Adeline Morel, a 34-year-old Geneva sociotherapist who helped prisoners reintegrate into society, was, according to her friends and coworkers, a “kind, gentle, and deeply humane” person who loved her job.
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Indian Viral Video Satirizes Rape, Says It’s Women’s Fault
Parody targets patriarchal attitudes that blame rape on women
Sentencing Deferred in India Gang Rape Case
Four men convicted in the infamous Delhi gang rape case must wait until Friday to learn their fate
Delhi Gang-Rape Case: Court Finds Four Guilty
Large crowds gather outside courthouse to demand death penalty
India Court Finds Minor Guilty in Gang Rape Case
The 18-year-old was sentenced to three years in a correctional home for his role in the brutal rape and murder, which sparked outrage across the country
Mumbai Gang Rape Victim Improves, May Go Home
Family requests privacy for victim as authorities vow maximum penalties for perpetrators
Rape of 5-Year-Old Indian Girl Sparks New Outrage, Old Questions
Dozens of news vans are again camped in front of a major hospital in New Delhi, jockeying for space behind the yellow police barricades so ubiquitous in the Indian capital in recent months. Inside, the 5-year-old victim of …
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Catholics in Brazil wonder about the future of their faith, Chinese demand for shark fin soup wreaks havoc on marine life in Mozambique and South African President Jacob Zuma calls for an end to widespread rape across the country
The Real Shame: India’s Patriarchy Roars Back After Delhi Gang Rape
“Let there be no mothers/ Let there be no wives/ Let there be no daughters/ And there will be no crimes,” read Anubha Sharma to a hall packed with students like her, all listening with rapt attention. A student of …
Sexual Violence in India: How Long Will the Media’s Interest Last?
It’s been nearly a month of relentlessly grim news in India, as more and more details of December’s brutal sexual assault come to light alongside a daily barrage of new rape cases reported around the nation. On Jan. 12, a …
In India, a Rape Sparks Violent Protests and Demands for Justice
An alleged gang rape in New Delhi has prompted calls for change by women’s-rights groups and violent clashes between police and anti-rape protests in the nation’s capital.
Uruguay Diverges from a Continent Where Abortion Is Worse than Rape
Abortion is illegal in most of Latin America–but it still has one of the world’s highest abortion rates, most of it unsafe. Uruguay is now one of the few exceptions to that rule.