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Help ORMUSA end femicide in El Salvador
In February this year Graciela Eugenia Ramírez Chávez died after she was stabbed 56 times by the man she was going to marry. She is not alone.…
A South African trans woman’s tempestuous journey through sex trafficking to survival
My mother died in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, when I was just 12 years old. I was the youngest of three boys. I was devastated.…
Nepalese women who miscarry must not be treated as criminals
Nepalese women who miscarry must not be treated as criminals Meera, a young woman from eastern Nepal is currently serving a seven year sentence for…
The Queen’s endorsement of the exploitation of women is devastating
Earlier this month, Her Majesty the Queen gave official honours to two people who have done more than most to hide the egregious violence experienced…
Why I resigned from the South African “Sex Work” Movement
Like many women in South Africa with first-hand experience of the sex trade, when I initially joined the Sisonke Movement of Sex Workers I was…
Forced Pregnancies
Peru has one of the highest rates of reported rape in Latin America. An estimated 62% of these affect women between the ages of 10…
Donor Direct Action’s 2017 Annual Report
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3 million girls are at risk of FGM
During a recent medical examination 21 year old Sia found out that she had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young girl. Her genitalia…
Kidnapped as Schoolgirls by Boko Haram: Here They Are Now
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Efua Dorkenoo Fund to End FGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe form of violence against girls and women which includes partial or total removal of the external female…
Rachel Moran appears on Ireland’s The Late Late Show
Rachel Moran was coerced into sex work in her early teens. She campaigned strongly for a new law, brought in last year, to criminalise the buying of sex. She tells Ryan why she believes a failure to fully enforce this new law is making the sex trade more dangerous.
Sold into marriage in Afghanistan
We recently received this note from Krishma and wanted to share it with you: At age 18 I was sold into marriage to an older…