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“It’s supposed to hurt” New photo projects aims to break down taboo and shame of rape survivors through the words of their attackers

“It’s supposed to hurt” New photo projects aims to break down taboo and shame of rape survivors through the words of their attackers

It is one of the worst crimes that can be inflicted upon a human being. Rape survivors can often face a wall of silence, indifference or even blame from their loved ones and communities after suffering at the hands of a traumatic sexual assault. But Grace Brown, a 21-year-old photography student at the School for Visual Arts has embarked upon[Read More…]

Victim of rape in the Yugoslavian war

Deadlier than a bomb: War and the female holocaust

“A nation is not conquered until the women’s hearts lay on the ground.” – Cheyenne Indian saying War is often romanticised by those who have not had the misfortune to experience it. Or more specifically, by those who have not been on the receiving end of a repeated campaign of wide-spread, orchestrated sexual violence. Such violence has recently been described[Read More…]