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Indian protests highlight need for widespread change
The Aug. 9 rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor in a government-run hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has raised alarms about sexual violence against women in India and sparked a string of nation-wide protests. On the eve of India’s 78th year of Independence from British occupation, protesters of sexual violence against women and girls are asking questions about whether India belongs to its women as much as its men.
Rape and murder of doctor sparks nationwide protests in India
By Deeplina Banerjee, PhD Candidate, Gender, Sexuality and Women Studies, Western University The rape and murder of a medical trainee in a hospital in Kolkata, India has sparked a string of nation-wide protests on the eve of India’s 78th anniversary of Independence from British occupation. Read complete article © The Conversation -
Rape and murder of doctor sparks nationwide protests in India
The Aug. 9 rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor in a government-run hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has raised alarms about sexual violence against women in India and sparked a string of nation-wide protests. On the eve of India’s 78th year of Independence from British occupation, protesters of sexual violence against women and girls are asking questions about whether India belongs to its women as much as its men.
Rohingya refugees are an untapped source for Canada’s workforce
In 2017, the Myanmar junta’s brutal persecution of the Rohingya Muslims left them stateless, seeking asylum in Bangladesh as they fled the violence. Canada is well-known globally for its pro-immigration policies, many of which prioritize refugees fleeing conflict and persecution. Canada has welcomed refugees from countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Iran, and Haiti. In 2022, the Canadian government received as many as fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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By helping Rohingya women, Canada can do the right thing and demonstrate global leadership
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The UN Security Council recently adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in more than seven decades. The resolution demanded an end to the violence and called on Myamnar's military junta to release all political prisoners. In 2021, the military seized power in the country in a violent coup that saw thousands killed and jailed. In 2022, Canada announced its long awaited Indo-Pacific strategy.
By helping Rohingya women, Canada can do the right thing and demonstrate global leadership
Women display a poster during a rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) The UN Security Council recently adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in more than seven decades. The resolution demanded an end to the violence and called on Myamnar’s military junta to release all political prisoners. In 2021, the military seized power in the country in a violent coup that saw thousands killed and jailed.
By helping Rohingya women, Canada can do the right thing and demonstrate global leadership
The UN Security Council recently adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in more than seven decades. The resolution demanded an end to the violence and called on Myamnar’s military junta to release all political prisoners. In 2021, the military seized power in the country in a violent coup that saw thousands killed and jailed. In 2022, Canada announced its long awaited Indo-Pacific strategy.
A professor in India lost her job over a bikini photo on Instagram. What does this say about misogyny?
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A professor in India lost her job over a bikini photo on Instagram. What does this say about misogyny?
News recently broke that last year, an assistant professor in Kolkata — one of the more liberal cities in India — was allegedly forced to resign after posting a photo in a bathing suit on her social media. While the divine feminine is often revered in India, the way men continue to treat women in the country speaks volumes to a culture of misogyny.
Global pandemic recovery needs to include sex workers, say experts Original
During the pandemic, business shifted from in person to work-from-home, which quickly became the new normal. However, it left many workers high and dry, especially those with less "socially acceptable" occupations. The pandemic has adversely impacted sex workers globally and substantially increased the precariousness of their profession. And public health measures put in place made it almost impossible for sex workers to provide any in-person service.
Expert insight: Global pandemic recovery needs to include sex workers
During the pandemic, business shifted from in person to work-from-home, which quickly became the new normal. However, it left many workers high and dry, especially those with less “socially acceptable” occupations. The pandemic has adversely impacted sex workers globally and substantially increased the precariousness of their profession. And public health measures put in place made it almost impossible for sex workers to provide any in-person service.
Africa: Sex Work Is Real Work - Global Covid-19 Recovery Needs to Include Sex Workers
Africa: Sex Work Is Real Work - Global Covid-19 Recovery Needs to Include Sex Workers analysis By Deeplina Banerjee and Andrea Burke During the pandemic, business shifted from in person to work-from-home, which quickly became the new normal. However, it left many workers high and dry, especially those with less "socially acceptable" occupations. The pandemic has adversely impacted sex workers globally and substantially increased the precariousness of their profession.
Opinion | Reviving pandemic-affected sex work
During the pandemic, business shifted from in person to work-from-home, which quickly became the new normal. However, it left many workers high and dry, especially those with less “socially acceptable” occupations. The pandemic has adversely impacted sex workers globally and substantially increased the precariousness of their profession. And public health measures put in place made it almost impossible for sex workers to provide any in-person service.
Sex work is real work: Global COVID-19 recovery needs to include sex workers
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Sex work is real work: Global COVID-19 recovery needs to include sex workers Original
During the pandemic, business shifted from in person to work-from-home, which quickly became the new normal. However, it left many workers high and dry, especially those with less “socially acceptable” occupations. The pandemic has adversely impacted sex workers globally and substantially increased the precariousness of their profession. And public health measures put in place made it almost impossible for sex workers to provide any in-person service.
The Taliban's conquest of Kabul threatens the lives and safety of girls, women and sexual minorities
The world watched in shock as Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, fled the country on Aug. 15. The Taliban occupied Kabul, the country’s capital, and international news channels and social media began to be flooded with devastating pictures of Afghans desperately attempting to escape the impending Taliban regime. Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis implies a massive blow to human rights globally.
Expert insights: The Taliban’s conquest of Kabul threatens the lives and safety of girls, women and sexual minorities
The world watched in shock as Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, fled the country on Aug. 15. The Taliban occupied Kabul, the country’s capital, and international news channels and social media began to be flooded with devastating pictures of Afghans desperately attempting to escape the impending Taliban regime. Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis implies a massive blow to human rights globally.
Indians stepping up to try to save lives during COVID-19's catastrophic second wave
The world is watching in horror as the death count soars during India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19. Countless Indians are gasping for breath due to oxygen shortages across the country, but in the face of a colossal government failure to plan for and handle the crisis, it’s everyday Indians who are putting themselves at risk to save lives. Each day, India is setting world records for the most number of cases, reporting more than 400,000 alone on May 1.
Gang rape exposes caste violence in India and the limits of Me Too
After details of a violent gang rape in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, were released to the public last year, protests broke out all over India. The story of four upper-caste men brutalizing a 19-year old Dalit woman, and her subsequent death from injuries sent shock waves throughout the country. It set off new conversations about violence against marginalized women in India, challenging both traditional spaces and the urban middle- to upper-class Me Too movement.
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