Tag: sexual violence

Personal Reflection: Pakistan Today’s Report on Sexual Violence Against Children

Humna Imran July 22, 2020 0 Comments
I write this about Pakistan today because that is where I grew up, and seeing these events unfold in front of my very own eyes makes my heart ache. According to Pakistan Today (2020), there were 5,240 cases of sexual violence against children under the age of 18 in 2019 in Pakistan. That’s five thousand, two hundred and forty lives ruined, and those numbers reflect only the official government...

Sexual Violence in the Age of Social Media

Molly Ormsbee June 8, 2020 0 Comments
Victim-blaming has become so familiar to us that we’re probably a little desensitized to the unequal standards that permit it. While the #MeToo movement has arguably brought more attention to this issue than ever before, we still have a long way to go. Rather than excusing violence with phrases like “boys will be boys”, we’re fighting for perpetrators to be held accountable. We are...