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Photos: Indian Village Shocked By Brutal Rape and Murder Case

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#NotAllMen Don’t Get It

By Jeff Bridges

India’s Rapes Too Often Excused as ‘Boys Will Be Boys’

By Mallika Dutt

Lena Dunham and Her Sister Add to #YesAllWomen Discussion

By Eliana Dockterman
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Prosecutors Charge Man in Calif. Kidnap Case

Isidro Medrano Garcia faces five felony charges, including rape and kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, for abducting his ex-girlfriend's daughter and holding her captive for a decade

By Laura Stampler

California Woman Escapes Decade of Captivity

Her 41-year-old alleged captor has been arrested and faces kidnapping and rape charges

By Denver Nicks

The Debate: How Should College Campuses Handle Sexual Assault?

From survivors to politicians, activists and lawyers for the accused, TIME has gathered opinions from across party lines to weigh in on how to keep students safe. Here's what they had to say.

By TIME Staff

Mariska Hargitay: 'Society Continues to Misplace Blame on Survivors'

Mariska Hargitay is the founder and president of the Joyful Heart Foundation and stars in Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDespite the progress we as a nation have made in the movement to end sexual...

By Mariska Hargitay

'My Rapist Is Still on Campus'

Emma Sulkowicz is a junior at Columbia University. She is one of 23 Columbia and Barnard students who filed a federal Title IX complaint in April alleging that the university mishandled sexual assault cases. I...

By Emma Sulkowicz

Caitlin Flanagan: We Need Transparency on the Issue of Fraternity Rape

Caitlin Flanagan is a National Magazine Award winner and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where she recently completed a deep investigation of fraternity culture. She is also bestselling author of Girl Land and To...

By Caitlin Flanagan

'Overbroad Definitions of Sexual Assault are Deeply Counter-Productive'

Jed Rubenfeld is a professor at Yale Law School and the co-author of The Triple Package with his wife, Amy ChuaRAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, recently cited evidence that over 90% of college...

By Jed Rubenfeld

The Sexual Assault Crisis on American Campuses

The college town of Missoula, Montana, saw at least 80 reported rapes over three years, earning it the name “America’s Rape Capital.” But the nickname has it wrong. Missoula isn’t special; it is fairly average

By Eliza Gray

Study Looks at Sexual Assault Report Rates

In a study on a 2005 amendment to the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, the Urban Institute found that sexual assault victims with access to free medical exams were more likely to report the crime, but barriers with the police still exist

By Maya Rhodan

Brutal Assault Highlights Aceh's Bizarre Moral Crusade

The appalling treatment meted out to a 25-year-old widow has drawn attention to the application of Shari‘a law in the Indonesian province of Aceh. But with Brunei having just adopted the code, the controversy over Shari‘a in Asia is only just heating up

By Yenni Kwok

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Skewed White House Crusade on Sexual Assault

What's missing is virtually any recognition of the need for fairness to the accused.

By Cathy Young

Dallas Judge Defends 45-Day Sentence for Child Rapist

State District Judge Jeanine Howard gave Sir Young, 20, only five years of probation as she said the 14-year-old he assaulted "wasn't the victim she claimed to be" because of her sexual history

By Charlotte Alter

Campus Sexual Assault: What About the Good Guys?

The White House's new sexual assault guidelines encourage more prevention education. But some sexual assault awareness programs send mixed signals to college men.

By Charlotte Alter

White House Tackles Campus Sexual Assaults

A task force convened by President Obama announced a proposal on Tuesday that includes recommendations for identifying the scope of the problem and helping respond to schools’ concerns about how best to comply with federal law under Title IX

By Eliza Gray

G.O.P.: Actually, It's Democrats Who Overlook Women

Republicans are fighting perceptions that their party is sexist as midterm campaigns heat up. In its latest effort to appeal to women, the RNC highlighted Democratic primary races where the party establishment is backing men over women

By Jay Newton-Small

Columbia in Hot Water

After months of advocating for changes in the way the administration handles cases of sexual assault, 23 Columbia and Barnard students have filed a federal complaint that alleges violations of Title IX, Title II and the Clery Act by the university

By Eliana Dockterman
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