By Aikaterini Morali Limited attention has been given to sexual male violence, as it is considered to be a new notion[1], and it hasn’t been studied outside of clinical[2]. Sexual male victimization seems to be unseen or even obscure. According to rape myths, sexual male violence is incompatible with notions of masculinity[3]. Myths of rape […]
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By Melissa Philippou During the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has forced governments in 188 countries to temporarily close down their educational institutions, heavily disrupting the education and learning process of more than 1.7 billion students across the globe[1]. In commemoration of the International Day of Education, it is important to identify, analyse and evaluate
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By Melissa Philippou 3 December 2020 Today, approximately 15% of the world’s population, over 1 billion people, live with some form of disability[1]. Every year, the 3rd of December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)[2], a day aiming to promote the wellbeing and rights of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness
By Allie Kim On 23rd November 2020, UNWOMEN hosted a webinar on ‘ Violence against Women: Protecting Gains in Times of Emergency.’ This webinar was held in commemoration of the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The presentation given by three speakers summarises the recent analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on
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by Emelie Samuelsson Herrera,Communications Officer at the Right to Quality Education Team.9 November 2020 Maya Oppeheim, “Young Women most at risk of global sanitation crisis and sexual violence when using unsafe toilets, report warns” (2019)<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/sexual-violence-young-women-global-sanitation-crisis- toilet-a8746421.html> Accessed 9 November, 2020 Globally, around 2,3 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation facilities, and nearly
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By Kean Smith 8 November, 2020 “World Toilet Day, [every 19 November], celebrates toilets and raises awareness … of people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.” In this short article,
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