While in other countries, women are bringing down the powerful men who assaulted and harassed them, in Indonesia assault victims are still struggling to find justice.
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Dyah Ayu Kartika, Pusat Studi Agama dan Demokrasi (PUSAD) Paramadina
A combination of a deep-rooted patriarchal culture, conservative religious values and gender-insensitive law enforcement practices still deters Indonesian women from reporting rape.
The majority of Australian universities have implemented or beefed up existing policies to respond to sexual assault and harassment since 2017.
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Universities have done a lot over the last two years to respond to the high rate of sexual assault and harassment on campus, but we still don’t know whether rates of incidents have dropped.
Cheryl Zondi bucked the trend of rape accusers staying anonymous in South Africa.
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At least half of campus sexual assaults involve alcohol. But prevention programs at US colleges and universities don’t address what that means for bystanders.
An activist during Jacob Zuma’s rape trial in 2006. He was acquitted and went on to become South Africa’s president.
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The #Metoo campaign shows that we should not think of Harvey Weinstein as an isolated case, or just one bad apple. There are thousands more like him. Globally, sexual harassment has become normalised.
Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years after being convicted in a college rape case.
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Women’s testimony about sexual assault is often doubted and discredited. Here’s how the voice of the Stanford assault survivor changed an old narrative.
Former Stanford student Brock Turner, who was sentenced to six months in jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious and intoxicated woman.
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A recent analysis found nearly 100 colleges and universities reported at least 10 cases of campus rapes in 2014. Research shows 20 percent of women students experienced unwanted sexual contact.
Who is more at risk of assault on campus?
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