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Gendered Violence Under Authoritarian Rule: What I learned from women’s rights defenders 

Lessons learned from women's rights defenders at the Oslo Freedom Forum

AI girlfriends, sex robots and sexism — Laura Bates on the new tech-driven misogyny

Author Laura Bates says misogyny is baked into the design of AI, and a new wave of sexual violence is already here.

The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes

Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.

CSW69 — Women’s Rights at a Crossroads

As leaders gather for CSW69 three decades after the Beijing Declaration, will commitments turn into action, or will hard-won gains be lost?

Women’s groups in the DRC are trying — once more — to get armed forces to sit down for peace talks

Women are disproportionately affected by the conflict in the DRC. Yet they keep being excluded from having a say in peace talks.

This Could Be The Deadliest Year On Record For Kenyan Women

Tomorrow marks the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the centerpiece of a United Nations-led campaign that aims to end violence against women in all forms. But in Kenya, activists are…

Teaching boys that ‘real men’ would stop rape

Isaac, a 15-year-old boy, watched as a group of men grabbed a young girl. It was a bustling new year’s eve in Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum, and he knew she was in trouble. He also…