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South Korea Faces Deepface Pornography Crisis
04-10-2024 Valentina Palcovicova South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Three years after being targeted by fake nude images online, a ...
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Sean “Diddy” Combs in pre-trial detention for rape and sex trafficking
24-09-2024 Benedetta De Rosa Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. The American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on the night of ...
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Rap Battles: Targeting Women to Boost Masculine Image.
24-09-2024 Benedetta De Rosa Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Dissing. Etymologically a contest of insults between rappers/trappers to the tune of ...
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“Ignored and Assaulted”: Woman recounts Police Brutality After Seeking Help
25-09-2024 Valentina Palcovicova South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. A retired high court judge will investigate allegations that a 32-year-old ...
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North Korea’s International Women’s Day Celebrations Mask Deep-Rooted Gender Inequality
13-09-2024 Valentina Palcovicova South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On March 8th, 2024, North Korea marked International Women’s Day with ...
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Persistent Violence Against Women in Pakistan: A National Emergency
05-09-2024 Valentina Palcovicova South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Violence against women and girls is an endemic throughout Pakistan, that ...
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Taliban Enact New Restrictions on Afghan Women, Prompting Global Outcry
02-09-2024 Anne-Marie Leal Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. At the end of August 2024, a new “vice and virtue” law was ...
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Rising Fury: Trainee Doctor’s Rape and Murder Sparks Nationwide Protests for Safer Workplaces in India
22-08-2024 Marina Sáenz South and East Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor ...
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Female Nudity as a Political Act: Italian Pop Star Struggles Against the Control Over Women’s Bodies
21-08-2024 Benedetta De Rosa Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In the entertainment world, control over the female body is a ...
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Pink Buses in Islamabad Empower Pakistani Women
20-08-2024 Hannah Wohlbold Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In August, the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, introduced “pink buses” to provide a ...