Welcome to the 58th edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest (the One Billion Rising edition)!
This fortnight people from all over the world gathered to dance as part of the One Billion Rising movement. Events were held from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Asia to United States. We cover news about the event from prison inmates joining the One Billion Rising, to its resonance in India where the gang rape in Delhi ignited mass protest, to discussions on why dancing to raise awareness on Violence Against Women matters.
The One Billion Rising dance in the Congo raises the issue of women being subject to violence in conflict zones. In Syria and Mali, women are the collateral damage of ongoing political conflict in these countries. High-profile cases of domestic violence involving celebrities have emerged in China and South Africa. In South Africa, a star athelete has been involved in the murder of his girlfriend in a case that might involve intimate partner violence. In China a high-profile divorce case brings discussion of domestic violence to the fore.
During this fortnight the United States has also moved on to pass the Violence Against Women Act, which had been stalled due to partisan debates.
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Best Regards,
The Pixel Project Team
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General Violence Against Women News
- AFGHANISTAN – Afghan women march to protest violence against women
- AUSTRALIA – Indigenous segment looks at violence against women
- FIJI – 22,841 cases of violence against women recorded in 2012
- PAKISTAN – Acid-throwing cases increase by 89% in 2012
- SYRIA – In the Syrian Civil War sexual violence against men and women is widespread
- SYRIA – Sexual violence is a factor in Syrian refugee crisis
- UNITED STATES – US Senate renews domestic violence bill despite Republican opposition
- UNITED STATES – Senate approves an LGBT-inclusive Violence Against Women Act
- UNITED STATES – Authority of tribal courts key issue with Violence Against Women Act
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Domestic Violence
- AUSTRALIA – Domestic violence now at home with the Fair Work Act
- CHINA – Two cases shine spotlight on domestic violence in China
- CHINA – China’s big divorce case exposes a hidden epidemic of domestic violence
- IRELAND – “Ireland has the highest rate of domestic violence in Europe and it is totally unacceptable.”
- SOUTH AFRICA – A nation reels as a star runner is charged in girlfriend’s death
- SOUTH AFRICA – The Pistorius case and the plague of violence against women
- UNITED STATES – Domestic violence committee formed in Norwood
- UNITED STATES – Domestic abuse victim failed by lax gun laws
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Rape and Sexual Assault
- CANADA – RCMP calls for more information about sex abuse claims in aboriginal communities
- CANADA – Current statistics on sexual assault in Canada
- EGYPT – Egypt’s women fighting back against sexual assault
- EGYPT – Egypt’s women brandish knives at protests against sexual assault
- SOUTH AFRICA – Sexual Offences Courts still wouldn’t bring rape survivors justice
- UNITED STATES – Protecting women on campus
- UNITED STATES – New bill cuts red tape for sexual assault survivors
- UNITED STATES – Inside the military’s ‘giant rape cult’
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Sex Trafficking
- GENERAL – Experts discuss strategy to putting an end to human trafficking
- CAMBODIA — These powerful sex trafficking photos will haunt you
- KOREA – Korea’s sex trade in legal limbo
- MALAYSIA – Report by United Nations on human trafficking crisis
- NIGERIA – Juju trafficking: one woman’s prostitution ordeal
- NIGERIA – Nigerian women forced into prostitution by shaman juju magic
- THE PHILIPPINES – President Aquino signs expanded anti-trafficking law
- UNITED STATES – Kentucky House passes bill that helps sex trafficking victims
- UNITED STATES -Human trafficking commission proposed by Sparta lawmaker
- UNITED STATES – Women enslaved by human traffickers find new life selling bras
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Female Genital Mutilation
- EGYPT- Egypt’s top courts upholds female genital mutilation ban
- GENERAL – Op-ed: Eliminating the scourge of female genital mutilation
- GENERAL – Op-ed: De-linking female genital mutilation from religion
- GENERAL – Op-ed: How to end FGM? Clue: it’s not in the laws
- GHANA – Most Ghanaians in northern regions support female genital mutilation (warning: triggering image)
- INDONESIA – Activists press Indonesia to ban genital mutilation
- LIBERIA – The Foundation for International Dignity demands stronger action for FGM
- SOMALIA – Working together to end tolerance of female genital mutilation
- UNITED KINGDOM – Female genital mutilation questions could be raised by midwives
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Honor Killing and Forced Marriages
- IRAN – Film ‘Virginity’ to focus on honor killings
- ISRAEL – An Orthodox Jewish woman’s journey from chained wife to advocate
- MALI – Malian women raped, stoned, lashed and forced to marry amid intense fighting
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Activism
- GENERAL – What is One Billion Rising? Founder Eve Ensler explains
- GENERAL – Op-ed: What makes an invitation to dance a radical move
- WORLD – Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising spans the world
- WORLD -Live coverage of One Billion Rising at The Guardian
- WORLD – UN Secretary-General endorses One Billion Rising
- AUSTRALIA – One Billion Rising covers Asia, The Pacific, and the rest of the globe
- BANGLADESH – Photo of One Billion Rising in Bangladesh
- CONGO – Hundreds women in Congo DRC dance as part of One Billion Rising (video)
- INDIA – In India, One Billion Rising resonates with many
- INDIA – Pictures of One Billion Rising in India
- INDIA – Men raise hope for ending violence against women
- INDONESIA – One Billion Rising – Indonesia joins world discussion on rape
- THE PHILIPPINES – Trans women join one billion rising in The Philippines
- TURKEY – Thousands in Turkey join One Billion Rising (video)
- UNITED STATES – Hundreds of women gather to protest domestic violence
- UNITED STATES – Prison inmates dance as part of the One Billion Rising campaign
- UNITED STATES – Anne Hathaway supporting One Billion Rising (video)