGDOM-Domestic Dangers: Deterring violence and healing victims
UNITED STATES-Walker signs 3 domestic-violence bills
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Rape and Sexual Assault
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLI OF CONGO-UN: 3,600 raped in DRC in four-year period
EGYPT-Sexual violence against Egypt women ‘goes unpunished’: report
FRANCE-Mass DNA tests at French school over rape
KENYA-Empowerment program greatly decreases incidence of rape, Stanford/Packard-led study finds
MOROCCO-Morocco jails British Pedophile for 20 years
NIGERIA-Exclusive – Gang-Raped Girl, Gang-Raped Justice: How Nigeria Police Forced Victim to Free Rapists
RWANDA-Trauma still fresh for Rwanda’s survivors of genocidal rape
SUDAN-Eritrean Seeking Safe-Passage to Sudan Was Led Into a Nightmare
UNITED STATES-Sexual Assault Is a Crime Against Women’s Health
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Sex/Human Trafficking
WORLD-Pope meets ex-sex slaves, denounces trafficking
ARGENTINA-Mother of Sex Trafficking Victim Speaks Out as Suspects Return to Court
MALAYSIA-Seminar never referred to Penang as ‘sex city’, say organizers
NIGERIA-Women Education Will Checkmate trafficking- Experts
RUSSIA-Russia blames human trafficking in Europe on open borders and corruption
SINGAPORE-Guidelines to protect human trafficking victims during investigations being considered
THAILAND-Thailand joins forces with South Africa in tackling human trafficking
UNITED KINGDOM-Resort is location for film drama about human trafficking in Britain
UNITED STATES-Sex trafficking easy to find in Montana, speakers at UM say
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Female Genital Mutilation
WORLD-FGM ‘has close parallels with other forms of child abuse’
AFRICA-Criminalisation will not stop FGM in east Africa
CANADA-Canadian doctors performing vaginal surgery banned in Britain
KENYA-Anti-FGM Board to step up law enforcement in Kenya
NIGERIA-Group Urges FG To Ban Female Genital Cutting
SOMALIA-Somaliland: Somalians campaign for their children to not suffer FGM
TANZANIA-Educated Young Tanzanians Reject Female Genital Mutilation
UNITED KINGDOM-FGM: first suspects to be charged appear in court
UNITED STATES-Let’s talk about female circumcision
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Forced Marriage/Honour Killing
AFGHANISTAN-Child Marriage and Domestic Violence A curse For Afghan Society
CANADA-Arranged marriages can work out well says Sikh community
INDIA-‘Tough to bring sex in child marriage on a par with age of consent’
IRAQ-Iraqi Girl-Marriage Bill Called Vote-Getting Ploy
NIGERIA-Cops: Child Bride Forced to Marry Kills Groom With Poison
PAKISTAN-Photos: These women were doused in acid for turning down marriage proposals
TURKEY-To Shield Their Daughters, Former Child Brides In Turkey Recount The Horror
UNITED KINGDOM-Derby College tackles forced marriage
ZIMBABWE-Families Marry Off Teenage Daughters to Escape Poverty
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Activism
WORLD-Women Should Not Have to Live in Constant Fear of Assault
AUSTRALIA-Rachael Taylor opens up about domestic violence
INDONESIA-Activists urge women to speak out on equality, violence
JAMAICA-A Silent, Powerful Cry Against Female Physical And Sexual Abuse
MIDDLE EAST-Men Must Play Their Part in the Battle for Arab Women’s Rights
PAKISTAN-A better tomorrow: Public awareness only way to counter violence against women
PALESTINE-Salwa Duaibis, the defender of Palestine women
SAUDI ARABIA-The Power Princess: Ameerah Al-Taweel and Her Work For Women’s Rights
UNITED STATES-Fighting Harassment Against Women With Beautiful Street Art