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Catcalling

A form of street harassment. Unwanted sexual comments, gestures, whistles that make the person uncomfortable.

Catfishing

Involves the creation of fake online personas or identities to deceive, manipulate, or defraud individuals on social media, dating platforms, or chat rooms. Perpetrators engage in catfishing to establish false relationships, extract personal information, or perpetrate romance scams, exploiting the victim's trust and emotional vulnerabilities.

Coercion

Forcing, or attempting to force, another person to engage in behaviors against their will by using threats, verbal insistence, manipulation, deception, cultural expectations or economic power.

Consent

Someone's voluntary agreement to or acquiescence in what another proposes or desires; compliance, concurrence, permission.

Cyberflashing

The act of sending unsolicited, sexually explicit images or content, typically via digital platforms like social media, messaging apps, or email. It is a form of digital harassment.

Cyberstalking

It involves the use of digital communication platforms to harass, intimidate, or monitor an individual without their consent. Perpetrators may employ social media, email, or messaging apps to track the victim's online activity or whereabouts, instilling fear and a sense of intrusion.

Cycle of abuse

It refers mainly (but not only) to intimate partner violence. This cycle typically consists of three main phases: the tension-building phase, the use of violence, or “explosion” phase , the honeymoon phase. When violence is rooted, the cycles are repeated, and, like a spiral, they accelerate and increase in intensity with time.