France’s disabilities minister will not face a new investigation “as things stand” into a rape allegation that surfaced shortly after his nomination by President Emmanuel Macron last week, Prosecutors said Wednesday. Damien Abad has faced mounting pressure to resign after the news website Mediapart published assault allegations made by two women over a decade ago, … Read more
Only in 1991 did the House of Lords make marital rape illegal. This was only one of many facts brought to my attention by barrister Harriet Johnson’s riveting and forensically written book Enough: The Violence Against Women and How to End It. As I read it, I understood that the great steps that have been … Read more
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s parliament enacted a long-awaited bill to combat sexual violence. The bill aims to provide a legal framework for victims to seek justice in a country where sexual abuse is generally treated as a private affair. After six years of deliberation, a majority of legislators in parliament voted in favor of the bill, … Read more
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by another patient while undergoing treatment at the quarantine centre in New Delhi, the capital of India. According to the reports, police said the main suspect and the man with the rape video were arrested. In this regard, the management of the quarantine centre said that the victim girl … Read more
World is observing Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict today. On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to … Read more
An 18-year-old girl was set ablaze after being raped by her own paternal uncle in India’s Fatehpur district. According to Police officials, the victim said in a statement that she was alone in her home on Saturday noon, her 22-year-old raped her amid she started screaming, her uncle her uncle sprinkled kerosene on her and … Read more
The 23-year-old was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, India by five persons, including one who she had accused of rape in March this year. According to details, a girl is battling for her life after she was set on fire by five persons, including the one who accused of raping her, along with four … Read more
A girl named Anu Dubey, was protesting alone near the Parliament in Indian capital Delhi over rape and murder of Priyanka Reddy, was tortured and later detained by the Police. The World’s largest democracy face revealed, Anu Dubey was doing protest with a placard in hand, “Why can’t I feel safe at my own home” … Read more
Another woman in India burnt alive after being raped. According to a foreign news agency, a 27-year-old Veterinary Doctor named Priyanka Reddy in the Indian city Hyderabad has been burned alive after being subjected to sexual abuse. A person who sells milk at the outskirts of Shamshadabad police station in Hyderabad informed police that a … Read more
A spate of rape incidents in India, 15-year-old girl was raped and set blaze in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to details, a 15-year-old girl was raped and set on fire blaze after sprinkling kerosene on her. Senior Police officer Alok Kumar Jaiswal said that the girl was burnt to death by … Read more
