Congo is unsafe for women, thanks to the burgeoning rape industry, sexual harassment and molestation. The crime rate against the women in the country has seen a surge, devouring their much-cherished freedom and sacrificing their zeal to live,...
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Darfur women have suffered agony and humiliation for being from the land of the Janjaweed. They have been raped and physically assaulted several times to threaten them and their clan. What a pity the government is siding away from such...
In the everlasting battle of the sexes, man has since time immemorial tried to subjugate woman through whatever means he could lay his hands on. Marital rape is one of the most potent weapons in his armamentarium. In United States researchers estimate...
Men who have sex with drunk women will be at risk of being convicted of rape under new laws to be considered by ministers.
This legal shake-up would mean that a woman would be considered incapable of giving consent to sex if she had been heavily...
If it were between countries, we’d call it a war. If it were a disease, we’d call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we’d call it a disaster. But it’s happening to women, and it’s just an everyday affair.
Japan is one the most technological...
A group of seven men chatted around while, one of their friend, sexually molested a woman. The incident occurred at Wellington.
Police called for witnesses to the attack, which inflicted horrific injuries on the victim, but Detective Senior Sergeant...
The images from Sudan are horrific- wounded, starving, diseased adults and dying infants. Some people have referred to this as ‘ethnic cleansing,’ while some called it ‘genocide.’
The conflict between the government of Sudan and two rebel groups that...
Just like the UN troops in Africa, the Burmese military too is performing its evil deeds against Karen women.
The Burmese army continues to commit gross abuses against civilians, particularly members of ethnic minorities associated with various...
Social taboos hovering around brutality are the main causes of perpetuating violence against women in Algeria.
In addition, lack of a sufficient response and support for sufferers of violence silence the victims, and perpetuate the violence.
Many...
A woman who told police she had been raped was taken to jail because of an outstanding warrant and denied use of a morning-after pill to prevent a potential pregnancy.
The 21-year-old woman told police she was grabbed by a man and raped on 27th...
According to the previous law, juries rarely convicted men of rape if their accuser was drunk. The study found jurors believe that when a woman is intoxicated, it is reasonable for a man to take her silence as consent to sex and so hardly 5% of the...
A surgeon was free to resume his career after he was cleared of double rape. The victims’ allegations couldn’t end in conviction because they were under the influence of alcohol.
Two women both teachers by profession indicted Dr Rance, of Worthing,...
A small town police Chief Chris Abril, won the campaign for the post of sheriff regardless of being indicted with raping two young girls nearly 20 years ago.
The 45-year-old Democrat, who took the oath of office with his wife and two sons at his...
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Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won’t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.
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