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violence against women

Nathalie Vilgrain, sixth from left, is the head of Marijàn, a feminist organization in Port-Au-Prince that is sheltering about 150 women who have been displaced by sexual violence.
Sexual violence
In Haiti, sexual violence is devastating women and girls
The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
Rape is ‘the most neglected war crime,’ sexual violence expert says
V Sailakshmi, 39, says sex work helped pay for her sister's wedding and for her father's funeral
Women & Gender
‘We are demanding full decriminalization’: Sex workers in India rally for labor rights
A woman sits with her legs folded on the ground in a pose of shame and exhaustion.
Sexual violence
For sexual assault victims in Ghana, justice is expensive — and elusive
The World Health Organization (WHO) sign at its headquarters.
Human rights
Sexual abuse during humanitarian operations still happens. What must be done to end it?
A worker wearing a yellow safety hat inspects disposable blue gloves at a factory.
Human rights
US human trafficking report elicits anger from several countries
Protesters chant slogans against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention
LGBTQ
Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women
Video still from a Tik Tok video
Sexual violence
This teen’s TikTok video takes on Malaysia’s toxic culture of misogyny
A woman stands in an abandoned building with light coming through the window.
Critical State
Sexual violence in conflict: Part II
In this Aug. 30, 2019 photo, Layla Taloo visits the Ninewa Palace Hotel, where she was once brought by her Islamic State militant captor in Mosul, Iraq.
Critical State
Sexual violence in conflict: Part I
Women look out of a crowded bus traveling from the outskirts of Beijing.
Violence
Putting China’s domestic violence law into practice is an uphill battle
A man wearing jeans and sweater throws a rock near a fire burning outside
Critical State
When it rains, it wars: Tracking intersecting security threats, Part I
A man rides a bike by a slogan pasted on a wall reading "Avoid a rape trial: Become chief of police," in Paris, Saturday, July 11, 2020.
#MeToo
France’s 2nd #MeToo movement reckons with incest, child rape 
Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for The Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who rece
#MeToo
Greece ‘finally’ has its #MeToo moment 
A close-up portrait of a young, light-skinned Black woman with curly hair wearing gold-hooped earrings
Women & Gender
‘EastEnders’ soap highlights increased domestic violence during lockdown
Women hold protest signs and also wear face masks and plastic shields as they protest.
Women & Gender
In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met with an uproar
A young man stands in front of media surrounded by other men
Sexual violence
South Korea reels from latest high-tech, online sex trafficking case
Women wearing protective masks travel in a metro train during a partial lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia, on April 2, 2020.
COVID-19
How groups are helping domestic violence survivors during coronavirus lockdowns
People gather in a memory of seven-year-old Fatima Cecilia Aldrighett, who went missing and whose body was discovered inside a plastic bag, at an anti-femicide monument, in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 19, 2020.
Thousands join march to fight against femicide in Mexico
Women hold a coffin prop during a demonstration to protest femicide and violence against women in Paris.
Women & Gender
The ‘forgotten victims’ of femicide in France: Women over 65
sisters
Women & Gender
Three sisters’ case highlights domestic violence problem in Russia   
Aurora Morena Sierra
Sexual violence
They were raped during Colombia’s civil war. Now they want justice for their children.
members of the Ethiopian diaspora
Women & Gender
Ethiopian women abroad give abuse survivors a new platform — and a new voice
authorities
The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
asylum-seekers head to the US
Immigration
Central American women fleeing violence experience more trauma after seeking asylum
a woman gestures at police officers
Long before #MeToo, women in many parts of the world organized successful campaigns against sexual violence
A woman sits with her back to the camera surrounded by other women
Traffickers used Russia’s World Cup to enslave us, say Nigerian women
two students stand outside the Yasuda auditorium at the University of Tokyo
Women & Gender
Japanese student rejects tabloid’s apology for ranking women by ‘easiness’
a woman with a sign
Women & Gender
Argentine actress’s #MeToo story provokes national outrage
Dominique Moceanu
Women & Gender
Our most-read stories about women in 2018
A street is shown filled with many women with arms raised rallying against prostitution.
Sexuality
Prostitution takes center stage as Spanish feminists rally to eliminate violence against women
A woman protestor holds a sign that says protect our women and girls
Justice
Survivors of sexual violence in South Africa are finally finding their voices
Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta sits in a chair and gestures as she talks to reporters in Mumbai, India
Women & Gender
India’s #MeToo movement triggers probes and departures for alleged sexual misconduct
two women standing
Business, Economics and Jobs
Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault
Demonstrators shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Delhi
India has a sexual assault problem that only women can fix
Joy
Young Nigerian women migrating to Europe are prime targets for sex traffickers
running of the bulls
How #MeToo changed this year’s Running of the Bulls
Razia, who has an intellectual disability and difficulties with speech, is depicted with her back to the camera looks out and wearing traditional patterns from India.
Women & Gender
‘Give her a voice’: Activists say women with disabilities in India need independence
Asia Argento arrives for the Women In The World Summit in New York City
Culture
Asia Argento on relearning how to live her life after sexual assault
A person walks in front of an entrance of Beihang University in Beijing, China January 24, 2018.
Conflict
Chinese officials who once encouraged their own #MeToo moment, now frustrate it
Catherine Deneuve
Culture
Some French women say ‘puritanism’ in American feminism threatens sexual liberty
protest
Conflict
The dangers of reporting on femicide in Argentina
African woman in Lesotho
Justice
Women in Africa face increased risk from severe drought
Part of a flyer from Inclusión México.
Justice
These images say a lot about the state of violence against women in Mexico
From left, BBC reporter Shaimaa Khalil, salon owner Murtasa Misbah and acid attack victim Bushra Shafi, who got medical attention for her burns thanks to Misbah and now works at her salon.
Justice
‘For less than a dollar, you can [buy] a liter of acid and basically destroy someone’s life’
Parveen
Conflict & Justice
Why violence against women is a more destabilizing force in Pakistan than any terrorist cell
India rape case
Development & Education
New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too
India rape case
Development & Education
New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too
United Nations, Security Council hall.
Conflict & Justice
Part V: The UN Security Council tackles the issue
Pop singers Sona Mohapatra and Swanand Kirkire attending the rally
Conflict & Justice
A year after Delhi’s gang rape, it’s no longer OK to blame the victim
Julia Simon imagines what's going through the mind of a man harassing her on the street in Cairo.
Lifestyle & Belief
So, how long have you been harassing women like this?
Conflict & Justice
Protests in Kenya aim to spur outrage over violence against women
Conflict & Justice
Pakistani women have new tools to fight disfiguring acid attacks
Conflict & Justice
Rape in India enhances awareness, leads to tough conversations in U.S.
Global Politics
Ohio rape case, part of larger international struggle
Global Politics
Australia’s prime minister ignites controversy by labeling opposition leader a ‘misogynist’
Global Politics
Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act; House remains a hurdle
Global Politics
Politics ensnares efforts to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Arts, Culture & Media
Oscar-winning film sheds light on vicious acid attacks against women
Acid attacks on the rise in Uganda