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CologneCologne attacks got the most attention from our readers this week. Check out here if your comment has been chosen for this week’s Comments of the Week!

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24.01.2016 | 0:06

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When girls are not any longer girls: The abuse of under-age girls in Latin and Central America

© picture-alliance/dpa/M. Gambarini

© picture-alliance/dpa/M. Gambarini

In Latin and Central America, there are many cases of young girls who have been raped continuously, since not everyone has respects the rights of minors.

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15.01.2016 | 13:31

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Something in the air

Demonstration for women's rights in Cologne. "Keine Gewalt gegen Frauen" (no violence against women)

Demonstration for women’s rights in Cologne. “Keine Gewalt gegen Frauen” (no violence against women)

It wasn’t usual for me what I experienced nearly two weeks ago. On my way back home from work a group of boys passing by started whistling and singing songs in a language that was not English, Hindi, Urdu or German, the languages I recognize. It shocked me as it had never happened to me during my three years long stay in Germany. It shocked me even more when a similar incident happened to me again a few days later.

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14.01.2016 | 22:21

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Comments of the week

polizeiThe mass sexual assault in Cologne on New Year’s Eve has sparked discussion and debate about Germany’s policy to accept refugees. Check out the readers’ comments here! Maybe yours is picked for this week’s Comments of the Week.

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14.01.2016 | 21:42

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Women in the News

CologneCologne was the scene of mass sexual assault on New Year’s Eve. Police say more than 500 complaints have now been filed, with about 40 percent involving sexual offenses. Read more here and check out other news about women that made it to the headlines this week.

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14.01.2016 | 21:41

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Cologne – Can group dynamics lead to sexual violence?

Demonstration against sexism in Cologne, January 5 2016 © picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

Demonstration against sexism in Cologne January 5, 2016 © picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

On New Years’s Eve, hundreds of men sexually harassed women in public. How could this happen? What are the impacts of group dynamics in such a situation? Dr. Barbara Krahé, a social psychology professor, explains.

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11.01.2016 | 13:25

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Veronica Colondam: Hope for Jakarta’s youth

© picture-alliance/dpa/C. Oelrich

© picture-alliance/dpa/C. Oelrich

More than half of all Indonesians are under the age of 30, but very few can afford a good education. Social entrepreneur Veronica Colondam wants to change that. Her organization, YCAB, provides affordable schooling for the poor. See here!

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05.01.2016 | 8:58

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