Sexual violence – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

04 Feb

The Time for Mercy is Now: A Call for Mass Clemency for Incarcerated Women

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Up to 90% of women sentenced to prisons in the US are survivors of sexual and physical violence, either in childhood, adulthood or both.

‘It was a hunting ground’: women and sexual assault in the UK armed forces

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Despite the promise of equality and camaraderie, women in the military have endured harassment, discrimination and rape.

‘We can win this battle:’ Evanston residents, politicians rally for abortion rights

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Poet and dancer Sunshine Lombré shared a spoken word piece about reproductive rights and sexual violence to a crowd of listeners dressed in pink at Evanston’s Pro-Choice Rally and March on Sunday. Lombré emphasized that most cases of sexual assault go unreported, which contributes to minimized statistics about abortions as a result of sexual violence.