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Rape, Torture and Humiliation in Women's Prisons: A Global State of Crisis

Lys Anzia, Women News Network. September 23, 2008.
Physical and psychological abuse are rampant in women's prisons from the U.S. to Canada to Pakistan.

Widespread Sexual Abuse Against Children Commited by Peacekeeping Forces

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2008.
A new report reveals the rape of minors by peace keepers in post-conflict zones.

VA Ignores PTSD in Women

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. May 27, 2008.
The VA will not consider trauma from sexual assault a cause of PTSD.

Victory Over Violence -- For Women and Men

Rob Okun, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.
V-Day reminds us that creating a world safe for women and girls means creating a world safe for boys and men. Now it's time for men to do their part.

Protecting the Women of the Congo

Stephen Lewis, The Nation. April 24, 2008.
Women in the Congo are suffering such horrific violence that "vaginal destruction" is now a local medical term. Where is the UN?

At War With Ourselves: Battling Sexual Violence in the Military

Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check. April 21, 2008.
U.S. servicewomen are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. It's time we dealt with this national disgrace.

Rape as an Instrument of Total War

David Rosen, CounterPunch. April 14, 2008.
Sexual assault has long been used as a tool of war. But as war tactics have changed, so have sex crimes in war-torn areas.

Take Back Our Campuses

Ariela Migdal, Huffington Post. April 8, 2008.
Sexual assaults continue to plague college campuses. Too often, university officials look the other way -- especially when athletes are involved.

Anti-Abortion Law Targets Native American Women

Mike Lillis, Washington Independent. March 6, 2008.
A new bill makes it more difficult for Native American women to access reproductive health services. So why are some Democrats supporting it?

Raped, Pregnant, Infected with HIV -- And Happy to Help

Jemima Khan, The Independent UK. March 5, 2008.
Even in the face of extreme adversity, women around the world are using their experiences to teach and to heal.

Raped and Silenced in the Barracks

Jessica Pupovac, In These Times. March 3, 2008.
The Pentagon fails to protect U.S. troops from sexual abuse -- sometimes with deadly results.

Women's Lives Are Worse Than Ever, Thanks George W.

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. March 3, 2008.
President Bush claims that Afghani women are "learning the blessings of freedom." But all we've given them is poverty, death and abuse.

Right-Wing Response to Rape: Deny It, Then Blame the Victim

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 28, 2008.
A conservative pundit takes to the pages of the LA Times in order to twist statistics and attack rape victims.

Vaginas, V-Day and Anti-Violence Activism: Three Things Conservatives Wish Would Disappear

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. February 21, 2008.
Do right-wingers not know where babies come from, or is there more to the story?

The War Against African Women

Ann Jones, Tomdispatch.com. February 21, 2008.
Civil wars in West Africa are officially "over," but horrific violence against women continues unbated -- and is growing increasingly worse.

Can a Kenyan Peace Agreement Stem Rape?

Muadi Mukenge, February 12, 2008.
The international community must support Kenyan women, promote peace and send a message that sexual assault will not be tolerated.

Sexual Violence Escalates in Kenya

Cara Kulwicki, The Curvature AlterNet: PEEK. January 29, 2008.
As violence in Kenya reaches epidemic proportions, rape is again used as a tool of war against women and girls.

Gender Equality Cheers and Jeers

Jennifer Thurston, Dominique Soguel, January 8, 2008.
Cheers: N.H. allows civil unions. Jeers: Abortion clinic attacks intensify.

Teens Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, Filmed It and Distributed It On DVD, Won't Serve Jail Time

Ann Bartow, Feminist Law Professors AlterNet: PEEK. November 7, 2007.
Ann Bartow: I wonder if the average porn consumer would recognize what was occurring or care about the coercive way that it was produced.

Six-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted and Hanged in Texas

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: This sickening story comes from a state where "family values" supposedly reign.

Sexual Violence On the Rise in US Prisons

Liliana Segura, AlterNet: PEEK. August 17, 2007.
Liliana Segura: Last year there was a 21 percent jump in sexual violence in US prisons and in more than half the cases, the perpetrators were guards.

Republican Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault Charge, While the Right Attacks the Victim

Gavin M, AlterNet: PEEK. August 10, 2007.
Gavin M: "Oh whew," Republicans are saying, "I thought it was another closeted-gay sex crime.

Young Republican Claims Oral Sex He Performed On Sleeping Man Was Consensual

Steven Reynolds, AlterNet: PEEK. August 9, 2007.
Steven Reynolds: Republicans put a middle-aged sexual predator in charge of the Young Republicans.

Why Males Vets Are Committing Sexual Assault

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 23, 2007.
Lucinda Marshall: A troubling new study finds that military veterans are twice as likely to serve time in prison for sexual assault than civilians.

UPDATED: Women soldiers have died of dehydration to avoid late night trips to toilet [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 8, 2007.
They face rape, assault at hands of fellow soldiers...