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Published in: 50.50Fighting violence against women: what happens when an organisation fails to follow its valuesThis is the anonymised true story of the premature death of one women's organisation. Its experience is not unique,...
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Published in: 50.50Cyber-feminism in China: between expression and oppressionIn early 2017, a young woman's experiences of violence went viral on Weibo. Her case demonstrates the paradox of...
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Published in: 50.50Negotiating a global nuclear ban treaty: nuclear-armed states vs the UNUN negotiations start today in New York on a global treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. Ignoring cross-party...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist pacifism or passive-ism?Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. In the face of increasing femicide, sexual violence and rape culture, we need...
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Published in: 50.50Berta Vive! Lessons from Honduras on resistanceA year on from the assassination of indigenous leader Berta Caceres, five Honduras leaders give key lessons on...
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Published in: 50.50Should domestic abuse have its own law?In the UK, there is no specific offence for 'domestic violence'. Is the law failing women seeking justice?
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Published in: 50.50India's female genital mutilation: a thousand-year-old secretSo little was known, until recently, about the secretive practice of FGM in a small Muslim community that India is...
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Published in: 50.50Investigating Sri Lanka’s ‘nude’ cultureLearning from schoolgirls and boys about blackmail, ‘nudes’ and cyber exploitation in Sri Lanka.
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Published in: 50.50On India’s Republic Day, we must remember Kunan PoshporaAs the Kunan Poshpora mass rape hearings continue, we talk to the co-author of a book which seeks to remember the...
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Published in: 50.50The Indian judiciary are paper tigersIn the final of a three-part series dealing with the law on domestic violence in India, we focus on the failures of...
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Published in: 50.50A jail, not a shelter: women’s refuges in IndiaOn the tenth anniversary of a major law dealing with domestic violence in India, we explore how the poor quality of...
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Published in: 50.50Is the Indian law on domestic violence fit for purpose?In the first of this three part series, we examine the effectiveness of one of the major planks of the domestic...
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Published in: 50.50Seeking justice for rape by the state in Bastar, IndiaFor tribal women living in the Bastar region of central India, sexual abuse at the hands of security forces has...
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Published in: 50.50António Guterres: The Ninth ManHow will UN Secretary-General António Guterres demonstrate the UN's intention to resist the rising tide of misogyny...
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Published in: 50.50UK National Security Strategy: security for whom?To make real progress on tackling insecurity, there needs to be far greater commitment by the British government to...
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Published in: 50.50The Sharia debate in the UK: who will listen to our voices?Over 300 abused women have signed a statement opposing Sharia courts and religious bodies, warning of the growing...
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Published in: 50.50The voice of Berta Cáceres has become the voice of millionsGraffiti on the walls in Honduras - Berta Vive! Teenagers chanting as they march - Berta Caceres Flores, sown in the...
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Published in: 50.50To exist is to resist: Million Women RiseMarch 11th 2017 will mark the tenth anniversary of Million Women Rise's annual procession and rally to call an end...
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Published in: 50.5016 Days: survivors and activists at the centreThe field of violence against women is an argumentative space. 16 Days offers an opportunity to reflect, to be...
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Published in: 50.50Dangerous journeys: violence against women migrants in TurkeySyrian women migrants in Turkey face many forms of violence - sexual harassment, forced and early marriage, polygamy...
