Rape
Weinstein rape trial begins with film producer facing up to life in prison
World
January 6, 2020
Weinstein rape trial begins with film producer facing up to life in prison
(Reuters) – The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul who transformed the independent film world with award-winning…
In an Indian village, a woman’s killing and alleged rape opens caste divides
World
December 27, 2019
In an Indian village, a woman’s killing and alleged rape opens caste divides
HINDU NAGAR, India (Reuters) — When the young woman limped toward shopkeeper Ravindra Prakash, pleading for help on a dark…
Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death
World
December 12, 2019
Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death
MAZAIKEWALE, Pakistan (AP) — Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese man, Samiya David spent only two…
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
World
December 6, 2019
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
SHADNAGAR, India (AP) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern…
Uber reveals thousands of reported sexual assaults in US
World
December 6, 2019
Uber reveals thousands of reported sexual assaults in US
Nearly 6,000 sexual assaults, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in…
Britain’s Prince Andrew sparks backlash after ‘disastrous’ TV interview
World
November 18, 2019
Britain’s Prince Andrew sparks backlash after ‘disastrous’ TV interview
Britain’s Prince Andrew provoked a backlash Sunday following an extraordinary TV interview branded “disastrous” by public relations experts in which…
Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
World
November 1, 2019
Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
Women’s groups and legal experts demanded Friday that Spain’s laws be changed after five men accused of gang-raping an unconscious…
Germany charge 2 suspected former Syrian secret police
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Germany charge 2 suspected former Syrian secret police
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have charged two suspected former members of Syria’s secret police on allegations of crimes against…
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
Egypt
October 18, 2019
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a…
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
Middle East
September 19, 2019
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
CAIRO (AP) — On her daily walks from home to her job at a primary school in the city of…