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Ted Talk: How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control

By Ashley Judd

  • 27 January 2017
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Ted Talk: How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control
Enough with online hate speech, sexual harassment and threats of violence against women and marginalized groups. It's time to take the global crisis of online abuse seriously. In this searching, powerful talk, Ashley Judd recounts her ongoing experience of being terrorized on social media for her unwavering activism and calls on citizens of the internet, the tech community, law enforcement and legislators to recognize the offline harm of online harassment.

Deutsche Welle: Report: Germany detained 900 human traffickers in 2016

  • 9 January 2017
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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German authorities arrested considerably fewer human traffickers in 2016 compared to the previous year. More than 50 percent of arrests were made on the Austrian-German border.

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Women plan protests in India against mass assault and victim-blaming

by Rina Chandran

  • 9 January 2017
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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India protests, publicised under hashtag #IWillGoOut on social media, are meant to coincide with "Million Women March" in Washington on Jan. 21

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