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Combating rape in prisons: Little and late
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The Catholic church: Sins of the fathers
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Japan's dark underbelly: Doing justice
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Violence against women: War's overlooked victims
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Chemical castration in Poland: No sympathy
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DADT repeal: Rum, sodomy, and statistics
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