Topic page on sexual-violence

From managers to maids: India's working women all face sexual abuse

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 26 08:10 AM

Women across India - from executives in gleaming corporate towers to those toiling behind closed doors of middle-class homes, in factories or farms - face the same dangers of sexual violence and harassment. Read more »

Indian taxi driver arrested over Japanese tourist rape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 03:12 AM

NEW DELHI, India - A taxi driver accused of raping and threatening a Japanese vacationer near a prominent Indian tourist destination has been arrested, police said Saturday. Read more »

The 2-finger test: Indian rape survivors still subjected to intrusive, illegal tests

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 10 04:49 PM

MUMBAI - Rape survivors in India continue to be subjected to intrusive tests that the government and courts banned years ago, campaigners said Wednesday. Read more »

Millions of girls forced into sex yet only 1 in 100 seek help: UN report

Lee Mannion, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Nov 01 08:49 PM

In the majority of cases, the abuser was known to the victim - with acts of sexual violence carried out by husbands, boyfriends, family members, friends and classmates. Read more »

Sex attacks leave Rohingya children fearful in Bangladesh's camps

Stefanie Glinski, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 06:44 PM

The 13-year-old pleaded with him to stop when he climbed on top of her, a gun in one hand, removed his pants with the other, and raped her. Read more »

Hiding reality of sexual abuse a grave mistake, Pope acknowledges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 01:02 AM

Francis Friday urged the world, including the Catholic Church, to face up to the devastating effects of online sexual violence on young people. Read more »

Lebanon scraps law absolving rapists who marry victims

Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 11:08 AM

BEIRUT - Lebanon's parliament abolished on Wednesday a law that absolves rapists if they marry their victims, joining other Arab states that have repealed "marry-your-rapist" laws in recent weeks. Read more »

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