March 2010

Cambodian Police Often Require Bribes Before Investigating Rape Cases

by Cara March 9, 2010

Yesterday, International Women’s Day, Amnesty International released two reports on sexual violence against women and judicial response to this violence. The report Breaking the silence: Sexual justice in Cambodia focuses on how police corruption intimidates, frightens, and harms victims in Cambodia who attempt to come forward, usually with one’s chances of justice falling along class [...]

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Woman Power

by Cara March 8, 2010

Today is International Women’s Day. I wrote my serious post on the subject over at Feministe. Here, I would like to offer you a bit of frivolity and fun, with Yoko Ono’s 1970s feminist anthem “Woman Power.” Dedicated to all women, I offer it not as a grandiose statement of any kind, but as some [...]

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Rape Myths Lead to No Justice for Sexual Assault Victims on College Campuses

by Cara March 5, 2010

Trigger Warning for discussions of sexual violence and rape apologism. You have quite likely read on other blogs about part two of the Center for Public Integrity’s report into sexual violence on U.S. college and university campuses. I wrote about part one of the report, A Culture of Secrecy, back when it was released. And [...]

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N.J. Police Allegedly Harass Trans Woman Based on Gender Identity

by Cara March 2, 2010

Trigger Warning for discussions of police harassment and violence against trans* people. The New Jersey police department is being sued after two Newark officers allegedly harassed a trans woman on the basis of her gender identity. Diana Taylor of Newark said two officers steered their cruiser into her path as she walked down a street [...]

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