Three women who defeated a Dictator: The Mirabal Sisters
Minerva, Maria and Patria Mirabal: Three sisters who fought the dictator Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and were killed for it in 1960.
When is rape recognized as rape? The case of Germany – Wann ist eine Vergewaltigung eine Vergewaltigung? Der Fall Deutschland [EN/DE]
Germany has not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention but is reforming the law governing sexual offences following intense public pressure. However, it appears that the principle “No means no” will still not reign in Germany in the future.
Deutschland hat die Istanbul-Konvention noch nicht ratifiziert, jedoch nach heftigem öffentlichen Druck eine Reform des Sexualstrafrechts in Angriff genommen – doch bisher sieht es nicht so aus, als ob „Nein heißt nein“ zukünftig tatsächlich überall gelten wird.
Ignoring the subject: the discussion about VAW in Poland – Nie znam się to się wypowiem: czyli o przemocy wobec kobiet w Polsce [EN/PL]
[:en]Poles do not want to know: One of the fundamental issues surrounding violence against women in Poland is a lack of sensitivity combined with a general aversion to the subject.[:or]Nie chcemy wiedzieć: jednym z głównych problemów dotyczących przemocy wobec kobiet w Polsce jest brak wrażliwości połączony z ogólną niechęcią do samego tematu.[:]
Sexual Violence in Croatia – Seksualno nasilje u Hrvatskoj [EN/HR]
Sexual violence against women is one of the most harmful forms of gender-based violence. In Croatia, it is the most problematic form of violence because it is one of the least recognised and least reported crimes.
Seksualno nasilje jedan je od oblika nasilja nad ženama i ono je rodno uvjetovano nasilje. To je najproblematičniji oblik nasilja jer je jedan od najmanje prepoznatljivih te najmanje prijavljivani zločin u Republici Hrvatskoj, a i šire.