Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

CARICOM SG spotlights growing threat of digital abuse against women, girls

THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has said that it stands in solidarity with the global community in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December). CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, in a message, highlighted the urgent need to confront violence against women and girls, including the growing threat of digital […]

Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

One day, the anonymous interaction turned into physical stalking. He texted her exactly what she was wearing. “There is a specific terror in being watched by someone without a face,” Ms. Tesfai told UN officials, Goodwill Ambassadors and civil society representatives in New York commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The unwanted attention soon turned […]

Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met.