A woman is raped every 13 minutes in India. As the situation reaches desperate proportions, one police commissioner thinks there might be an answer. In the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, a new, all-female police squad, mounted on motorbikes, aims to keep women safe on the streets. Is it working? ELLE finds out. Once Nirmala notices… Continue reading The all-female motorbike squads tackling India’s rape problem
Recently, social activist Trisha Shetty received an unsolicited dick pic with her name on it, on Instagram. As a feminist and founder of the Mumbai-based NGO, SheSays, Shetty often gets trolls, abuse and even rape/death threats coming her way on social media. All because she advocates for equal rights for women. SheSays’s 2017 campaign, #LahuKaLagaan,… Continue reading Meet Trisha Shetty, whose NGO provides medical and legal support to rape survivors
The gory details of the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa Banu in Kathua’s Rasana village near Jammu is enough to turn even the strongest stomachs. Illustrating the horrors enacted upon the young Muslim girl, who belongs to the Bakherwal nomadic community, the 15-page-long chargesheet revealed that the crime was committed by eight men from… Continue reading 8 facts about the brutal rape and murder of 8-year-old Asifa that will shock you
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein investigations, travel website TripAdvisor has announced that it will now be flagging hotels where cases of sexual assault have been reported. The reviews platform has begun placing red warning badges on the pages of hotels where people have reported sexual assault, cautioning tourists about the accommodation and urging travellers to… Continue reading TripAdvisor will now flag hotels with reports of sexual assault and rape
I was 11-years-old when a man came into my room and sexually assaulted me. It was the night before my Latin exam, I really remember that. He held me down, and touched and kissed me. I woke up, and he ran out. As it turned out, he lived only a few doors down from me. I… Continue reading The impact of trauma on your sex life: sexual assault
People really seem to struggle with concept of female autonomy Stateside, don’t they? In certain parts of the United States of America, women must endure up to 72 hours waiting lists and counselling to get access to their reproductive rights. An 18-year-old even created a comprehensive list of abortion restrictions state-by-state. One of the other sneaky ways… Continue reading Rape survivors must now inform their attacker if they want an abortion in this US state
