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Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh rejects ‘false accusations’
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Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh rejects ‘false accusations’

  US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday he would not step aside after a second woman accused…
Kavanaugh accuser demands FBI probe before testifying
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Kavanaugh accuser demands FBI probe before testifying

  President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on backing his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh, as his accuser demanded an…
UN adopts Egyptian anti-sexual abuse resolution
Egypt

UN adopts Egyptian anti-sexual abuse resolution

  Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced that the United Nations General Assembly has adopted an Egyptian resolution on…
New law criminalizes sexual harassment in Saudi Arabia
Middle East

New law criminalizes sexual harassment in Saudi Arabia

  The Saudi Shura Council approved a bill that criminalizes sexual harassment, with harassers receiving penalties of up to five…
Asaram Bapu: Controversial India guru convicted of teen devotee rape
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Asaram Bapu: Controversial India guru convicted of teen devotee rape

A self-styled Indian guru has been found guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013. Authorities beefed up security…
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
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Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo

For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking…
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
Middle East

Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes

For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt

Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court

Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) honored on Monday Rania Fahmy after she became the first woman from Upper Egypt…
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
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MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia

Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
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In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women

Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
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