“Why didn’t he stop the abuse?” Interview German courts seem to be more concerned with how credible the complainant is than with why the perpetrator committed an act of violence, says criminal lawyer Christina Clemm. Here, she explains how persistent misogynistic assumptions have led to a culture of impunity in Germany. By Christina Clemm
Cross-Border Observations on Rape in India and South Africa In early 2013, the cases of two young women, brutally gang-raped and murdered in different parts of the world received uncharacteristic national and international attention. One was Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old from India; and the other was 17-year-old Anene Booysen in South Africa. By Claudia Lopes
December 16th 2012: A Rape, A Murder and A Movement Two young women, in India and in South Africa, were brutally gang-raped and murdered: "Nirbhaya" in New Delhi (16th Dec, 2012), and Anene Booysen in Bredasdorp, in the Western Cape, South Africa (2nd Feb, 2013). Their cases received unprecedented attention, nationally and internationally. By Urvashi Butalia