Activism, Society, 2 min readMaham AwanRape, Sexual Assault, Pakistan

She Is Not 'The Rape Victim', She Is A Warrior

Activism, Society, 2 min readMaham AwanRape, Sexual Assault, Pakistan
She Is Not 'The Rape Victim', She Is A Warrior

You are living in a society where you consider RAPE as a crime, but you free the rapist. You ask for death penalty, but  forget to console the girl. You sympathize with the survivor by asking her pathetic questions that only increase her in pain. You called her the "VICTIM OF RAPE". I wonder how could someone be so cruel to called somebody a "victim" who is already going through a disastrous storm .The word "VICTIM" keeps reminding her the pain she is trying to hide and she is going through.

You show this world that you care by saying "shame on you RAPIST" but you have no shame for yourself for making and sharing videos of the girl, who was unconscious just after being raped. Is it what proves you pious? Is it what proves that you have taken a step for the girl?

You feel so proud for making the videos and having proof that “a girl was actually being raped" and thrown on the ground. Shame on you, instead of covering her and considering her your own sister or daughter, you have destroyed her life. Ask yourself what if she was your own daughter, sister, cousin or wife. Will you be going to do the same ? Will you keep sharing her videos and pictures for the sake of bloody awareness . Is that what you called awareness?

I know public demonstrations and marches empower people by showing them that there are thousands of people who want justice for her. I am not against JUSTICE I am against the way you display "the warrior" . Yes, she is the warrior as she is in a battle field 24/7. Please do these marches and  protests by sharing public messages not by sharing her pictures and videos. It only humiliates her and don't even dare to call her VICTIM or any other related words.

She is a survivor who is constantly fighting her inner self.

I am a human who just wants to create a difference.


Activism, 4 min read, Z.N.Zuleika NanguwoMalawi, Sexual Assault, Culture

Say No to Rape

Here in Malawi, we have some traditional beliefs that violate women's rights. It is really okay to respect beliefs we have in our societies, but not all traditions are meant to be followed. How can it be a tradition for girls to be made to have sex with a paid sex worker known as a "Hyena" once they reach puberty?

Activism, 4 min read, Z.N.Zuleika NanguwoMalawi, Sexual Assault, Culture
Say No to Rape
Activism, 5 min readAire Shane TabarneroRape, Sexual Assault, Philippines

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Children are targeted by "demons"  because they are vulnerable, easy to be manipulated and threatened. In some parts of the Philippines, 1 in 5 children below 18 experiences sexual abuse while growing up. The perpetrators are always male relatives. The common perpetrators of sexual abuse are brothers, cousins, fathers, stepfathers or even neighbors…

Activism, 5 min readAire Shane TabarneroRape, Sexual Assault, Philippines
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Activism, 3 min readAakansha JainRape, Sexual Assault, India

Woman

Did you know? Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India, and over 26,000 cases of rape have been reported in India. Also, another interesting piece of trivia, almost 98% of these were committed by a person known to the victim. I wonder who are worse, the 98% to do such a thing to someone who trusts you, or the other 2% to do it to a stranger in the bus.

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Activism, 3 min read, ▲Hellen OtienoSexual Assault, Rape, Gender Violence, Kenya

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You see, the thing with being raped, or just generally being abused at such a young age, is that you find it hard to open up to people about it. I would know because for me, it started when I was about four years old. I really don't remember much about that time of my life but I can never forget what she did to me. Yes, "she".

Activism, 3 min read, ▲Hellen OtienoSexual Assault, Rape, Gender Violence, Kenya
Changing The Statistics