U.N. Sexual Assault Investigations Die in Darkness / Foreign Policy
On Feb. 26, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, reiterating his “commitment to zero tolerance of sexual harassment,” unveiled a new hotline for handling such complaints at the…
What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo / Foreign Policy
It was in a sickly green, fluorescent-lit meeting room in Bukavu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a couple of years ago that someone…
Si des petites filles âgées de 18 mois sont victimes de viols collectifs, pourquoi les suspects sont-ils libres? / The Guardian
Une fillette âgée de cinq ans est assise timidement sur son lit d’hôpital en métal alors que sa mère raconte ce qui l’a amenée à l’Hôpital…
Losing the Lonely War / Foreign Policy
Her hands showed every tendon, and her arms were like matchsticks. With a grayish tint to her face, Alma Abdulrahman, 27, spoke from a hospital bed…
Women Alert to Travel’s Darker Side / NYT
Between sun-seared shrubs and the collapsed remains of Istanbul’s Byzantine city walls, police found the body of an American tourist, Sarai Sierra, 33, in February 2013.…
Abuse of Power / Foreign Policy
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — A dust-diffused brightness illuminated female speakers dressed in patterns of orange and green, yellow and blue as they addressed…