My thoughts today are with all girls who were sexually harmed by adult men, men who then went on to be publicly supported and celebrated.

#MVAWG will never lessen until those who have the power to shape public thinking make a conscious effort to start taking it seriously.
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Paula Radcliffe wished van de Velde 'good luck' for the same reason Netherlands’ chef de mission, Pieter van den Hoogenband, said that he had been "surprised by the negative reaction" to a child rapist being sent to the Olympics.

#MVAWG is always trivialized by our cultures
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Paula Radcliffe says she doesn't know why she wished convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde "good luck" at the #Olympics in an interview.

A brief thread on the trivialisation of male violence against women and girls #MVAWG

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/24/radcliffe-defends-decision-to-let-van-de-velde-compete-at-olympics
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Paula Radcliffe apologises for wishing ‘good luck’ to convicted rapist at Olympics

Paula Radcliffe has apologised for wishing good luck to a convicted rapist when he competes for the Netherlands at the Paris Olympics next week

The Guardian

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/09/punish-victim-says-kazakhstan-parliamentarian

Amantai Zharkynbek, a deputy from the ruling Amanat political party, said that if a woman’s husband is sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for domestic violence, then “it follows that his wife should be detained too,” for “provoking” the abuse. Deputy Zharkynbek also proposed that the women be labelled “provocateurs” in family abuse cases and that they be held equally accountable for the violence.

#Kazakhstan #misogyny #MVAWG #DomesticAbuse #HumanRights

Punish the Victim, says Kazakhstan Parliamentarian

A deputy from Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of Parliament, the Mazhilis, has made an outrageous proposal to punish women for provoking abuse by their husbands.

Human Rights Watch
#16Days of Action on male violence against women & girls #MVAWG
If you want/need to show others the evidence on #sexualassault of adults this research is highly recommended

Misconceptions of sexual crimes against adult victims: Barriers to justice
https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi611