After surviving a harrowing rape attempt, Any Hurtado took up boxing — and found herself surrounded by other Ecuadoran women using their fists for protection in a country torn by sexual violence.
Statistics paint a disturbing picture of the threats women face in the South American country: six out of every 10 have been the victims of gender-based aggression, and one girl in 10 suffers sexual abuse before the age of 18.
Hurtado, a 17-year-old nursing student, lived through her own horror story last year.
She was walking home when a group of men surrounded her and tried to rape her.
“They started grabbing me and trying to assault me,” she told AFP.
“As I was struggling against them I thought I wasn’t going to be able to get away. But I found the strength somewhere. I hit the one closest to me and managed to run away.” Full story...
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Statistics paint a disturbing picture of the threats women face in the South American country: six out of every 10 have been the victims of gender-based aggression, and one girl in 10 suffers sexual abuse before the age of 18.
Hurtado, a 17-year-old nursing student, lived through her own horror story last year.
She was walking home when a group of men surrounded her and tried to rape her.
“They started grabbing me and trying to assault me,” she told AFP.
“As I was struggling against them I thought I wasn’t going to be able to get away. But I found the strength somewhere. I hit the one closest to me and managed to run away.” Full story...
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