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Sexual assault and digital evidence in India (Part 2): Your right to privacy versus the right to complain
Sexual assault and digital evidence in India (Part 2): Your right to privacy versus the right to complain 22 September 2021 Ratna Appnender for GenderIT.org

In the second and last part of this in-depth article, the author unpacks the persistence of rape myths in judicial reasoning, even veiled under the promises of neutrality and accuracy of digital evidence.

Sexual assault and digital evidence in India (Part 1): Is electronic data determining whether a woman has been raped or not?
Sexual assault and digital evidence in India (Part 1): Is electronic data determining whether a woman has been raped or not? 12 September 2021 Ratna Appnender for GenderIT.org

This insightful piece highlights how digital evidence is overwhelming the legal and judicial imagination by looking specifically at cases of rape trials in India.

Sexual assault in Ghana: How technology can help build visibility
Sexual assault in Ghana: How technology can help build visibility 11 February 2019 Doreen Raheena Sulleyman for GenderIT.org

In Ghana, sexual assault is vastly under-reported and there is a huge barrier in the police procedures for reporting crimes. This article explores what role technology can play in addressing this, and whether public discourse and visibility around sexual assault can lead to change.

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