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  • The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Arab Campuses

    Sarah Lynch

    May 11, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Maps, art exhibitions, and online documents, are all methods in which women, activists, and students are fighting against sexual harassment on university campuses in the middle east. “It’s actually being broached as an issue,” Murabit said. “And speaking in terms of violence in general – whether that’s verbal harassment or physical violence in the home – on all levels it is being addressed whereas before it never would have been spoken about.”

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  • Reforms urged to tackle violence against women in India

    Amy Yee

    April 27, 2013 |

    The Lancet |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In India “more than 75 000 cases of cruelty by husbands or relatives against women were registered in 2009.” There are no general, medical guidelines for doctors to follow when examining victims of sexual assault. An NGO, and a crisis center for violence against women in India, are filling in the gaps. They have trained doctors, nurses, provided rape kits, and offered a model for setting up crisis centers.

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