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male rape

Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health

Name and shame?

Lesley Perkes by Lesley Perkes 13 June 201320 June 2013

I got taken to the doctor. He sat opposite me and said exactly nothing, not even hello or how are you. Pale and discomforted, he looked everywhere. And then I saw his cold hand, white shirt cuff, soft beige jersey, slowly pushing one small white tranquiliser halfway across the polished desk. I asked what it […]

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The sperm collectors: Men in Zim are afraid, very afraid

Reader Blog by Reader Blog 28 October 201128 October 2011

By Jane Madembo A few months ago, in an article published in The Guardian, I wrote about my experiences using public transport in Zimbabwe. Specifically I talked about how women were victims of sexual harassment and rape by male motorists in Zimbabwe. But a few days ago I woke up to the shocking news that […]

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