VAWnet News Blog

“Nine percent of youth reported committing some sort of sexual violence, researchers found. That included kissing or touching someone while knowing the person didn’t want them to or forcing someone to have sex.”

“Ending violence in the home is a national imperative that requires vigilance and dedication from every sector of our society.”

“The level of uncertainty for domestic violence victims and the programs that serve them increased today as the federal government shut down due to an unfinished funding bill.”

“New national survey uncovers staggering silence and inaction around domestic violence and sexual assault; Overwhelming majority of Americans have never discussed these hidden issues with children or friends and 65% of victims who come forward say no one helped.” Read more: http://nomore.org/nomorepsalaunch/

“An Indian court sentenced four men to death Friday for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi, an attack that appalled the South Asian nation. Announcing the sentence, Judge Yogesh Khanna said the crime ‘shocked the collective conscience’ of India and fell into the ‘rarest of rare category’ that deserves capital punishment.”

“Today we are proud to announce the release of the report by the President’s Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities.”