Couple Arrested Over Sexual Assault of Girl With Mental Illness
Malawi Police in Nkhata Bay is keeping in custody a 23-year-old Gift Bazirio for allegedly sexually assaulting a mentally challenged girl aged 23. While confirming the development, the district police spokesperson Kondwani James said the law enforcers also arrested the wife of the suspect, Margret Mhango, for aiding the sexual assault. The offence was committed […]
Egypt Student Jailed For 3 yrs For Online Sexual Harassment
A former Cairo student was jailed for three years on Tuesday for using social media to sexually harass women and will face charges of sexual assault next month in a case that triggered a #MeToo moment in the country. Ahmed Bassam Zaki, formerly at the American University in Cairo, will face the court again on […]
Sexual Violence In Namibia
Sexual assaults against women and children have become an epidemic of horror, with more disturbing reports highlighting the country’s horrific rape crisis. This past weekend, a number of rape and sexual assault cases were reported to the police, including an uncle who allegedly raped his niece in northern Namibia. According to the police, the alleged […]
Abuse Victims Hope Jamaica Election Brings Long-Awaited Women’s Shelters
Tiffany’s ex-boyfriend hit her almost every day, but once, he beat her so badly he damaged her eyesight. Eventually, the 20-year-old Jamaican hairdresser went to the police – she only wishes more help had been available at the time. As Jamaicans head to the polls on Thursday, thousands of domestic violence victims hope the next […]
Court Revives Ashley Judd’s Sexual Harassment Case Against Harvey Weinstein
A federal appeals court revived actress Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, saying she could sue under California law over his alleged attempt to help her career in return for sexual favours. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco found on Wednesday that Weinstein had considerable power […]
International Day For The Elimination Of Sexual Violence In Conflict
Background Definition and prevalence The term “conflict-related sexual violence” refers to rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, enforced sterilization, forced marriage and any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity perpetrated against women, men, girls or boys that is directly or indirectly linked to a conflict. The term also encompasses trafficking […]
Romanian Rights Groups Condemn Ban On Gender Identity Studies
A new five-year project in Myanmar will for the first time document all forests in the Southeast Asian nation – including places affected by ethnic tensions – to pinpoint deforestation risks and boost conservation, the United Nations said. The joint Myanmar-Finland project, launched this week with funding of 8 million euros ($9 million), will monitor […]
Murders Of S.African Women As Lockdown Eases Spark Online Campaigns
A spate of murders of South African women in recent weeks, including a heavily pregnant woman stabbed and hanged from a tree, highlighted the need for tougher police action on violence against women, women’s rights groups said on Tuesday. Two weeks after South Africa ended a nine-week ban on alcohol sales, President Cyril Ramaphosa linked […]
President Ramaphosa Condemns Brutal Killing Of Women, Children In South Africa
South Africa is under siege, with the number of women dying in the hands of men increasing since the easing of lockdown regulations under level 3, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted. The President has since called for South Africans to end the culture of silence and report perpetrators to the South African Police Service (SAPS). The […]
Nigerian Governors Declare ‘State of Emergency’ On Sexual Violence
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on the increasing rate of sexual and gender-based violence in the country. The NGF chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, said this via a communique sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday. Mr Fayemi, who has signed the Sexual Violence Against Children (compulsory treatment […]
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