Bogota protests violence against women. Sparked by the brutal rape and murder of a woman in Bogota’s central park, hundreds of people took to the streets in Colombia’s capital Sunday to protest violence against women. Among the protesters were prominent politicians like Bogtoa mayor Gustavo Petro and former Senator Piedad Cordoba. The march was sparked by the rape and fatal beating and stabbing of a street vendor in the city’s National Park. The civilian initiative received support on social media networks where people from other Colombian cities expressed their support under #NiUnaMas.
Comments are closed. T.co / Twitter. Domestic Violence Law Repealed By Lawmakers In Topeka, Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan. — Over the past month, one by one, people suspected in domestic battery cases in northeast Kansas have been set free with no charges against them. Prosecutors say they're overwhelmed with felonies and, faced with budget cuts, can't afford to pursue the cases. Busted budgets have forced tough decisions by governments and law enforcement officials nationwide, but the Shawnee County district attorney's move to stop investigating domestic abuse and other misdemeanor cases has angered victims' advocates who say austerity has gone too far.
The advocates are also outraged by the response from the capital city of Topeka, where the City Council and mayor repealed the city's domestic abuse law Tuesday night – a move designed to ensure the city wouldn't be stuck with the bill for prosecuting such cases. "I absolutely do not understand it," Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said after the vote. "It can't continue like this. 'My Clothes Are Not My Consent!' Say SlutWalkers in New York City. Share I was already planning on joining in when SlutWalk, the anti–sexual violence march that’s sweeping the globe, came to New York City. Regardless of what you think of the medium, the message—that the way survivors dress, talk, flirt, laugh, is never to blame for rape and assault—is one that the world needs to hear.
And I was beyond inspired that a plucky group of University of Toronto undergraduates had hit the streets instead of quietly seething in response to a police officer’s advice not to dress like “sluts” to avoid being victimized. But I became even more intrigued as I worked with Salamishah Tillet on her piece for The Nation on whether there is a place for women of color in the SlutWalk movement. Debate over the movement had roiled the feminist community all summer.
SlutWalks often featured women in, well, not the kinds of clothes you wear to get respect from a city council member or police chief. FBI Will Revise Narrow Definition Of Rape To Correct Mass Underreporting Of Sexual Assaults.