Aprender a hacer cine en la Amazonia para contar la selva desde dentro

ALFONSO SILVA SANTISTEBAN Hace nueve años, a los 14, Livia Silvano aprendió a usar una cámara de video en el local comunal de su barrio, en la zona baja de Belén, en la Amazonia peruana. Desde niña había participado junto con su madre en talleres que utilizaban el arte para crear y para abordar temas complejos como la violencia infantil o de género, facilitados por educadores … Continue reading Aprender a hacer cine en la Amazonia para contar la selva desde dentro

Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes

By Feras Kilani in Sudan & Mercy Juma in Chad, BBC NewsShare Civilians caught up in Sudan’s civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. Our journalists have managed to make it to the front line of the fighting close to the capital, Khartoum. Top UN officials have said the conflict has plunged the country into “one … Continue reading Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes

Actriz pide en los premios Cesar que a la industria cinematográfica francesa encare abuso sexual

BY SYLVIE CORBET AND BARBARA SURK PARÍS (AP) — Durante la transmisión en vivo de la ceremonia de los Premios César, la versión francesa de los Oscar, la actriz Judith Godrèche pidió a la industria cinematográfica francesa que “enfrente la verdad” sobre la violencia sexual y el abuso físico. “Podemos decidir que los hombres acusados de violación ya no gobiernen el cine (francés)”, dijo Godrèche el viernes por … Continue reading Actriz pide en los premios Cesar que a la industria cinematográfica francesa encare abuso sexual

Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What do the documents show about his lifestyle and $580m fortune?

The document released by a US judge, over 900 pages long, is littered with names but some secrets stay hidden Edward Helmore It has long been known that the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated at the center of a globe-spanning network of the rich, famous and powerful, but the documents released on Wednesday were nonetheless shocking in revealing the sheer magnitude of his elite circle. Through … Continue reading Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What do the documents show about his lifestyle and $580m fortune?

If a woman can be raped in broad daylight on a train, there are tough questions for all of us

By Gaby Hinsliff This latest horrific crime shatters any illusions we may still have about when, where and how such things can happen It was broad daylight, and there were other people in the tube carriage. She should have been safe. She’d fallen asleep, missed her stop, and ended up at the end of the Piccadilly line. But still, on a weekend morning in a … Continue reading If a woman can be raped in broad daylight on a train, there are tough questions for all of us

‘The devil was in that building’: New Orleans church orphanages’ dark secrets

Jason Berry in Marrero, Louisiana Survivors of institutions run by Catholic diocese recall litany of sexual abuse as bankruptcy process keeps documents hidden This is the final installment of a three-part series exploring how the archdiocese of New Orleans’s bankruptcy stands apart from other cases of its kind. The first installment ran on Wednesday 29 November 2023, and the second installment ran on Friday 1 December. Call her Sheila. She doesn’t … Continue reading ‘The devil was in that building’: New Orleans church orphanages’ dark secrets

Manipur women in naked and rape assault video ‘will not give up’

By Divya Arya | BBC News, Manipur Six months after they were stripped, paraded naked and allegedly gang raped by a mob in north-east India, two women, whose ordeal was made public in a viral video, talk to the BBC in their first face-to-face interview. They speak about living in hiding, their fight for justice and their call for a separate administration for their community. … Continue reading Manipur women in naked and rape assault video ‘will not give up’

Vachathi: India court upholds convictions in 30-year-old rapes

By Geeta Pandey and Pramila Krishnan | BBC News, Delhi and Chennai The high court in India’s Tamil Nadu state has upheld the convictions of hundreds of government officials for atrocities against tribals, including rapes of 18 women, three decades ago. The convicts include policemen and officials from the forest and revenue departments. They had attacked the tribals in June 1992, accusing them of aiding … Continue reading Vachathi: India court upholds convictions in 30-year-old rapes