Sexual assault

Some testimonies, historical photos, and other resources about comfort women

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The following link goes to the e-Museum for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery. http://www.hermuseum.go.kr/eng/en_index.asp It provides some precious testimonies including late Hak-soon Kim’s historic confession in the year of 1991. It was the first confession for ‘coming out of the closet’ that she was a comfort women in Korea. And it definitely exploded … Read more

Women in Egypt Speak up about Getting Left out of Constitutional Process

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It is interesting to read the previous post about women feeling empowered in Egypt now in their everyday lives. And really interesting link between sexual harrassment and political frustraction. But what about at the larger “public” levels of society? See this article: women’s organizations are already protesting getting left out of scripting the new constitution–and not … Read more

17 Victims Sue Pentagon Over ‘Plague’ of Sexual Violence

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See this brave group of women who are suing the Pentagon over a culture that seems to condone or cover up rape and sexual harrassment: 17 Victims Sue Pentagon Over ‘Plague’ of Sexual Violence Within the text is this: “The lawsuit cited the Pentagon’s own statistics that reported 3,230 rapes and other sexual assaults in … Read more

Untested Rape Tests, Is This Really the Problem?

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Hey everyone, I came across this story in womensenews.org called Most Rape Cases Are About Consent, Not DNA. It discusses the current findings of untested rape kits in Texas and how this has caused an outcry by feminists. The problem is that the untested rape kits really aren’t the main problem. Most girls that are raped … Read more