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MSF: Sexual violence pervasive in Sudan beyond battlefronts
africa11 days ago

MSF: Sexual violence pervasive in Sudan beyond battlefronts

MSF warns that sexual violence remains a daily reality in Sudan, even in Darfur areas far from active fighting. Based on 3,396 survivor testimonies (2024–25), most assaults are by armed men—primarily RSF fighters—with ethnic targeting and brutal violence. Many victims were women performing routine tasks like collecting water or traveling to markets. The report calls for accountability and says the humanitarian system has failed to adequately protect survivors.

via BBC|
#africa#darfur#msf
Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence Over Chavez Sexual Abuse Allegations
society23 days ago

Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence Over Chavez Sexual Abuse Allegations

Dolores Huerta and other survivors detail sexual violence by Cesar Chavez in a New York Times investigation, with Huerta saying she kept the secret to protect the farmworker movement; the United Farm Workers plan a formal reporting channel and lawmakers call to remove Chavez’s name from public honors as survivors recount abuses from decades ago.

via Al Jazeera|
#cesar-chavez#dolores-huerta#farmworkers
Gyllenhaal Says WB Pressure Led to Softer Violence in The Bride!, Says Consent Matters
film1 month ago

Gyllenhaal Says WB Pressure Led to Softer Violence in The Bride!, Says Consent Matters

Maggie Gyllenhaal says Warner Bros. pushed to tone down some sexually violent scenes in The Bride!, resulting in a slightly trimmed version after mall test screenings. She notes consent as a major issue for the Bride of Frankenstein-inspired film, argues the violence should be hard to watch, and says the movie is now in theaters with Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

via Deadline|
#consent#film#maggie-gyllenhaal
UK Regulator Bans CoD Ad for Trivializing Sexual Violence
business1 month ago

UK Regulator Bans CoD Ad for Trivializing Sexual Violence

Britain’s ASA has banned Activision Blizzard UK’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert for trivialising sexual violence, citing a spoof airport security scene in which a male passenger is humiliated. Activision argued the 18-rated ad used a comedic, implausible tone and was restricted in timing, but the ASA upheld the complaints and barred the ad from running in its current form; two drug-use complaints were not upheld.

via GamesIndustry.biz|
#activision-blizzard#advertising-ban#asa
UK watchdog bans Call of Duty ad for trivialising sexual violence
technology1 month ago

UK watchdog bans Call of Duty ad for trivialising sexual violence

Britain's Advertising Standards Authority banned Activision Blizzard UK's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert after upholding 11 complaints that it trivialised sexual violence; the regulator said the humour came from humiliation and implied non-consensual penetration, and ordered the ad not to appear in its current form, while complaints about drug use were not upheld.

via Eurogamer|
#activision-blizzard-uk#advertising-standards#advertising-standards-authority
London's grooming gangs exposed: teens coerced into sex and crime
uk-news1 month ago

London's grooming gangs exposed: teens coerced into sex and crime

BBC findings show vulnerable London girls as young as 13–15 being groomed by gangs for forced sex and broader exploitation, including drug dealing; survivors describe coercion and exploitation, with police saying victims are the lowest rung in gangs. The cases involve gangs from diverse backgrounds, not a single ethnicity, and authorities are re-examining thousands of cases and preparing an independent inquiry into grooming gangs; official figures note around 2,000 child exploitation cases a year in the Met area.

via BBC|
#child-exploitation#gangs#grooming
UK Ad Watchdog Bans CoD Ad Over Sexual Violence Joke
gaming1 month ago

UK Ad Watchdog Bans CoD Ad Over Sexual Violence Joke

Britain’s ASA ruled Activision’s live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ad trivialized sexual violence by showing Replacers humiliating a passenger at airport security and joking about non-consensual acts; it must be edited before it can air again in the UK, while Activision argues the ad targets adults and the clip is still available on YouTube.

via Kotaku|
#advertising-standards-authority#black-ops-7#call-of-duty
Gisèle Pelicot's memoir goes global as France strengthens consent-based rape laws
world1 month ago

Gisèle Pelicot's memoir goes global as France strengthens consent-based rape laws

Gisèle Pelicot's memoir, released in 22 languages, recounts her survival from years of sexual assault after her husband drugged her and invited other men to assault her, aiming to offer hope to victims; the case helped propel France to enact consent-based rape laws following a landmark 2024 trial and drew praise from international figures like Simone Biles.

via AP News|
#consent-based-law#france#gisele-pelicot