Rape
Moroccan women demand reform after rape victim’s suicide
World
March 17, 2012
Moroccan women demand reform after rape victim’s suicide
Some 200 Moroccan women staged an angry protest Saturday outside parliament a week after the suicide of a 16-year-old girl…
Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence
Environment
February 27, 2012
Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence
"I will not let the blowfly know your whereabouts" — this Egyptian proverb is used to threaten to kill someone…
US widens definition of rape crimes
World
January 7, 2012
US widens definition of rape crimes
US officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is…
Rights groups: Hundreds of refugees held hostage in Sinai ‘torture camps’
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Rights groups: Hundreds of refugees held hostage in Sinai ‘torture camps’
Horrific accounts of torture, rape and organ theft are continuing to emerge from Egypt’s Sinai desert, seven rights organizations said…
Marital rape: Learning to cope in a society that fails to acknowledge its existence
Life & Style
August 17, 2011
Marital rape: Learning to cope in a society that fails to acknowledge its existence
Every society has taboos. In Egypt, one of them is marital rape, which is when a husband forces his wife…
Military court orders execution of 4 people for rape
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Military court orders execution of 4 people for rape
A military court ordered on Monday the execution of four people convicted of kidnapping and raping a girl. The court…
Egypt’s military council issues law to execute rapists
Egypt
April 1, 2011
Egypt’s military council issues law to execute rapists
Egypt's military decided on Friday to authorize execution as a punishment for convicted rapists. The Supreme Council of the Armed…
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
A Coptic man was on Monday sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a Muslim girl, an incident which…
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Egypt
January 13, 2011
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Jerusalem--African migrants en route to Israel are subject to torture, rape and assault by traffickers in Egypt's Sinai desert, Israeli…
Egyptian court to sentence Copt accused of raping Muslim girl
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Egyptian court to sentence Copt accused of raping Muslim girl
An Egyptian court set 14 February as the date on which a Christian man accused of raping a Muslim girl…