Sonia Sodha

2 months ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Sonia Sodha

Virginia Giuffre’s death serves as a terrible reminder of the double suffering endured by women who have been sexually trafficked. First, there is the horrific experience of the sexual abuse itself. Layered on top of that is the trauma of speaking out about what has happened and of trying to get justice despite all the mud that the powerful men who are accused fling at survivors to try and discredit them to make the allegations go away.

2 months ago | almendron.com | Sonia Sodha

Middle-aged women are expected to fade into the background, to be apologetic for their existence, to quietly accept their lot. They’re not supposed to stick up for themselves, to enforce their boundaries, to say no. As a woman, these societal expectations have been drummed into me from day one. But still.

2 months ago | msn.com | Sonia Sodha

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2 months ago | theguardian.com | Sonia Sodha

Last month, ITV News reported on the case of 51-year-old Anne, who travelled to a Swiss assisted suicide clinic to end her own life after her only son died. The first her family knew of it was when they received the goodbye letters Anne had posted them from Switzerland. It follows another case from 2023, when 47-year-old Alastair Hamilton went to the same Swiss clinic after telling his mother he was going on holiday. He had been suffering from stomach problems but had no diagnosed illness.

2 months ago | msn.com | Sonia Sodha

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