violence against women

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Bernard Webster had lived in a prison cell for a decade when he first heard about DNA technology. He started...

Globally, nearly one-in-three women have experienced violence, with crises driving the numbers even higher. Gender-based violence (GBV), the most pervasive violation of human rights, is neither natural, nor inevitable, and must be prevented. Marking the 16 Days of Activism to combat violence...

Donald Trump, despite a dozen accusations of sexual misconduct, other than hush money paid from his own pocket, has thus far suffered no harm as a result of any of them. This despite his own admission of despicable behavior against...

Italian military police is under investigation after two American girls reported being raped by two officers after a ride home from a nightclub. My friend had already left in a cab when “the officers offered them a ride”, she said,...

For the UN, the era of silence is gradually being replaced by international recognition and is the basis for June 19 being named as the International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict. Violence against women is a consequence of discrimination against women,...

A media launch conference of the 2014 Small Arms Survey: Women and Guns at the UN Headquarters discussed female victimization and the role of arms in preventing abuses