October 2011
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OUTRAGED! Rape of a Child is NOT Entertainment!
On 25th October, 2011, the local television program “Crime Watch” which airs on TV6 at 6pm in Trinidad and Tobago, aired video footage of a 13 year old girl being beaten and raped. The host of Crime Watch, also had the child’s mother on set and asked her questions about how she felt on hearing the cries of her daughter as she is being raped by several men on the video.
I cannot...
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Call for Activists Profiles:16 Days of Activism...
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international human rights campaign which aims to raise awareness and stimulate action towards ending gender-based violence.
16 Days commences on November 25th which is International Day Against Violence Against Women and ends on December 10 - International Human Rights Day. The campaign symbolically links these two dates to emphasise that...
Being a feminist simply means that you believe in equal rights for women.
That’s it.
It says that you understand that there is still institutionalized inequity in the way women are regarded and treated in society and that you believe these institutionalized barriers should be removed in order that women experience the same rights and freedoms as men do.
Many people say “Well, shouldn’t you...
