Rape – Page 10

Manhattan D.A. Lets Child Rapist Cop a Plea Deal

By Maureen on August 17, 2011 • ( 7 )

One of these days, I’m going to stop reading the news. Everything I read as of late infuriates me, including yesterday’s news that former sportscaster Marvell Scott will only serve 20 days of community service for what the NY Post… Read More ›

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Demanding Justice for Rape Survivors

By Maureen on June 28, 2011 • ( 0 )

I just returned from the rally to demand justice for rape survivors and maximum sentencing for NYPD rape cops Mata and Moreno. What an inspiring event with an amazing turnout — dozens of men and women gathered to lend their… Read More ›

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Local Activism Alert: Rally in NYC on June 28th

By Maureen on June 22, 2011 • ( 3 )

Last month, two NYPD cops — Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata — were found not guilty of raping a woman who they were called to help. Despite the fact that they made three unauthorized return trips to the woman’s apartment,… Read More ›

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Wartime Rape: A Primer

By Maureen on June 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

The news of Libya’s Gadhafi giving his soldiers Viagra to perpetrate rape as a weapon of war may seem shocking to some. It’s hard to conceptualize such brutality and even harder when news of it seems to come out of… Read More ›

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Women Around the Globe: News Roundup

By Maureen on May 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

A Saudi Arabian woman behind a social media campaign encouraging women to drive cars has been detained by authorities for her actions. See Jezebel. Hundreds of Ugandan women marched in a protest against rising food and fuel prices and recent… Read More ›

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Get Involved: The No More Excuses Campaign

By Maureen on May 1, 2011 • ( 1 )

I love a good activist campaign, so you can only imagine how stoked I was to learn of Ms. Magazine’s & the Feminist Majority Foundation’s No More Excuses campaign. In a nutshell, the campaign’s goal centers on encouraging law enforcement… Read More ›

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Women Around the Globe: News Roundup

By Maureen on April 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

The sudden rise in food and fuel prices in Uganda is raising concerns. One woman shares her story of how she must survive on one meal a day. See IRIN. The three largest countries of the Maghreb–Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia–have… Read More ›

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An Open Letter to the NY Daily News

By Maureen on April 19, 2011 • ( 2 )

Although the Daily News printed one paragraph of a letter to the editor I submitted in response to the “sex romp” debacle, it has yet to issue an apology or retract the egregious term. As such, what follows is my… Read More ›

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Rape = “Sex Romp”?

By Maureen on April 13, 2011 • ( 10 )

So, according to the New York Daily News, rape of a trafficked minor is really just a “sex romp.” Giants player Lawrence Taylor, who was busted having “sex” with a 16 year old in a motel room last year, was… Read More ›

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Libyan Rape Victim Silenced

By Maureen on March 26, 2011 • ( 2 )

My stomach is churning from the latest news out of Libya. According to the New York Times, a woman who tried to report being gang raped by 15 members of Qaddafi’s militia was dragged away screaming: A Libyan woman burst… Read More ›