Anyone who has looked into sexual harassment, supported a survivor or experienced it themselves is likely to know that surviving it can be a struggle in itself; reporting it is an additional world of uncertainty, lack of control and anxiety. …
I make a brief case, with Baroness Hyde, for a rights based approach to tackling violence against women in the UK, in a Fabian Society Pamphlet. It can be downloaded here. ‘Violence against women and girls remains stubbornly persistent. It …
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Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, from https://www.aclu.org/news/womens-rights/how-clarence-thomas-confirmation-hearings-changed-how [1] In 1991 when Clarence Thomas was nominated for the USA Supreme Court he faced accusations of sexual harassment from Anita Hill. In his defence, Judge Thomas denounced what was happening as a …
2003 Understanding the Global Movement to End Violence against Women Women everywhere live with the danger of violence, whether experienced or feared. Awareness of potential violence can restrict women’s options and movements, the experience of rape can mar a woman’s …
The United Nations and other inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) sit above national systems of law and justice. They set up their own systems of accountability, often with Member States in a governing capacity. By definition, international organisations exist across national systems, …