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India hangs 4 over 2012 Delhi bus gang-rape

Jalees Andrabi and Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 08:35 PM

India executed 4 men on Friday for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion. Read more »

'The rapist is you': Chile anthem against sexual violence goes viral

Paulina Abramovich, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 06:55 AM

"The fault is not with me, nor where I was, nor how I was dressed... The rapist is you!" Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 29, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 12:23 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'One Billion Rising' in UP

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:16 PM

Human rights defenders, students, and members of multi-sectoral groups dance and chant as they begin the One Billion Rising 2020 campaign in the University of the Philippines, Diliman on Tuesday. Read more »

Stories of sexual violence can become 'trauma porn,' #MeToo founder warns

Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 07:36 AM

The founder of the #MeToo movement that inspired countless women to reveal stories of sexual violence said on Thursday women can be just as powerful by not sharing their experiences, which can become grist for "trauma porn." Read more »

UN backs weakened resolution on sexual violence in conflicts

Philippe Rater, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 07:24 AM

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege called Tuesday for justice for victims of sexual violence in conflict zones, as the UN Security Council approved a watered-down resolution largely stripped of substance by the United States and Russia. Read more »

More than 150 women, girls raped in South Sudan: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:10 AM

UNITED NATIONS - More than 150 women and girls have come forward in the past 12 days to seek help in South Sudan after they were raped or suffered other forms of sexual violence, the heads of three UN agencies said Monday. Read more »

Ilang Pinay models rumampa vs sexual violence

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 10:49 PM

Target pag-usapan ng "Be Heard Movement" ang mga maseselang isyu tulad ng sexual violence. Read more »

Pagtataas ng edad sa statutory rape, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 12:53 AM

Ginugunita ngayong araw ang World Children's Day. Read more »

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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