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Female reporter sexually assaulted on the job at Squamish Music Festival, told to “calm down” or maybe find another job on Twitter. I agree. Calm down @MegsBatchelor! Who watches @CBC @CBCNews anyway?…
In a report, sociologist Catherine Hakim argues that prostitution is necessary to “lower rates of rape.” Melody Kramer creates controversy by publicizing secret networking groups for journalists. Did she betray trust or…
Hundreds of women protest outside the Jack the Ripper museum in London. AF3IRM, an anti-imperialist, transnational feminist organization, rejects Amnesty International’s draft policy on “sex work”: Decriminalizing the johns and pimps and…
Amnesty had been experiencing pressure both inside and outside of the organization to put the human rights of women on the Amnesty agenda for years. Senior policymakers have simply ignored them. Glosswitch…
Rachel Moran: “Pimping out human beings and buying sexual access to the bodies of human beings are themselves breaches of human rights law.” Plastic surgeons describe the influx of young women looking…
The Guardian has come out against Amnesty International’s draft policy proposal supporting the decriminalization of pimps, johns, and brothel owners. Since when did unregulated markets guarantee human rights? There is nothing intrinsically…
Jace Alexander, director of the television show Law and Order, is charged with possession and distribution of child porn video. There are only seven more days until Amnesty International votes on whether…
The Telegraph publishes a misleading report on the petition against Amnesty International’s proposed alliance with pimps and johns. While celebrities have signed on to the petition, it was created primarily by feminist,…
Hollywood actresses lend their support in calling on Amnesty International to reject plans backing the decriminalization of pimping, brothel owning, and the buying of sex. Solidarity with Coralie Alison, Collective Shout activist,…
Thirty five of Bill Cosby’s victims appear on the cover of New York Magazine and tell their stories. A reminder: Few even gave pause to the idea that Bill Cosby was a…
John Russell Houser murders two women during a film screening of Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck as an expression of his misogyny and anti-feminist ideology. “Be more polite and less defensive towards the flame-throwers”…
One day after Sandra Bland’s death, 18 year old Kindra Chapman was found dead in jail. The dash cam footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest appears to be have been heavily edited with…
Filmed street harassment and Pick Up Artist culture infects the streets of downtown Ottawa. New study confirms that gamers who harass women online are less skilled relative to their peers; that is…