sexual violence

Islamabad court frees convicted rapist after ‘agreement’ to marry his victim
Middle East

Islamabad court frees convicted rapist after ‘agreement’ to marry his victim

Islamabad, PakistanCNN —  A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was “agreed” he would marry his…
Alleged gang-rape of woman on moving train sparks anger in Pakistan
World

Alleged gang-rape of woman on moving train sparks anger in Pakistan

(CNN) – The alleged gang-rape of a woman on a moving train has sparked anger in Pakistan, putting the spotlight…
Special Report: Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
World

Special Report: Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers

ADIGRAT, Ethiopia (Reuters) – The young mother was trying to get home with food for her two children when she…
Myanmar’s accusers slam Nobel laureate for genocide defense
World

Myanmar’s accusers slam Nobel laureate for genocide defense

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers seeking to halt what they allege is an ongoing genocide in Myanmar have slammed…
‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
World

‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women

Women’s rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in…
Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission
Egypt

Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission

Ten Egyptian policewomen will join the police ranks of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East

Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted
Society

Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted

More than 1,000 Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday to denounce sexual violence in the…
Thousands protest in ‘feminist tidal wave’ against sexist violence
Society

Thousands protest in ‘feminist tidal wave’ against sexist violence

  Tens of thousands of people rallied across Europe on Saturday against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out…
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