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Protesters in India call for safer working conditions after rape and murder of female doctor

Sexual violence

Violence against doctors, nurses and medical staff in hospitals is a persistent problem in India. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Rimy Dey in New Delhi about the latest assault of a female doctor that has sparked widespread protest.

Syrian refugee girl rests inside the Spanish rescue vessel Astral after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Proactiva off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

Migrants desperate to flee Libya’s detention camps are being turned back at sea

Conflict
Jamaicans take part in a demonstration against the rape of three children and two women in Kingston in 2012.

Caribbean rape culture is back on display

Justice
Bill Cosby attends the American Comedy Awards in New York on April 26, 2014. Jian Ghomeshi attends the Canada for Haiti telethon at the CBC studios in Toronto on January 22, 2010. Rolf Harris arrives for sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in London on Ju

Bill Cosby is unlikely to face rape charges in court, but that wouldn’t be the case in other countries

Justice

Part II: Responding to the crisis

Conflict & Justice
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Housing for patients at Panzi hospital.

Part I: Healing the victims

Conflict & Justice

The scope of tragedy in eastern Congo defies comprehension. A war in the African country killed four-million people between 1998 and 2003 and one of the most gruesome features of the conflicts is the widespread use of rape as a weapon. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports from Bukavu, in Congo’s South Kivu Province.

Protests in Kenya aim to spur outrage over violence against women

Conflict & Justice

From India to Dubai to South Africa, cases of violence against women have become local and international news. Now, protesters in Kenya hope to raise awareness there after a gang rape.

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