Oscar Pistorius was expected to be released from prison on Friday in order to serve the remainder of his sentence on house arrest, but the Justice Minister said releasing him after he…
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“The biggest problem with Straight Outta Compton is that it ignores several of N.W.A.’s own harsh realities.” – Dee Barnes tells the truth about violence against women that was erased from Straight…
Chris Hedges with the help of Lee Lakeman, Alice Lee, and Rachel Moran, brilliantly conveys the sickness of our neoliberal culture, in which a renowned and respected humanitarian organization advocates for modern…
“The village where men are banned.” Julie Bindel visits the Kenyan village that began as a refuge for survivors of rape and discovers the inhabitants are thriving in the female-only community. On…
Douglas Fox, the man who runs the largest prostitution ring in the north-east of England (and also runs the so-called “sex workers union,” IUSW) was responsible for first bringing about the motion…
Joy of Resistance feminist radio show to guest Meghan Murphy on Amnesty International’s vote to support the decriminalization of pimps and johns, and Sunsara Taylor on women in Mississippi — a state…
Yesterday, Amnesty International voted in favor of a policy that recommends the decriminalization of pimps, brothel owners, and buyers of sex, rather than recommending the Nordic Model, which evidence shows decreases violence…
Michfest is now over, but feminist energy from the event is still red hot. Check out all the entries from last week at Radfem Repost, celebrating Michfest with radical feminist voices. As…
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…