Category Archives: Acts of Violence

Is this blogger clueless about pornography? Or a lying PR flack for the porn industry?

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here is an excerpt from this post at Jezebel: Say what you will about pornography, objectification and exploitation, the growing legitimization of the pornography industry : which led to much more government- and self-regulation : also led to a significant … Continue reading →

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Does “the right to privacy” encompass sex with a comatose spouse?

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

It does according to this disturbing article. A Wisconsin appeals court says a man charged with allegedly having sex with his comatose wife in a nursing home had the right to an expectation of privacy. The District 4 Court of … Continue reading →

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“A new report by the Poppy Project has found that there are over 921 brothels in London being advertised in newspapers with a “large and growing” number of young women who are trafficked as sex slaves.”

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Ann Bartow

BBC story here. Via Jezebel. If you want to help trafficked people in this country, support passage of this. And fight the Bush funded, women hating disinformation campaign. –Ann Bartow

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H.R. 3887: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Ann Bartow

“To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.” Information here.

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“Obama says Palin’s family off limits”

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Ann Bartow

And major props to Obama for that. I wonder if McCain didn’t understand the magnitude of the wave of sexism that was sure to hit Sarah Palin. His wife has clearly experienced sexism, but the practical effect has been fairly … Continue reading →

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“Defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor are accused of human trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.”

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Brief press account here. Will update when there is more information, and hopefully provide a link to the Complaint.

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“Restoring Human Dignity: Women Lawyers Push Back Against Human Trafficking”

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this article, with a short excerpt below: Every lawyer who works on the issue of human trafficking has a powerful memory of someone like Katya, whose life has been torn asunder by what is seen as … Continue reading →

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Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I am re-posting the entire article because of its terminal sentence: Beneath the anonymity of the sky-blue burqa, Saliha’s slender frame and voice betray her young age.Asked why she was serving seven years in jail alongside hardened insurgents and criminals, … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Sex Trafficking Incident

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Too common for much press coverage apparently, but there was this: Authorities: Kidnapped girl rescued at motel ABSECON — Police arrested a Vineland man and three other people after a Massachusetts girl called her mother to report she was being … Continue reading →

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Can a Beer Mug Reduce Domestic Violence?

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This mug? Would Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein deem it an appropriate “choice architecture” type Nudge? Blogger Elle, Phd. is dubious about its efficacy, and I think her critique is a valid one. –Ann Bartow

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Frida Kahlo Look-alike Model Open Audition pictures

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here.

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On the coerced prostitution of Iraqi Women and Girls

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here. Below is a short excerpt: The most moving part of her e-mail was her description of a visit to prostituted Iraqi girls in a Syrian prison.”I spoke to some of them,”Ms. Adel writes,”and they said they would rather be … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Crime. (Via.) Prospective help for the victim and people like her. (See also.) Support the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Thank you and good night. –Ann Bartow ETA: See also.

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“Violence Linked to Rapid Rise of AIDS in Women”

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From Women’s Enews: … “Violence against women is both a cause and consequence of HIV and AIDS,” said Ines Alberdi, executive director of UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, at a press conference preceding the international gathering, held … Continue reading →

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“IL Governor Signs Law to Track Domestic Batterers Using GPS Technology”

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Ms. Magazine reports: llinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) signed a measure into law that allows authorities to track convicted domestic violence offenders via satellite using GPS technology. The new law allows judges to order that offenders wear a GPS device … Continue reading →

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8th Circuit Decision On Shackling Pregnant Women

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Ann Bartow

In a case out of Arkansas called Nelson v. Correctional Medical Services, 2008 WL 2777423 (8th Cir. 2008), the Eighth Circuit concluded that the shackling of a pregnant inmate laboring to deliver a baby did not constitute an Eighth Amendment … Continue reading →

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Sexual Misconduct and Shackling of Pregnant Women

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Amnesty International surveyed all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to obtain information on the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody. These findings are based primarily on information provided … Continue reading →

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Portions of PA Bias Crime Law Struck Down

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Tony Infanti

At the end of last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a summary decision  that upheld and adopted a lower court opinion that struck down portions of Pennsylvania’s bias crime law (18 Pa. Cons. Stat. section 2710) on constitutional grounds. … Continue reading →

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Bikini Waxing: A Short But Bracing Documentary

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Ouch.

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Kelly Oliver, “Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media”

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher: Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive influence. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the Abu Ghraib torture photos, … Continue reading →

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Iranian Woman Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Equality Now has just issued Women’s Action Update 29.2, calling for the immediate release of Kobra Najjar, who is at risk of imminent execution by stoning for prostitution.   We have just heard from her lawyer that all legal appeals … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking: An ABC News Report On Child Selling In Haiti

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Quite sad and disturbing. NB: If you want to help trafficking victims, support passage of H.R. 3387. See also.

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“Very Young Girls”

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

A documentary: Very Young Girls is a documentary film that chronicles the journey of young women through the underground world of sexual exploitation in New York City. A 14-year-old girl is lured from her home, beaten, raped, held captive, and … Continue reading →

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“Islam vs. Christianity, Re: Feminism”

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this interesting post at Screaming Into The Void. Amananta writes in part: Given there are only 300 million people living in America, and approximately 1 billion estimated in”the Muslim World”, given that most women killed by … Continue reading →

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Pimp Empowerment

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Ann Bartow

A few short excerpts from this NYT article: Mr. Elms said that he started The Erotic Review in 1999 because he wanted to empower the customers of prostitutes. “I was getting ripped off,”he said.”There was no way to hold people … Continue reading →

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Target: Women Takes On The Summer of Political Courtship

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here. Funny but infuriating too.

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Stop Violence against Women website looking for volunteers!

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The Advocates for Human Rights is seeking volunteers to create content for a website that is accessed by people all over the world. The Stop Violence against Women website (StopVAW) is an online resource with more than 4,000 pages of … Continue reading →

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“NOMAS supports Reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, HR 3887”

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The National Organization of Men Against Sexism gets it. The organization stands with decent people everywhere in opposing human trafficking, and affirms the following: The U.S. law addressing the crime of Sex Trafficking, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 0f 2000, … Continue reading →

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Feminism and FGM

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Interesting post here at Womanist Musings.

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“Hands up if you’ve experienced street harassment”

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this post at the f-word and it has attracted a lot of comments.

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Human Trafficking, Coercive Sex and Feministing

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I’m having a difficult time understanding this post at Feministing. As far as I can tell, the post author prefers that the federal government NOT “waste time” investigating cases where pimps claim that trafficked, prostituted people are “free to leave.” … Continue reading →

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“Free Speech & the Menace of Hysteria”

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I recently returned from a conference where one of the panels I spoke on concerned “hate speech” and the other addressed related topics. The audience skewed heavily libertarian, but the conversations sparked by the panels still seemed fairly productive. However, … Continue reading →

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“Equality Now has issued Women’s Action 30.1, India: The Demand for Sex Trafficking: Holding Commercial Sex Buyers Accountable”

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Government and NGO reports estimate that there are from hundreds of thousands to millions of women and girls prostituted in India, many of whom are victims of sex trafficking. The majority of women prostituted and trafficked within India are from”lower”(scheduled) … Continue reading →

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“Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause”

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of a frightening and depressing article in the WaPo, below is an excerpt: Campaign field work can be an exercise in confronting the fears, anxieties and prejudices of voters. Veterans of the civil rights movement know what … Continue reading →

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“CRIES UNHEARD: HELL’S FURY IN THE CONGO”

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Read this post at Black Women, Blow the Trumpet!

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Teenager Makes Rape Accusation Via YouTube Because She Says No One Else Will Listen

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Whoa. Jezebel has the story and the clip.

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“Unwanted Sexual Contact, in Context”

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Insider Higher Ed reports on on long term study here. Below is an excerpt: … The report, on”The Context of Unwanted Sexual Experiences”at UNH, is the latest product of a research project begun in 1988 and funded by the president’s … Continue reading →

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“A Glimpse Into the Chaos: Learning About the Consequences of the War”

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of a really good post at The Feminist Underground.

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Upcoming Conference at Brown: “Beyond Borders: Innovative Approaches to Combat Human Trafficking in the United States and Abroad”

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Ann Bartow

May 24, 2008, 11:00 a.m. List Art Center Auditorium, 64 College Street, Providence According to the United Nations, over 12 million people worldwide are trafficked for forced labor or sexual exploitation every year. In the United States, an estimated 17,500 … Continue reading →

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Intentional Sex Torts

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Since 2005, four states have finally recognized that fraudulent inducement of sex is rape. Not just immoral, not just “boys being boys” behavior, but misappropriation of a woman’s personal right to choose who invades her body. Perhaps surprisingly, the first … Continue reading →

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Organizing Communities to End Violence Against Women

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

The Women and Girls Collective Action Network, based in Chicago, has prepared this report on practical, non-institutional ways to help end violence against women. -Bridget Crawford

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Conference: “Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in the ICC: Translating Promises into Reality” on October 14, 2008 at Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C.

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in the ICC: Translating Promises Into Reality Date: 10/14/08 Times: 09:30AM – 04:00PM Description: Prior to the passage of the Rome Statute in 1998, women’s human rights activists engaged in a campaign to demand prosecution … Continue reading →

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“Bride Abduction” In Chechnya

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Ann Bartow

According to this article, it’s both horrible and common.

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“COLOR OF VIOLENCE: THE INCITE! ANTHOLOGY!”

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From this site (where there is far more information): Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology presents the fierce and vital writing of 33 visionary radical women and trans people of color. These writers not only investigate the intersecting ways in … Continue reading →

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“How do You Keep A Social Movement Alive: Why We Can’t Wait”

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That is the title of a post about sexual violence at Document The Silence, which in part suggests Wearing Red on April 30, 2008 in observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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“Prostitution, Politics and Policy” by Roger Matthews

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher’s website: Governments in different parts of the world have been struggling to develop constructive policies to deal with prostitution – as, for example, the British Home Office recently instigated a £1.5 million programme to help address the … Continue reading →

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“Why gamers need to stop being assholes to feminists if they want to be happy”

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this post at Feminist Gamers. Below is an excerpt: … We all know that videogames are being scapegoated. But whenever someone offers up a scapegoat, it’s because they’re trying to avoid taking responsibility for the real … Continue reading →

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10 Men Rape 17 Year Old, Imitating Porn

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Sparkle*Matrix has an account of a recent horrifying porn-inspired rape.

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“Blogswarms: Congo Rape Epidemic and Global Day for Darfur”

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Check out the excellent coverage and link round-up at Diary of An Anxious Black Woman.

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Kamal Ghali, “No Slavery Except as a Punishment for Crime: The Punishment Clause and Sexual Slavery”

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The abstract: This Article is about the hidden complexity of the textual exception to the Thirteenth Amendment. The amendment mandates that there shall be no slavery”except as a punishment for crime.”At first glance, the exception seems insignificant: The drafters sought … Continue reading →

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