Despite International Pressure, Paraguay Denies Abortion for 10-Year-Old Girl

Paraguay’s government has rejected the recommendation of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights regarding a 10-year-old girl raped by her stepfather, once aga...

Colour-Changing Condom Can Help Detect Sexually Transmitted Infection

A group of students at the Isaac Newton Academy in Essex, England, have invented a “smart” condom to detect sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the wearer. ...

Angelina Jolie Calls For Action On World Refugee Day.

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has been commemorating World Refugee Day with Syrian refugees in Turkey, which has overtaken Pakistan to become the world’s largest...

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Debut Feature Masaan, Which Won Top Two Awards At Cannes This Year, To Have Its India Premiere At The 6th Jagran Film Festival On July 1

~The Richa Chadha and Sanjay Mishra starrer is the opening film of the festival~

Mumbai, June 23, 2015: After wowing both film afi...

Forest Whitaker Narrates PSA Encouraging Men To Prevent Violence.

The Ad Council and national nonprofit Futures Without Violence launched a national public service campaign called #TeachEarly highlighting the pivotal role that men play in...

Lady Gaga And Governor Cuomo Fight Sexual Assault On College Campuses.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has teamed up with Lady Gaga to write an op-ed in Billboard pushing for legislation to combat sexual assault on college campuses. “We a...

Here’s Why The Biggest Slum In India Is Honoring A Fictional Rape Victim

Ram Devineni has been thinking a lot lately about shakti — a word that translates loosely from the Sanskrit to “female power.” It’s a transformative...

Rape Culture Is A Contract We Never Actually Signed

Rape culture is a contract we never actually signed. It’s a contract that says Hey, sure, you can totally say and do anything you want to my body — you deserve ...

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...