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In many countries, they have won legislative equality. But the grim reality is that they still have reason to fear for their safety. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
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Julie Bindel / TruthdigJun 12, 2019
Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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The disastrous 2010 earthquake turned the lives of many Haitians into capitalist fodder for the “humanitarian” market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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