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Due diligence and accountability for online violence against women

Posted Tue 21 Nov 2017 - 02:21 | 3,127 views

This paper explores what online violence against women is; what can be done to stem and ultimately eliminate it; and whose responsibility it is to do so. It does this by building upon the issues identified in two research projects, namely the research on state accountability to eliminate violence against women by the Due Diligence Project (DDP) and the research on corporate and state remedies…

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Rape and the courts: Going online isn't really justice

Posted Sat 11 Aug 2012 - 21:56 | 8,331 views
Savannah Dietrich was raped. The rapists took photographs and circulated them at her school - but in a plea bargain, she was told that she was not allowed to tell people what had happened. She posted the names of her attackers on social media sites, risking a jail sentence and a fine. But is this justice?