violence against women

Thousands of Turkish women took to the streets over the weekend to protest the murder of a 20-year-old woman. Özgecan Aslan was killed after fending off a bus driver who tried to rape her. #sendeanlat (#tellyourstory) began trending on Twitter as thousands of women shared their own horrific stories of sexual harassment and violence.

Statistics show that rape is a crime that is rarely reported. But a scandal involving a Canadian radio talk show host has sparked a global conversation about sexual assault. Now thousands of men and women are tweeting about their experiences using the hashtag #BeenRapedNeverReported.

The NFL is enduring one of its worst months in memory as stories mount about player arrests and the league’s seemingly tone-deaf responses. Still, the power of fans to force the NFL into action might be the lasting legacy of the scandals.

This weekend, there were competing images over whether Nigeria’s government is serious about fighting Boko Haram and rescuing the girls who were kidnapped. Nigeria’s president cancelled his only planned trip to the scene of the kidnapping, but then attended a summit in Paris where he and neighboring leaders pledged to work together.This weekend, there were competing images over whether Nigeria’s government is serious about fighting Boko Haram and rescuing the girls who were kidnapped. Nigeria’s president cancelled his only planned trip to the scene of the kidnapping, but then attended a summit in Paris where he and neighboring leaders pledged to work together.

Violence in northern Nigeria took an ominous turn this week when at least 100 teenage girls were kidnapped from a school in the remote northeast. It’s thought that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram took the young women to a forest near the border with Cameroon. Omoyele Sowore of Sahara Reporters blames what he calls an “incompetent” Nigerian government.