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In Sydney, hundreds of men are being raped each year, often after their drinks have been spiked.

In New South Wales, rape law reform continues: "Under NSW's new laws, a person can be found guilty of sexual assault if they did not make "reasonable" efforts to establish the other person had consented voluntarily without the influence of intoxication, coercion or threats... the onus would now be on the accused to show he had reasonable grounds to believe the alleged victim had consented."

In Australia's neighbour Indonesia, Female Genital Mutilation continues.

And in another neighbouring country, Malaysia, where abortion is illegal and therefore prohibitively expensive, women are using abortion pills, despite concern about risk.

In the US, Native American women who are raped lack crisis services and justice; Amnesty International is calling on the government to fully fund the Violence Against Women Act to redress this, and ask to you write the White House an email.

Anne Manne discusses the intersection between pornography and sexual violence.