Tag: Gender-based Violence

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When gender-based violence goes digital

Online violence against women has been on the rise. For women environmental  human rights defenders, it is becoming a constant, and deadly, threat. The death threats came per Whatsapp, Facebook, and the local radio channel – the main mode of communication for the residents of Tapajós, in the Brazilian state of Amazonia. Alessandra Munduruku, one of the leaders of the Munduruku women’s association who has … Continue reading When gender-based violence goes digital

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How Gender-based Political Violence is Corrosive to Democracy. A Q&A with Jennifer Piscopo

By Yarrow Global Dr. Jennifer Piscopo is associate professor of politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. She studies women and political representation and political participation, especially in Latin America and has consulted on these issues for UN women and other international agencies.  Yarrow Global recently sat down and talked with her about the growing field of gender-based political violence, why paying attention to … Continue reading How Gender-based Political Violence is Corrosive to Democracy. A Q&A with Jennifer Piscopo

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