Latest items for LRCM-DATA-2
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:31 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, MURDER-DATA-1
"A ‘celebrity’ Saudi preacher accused of raping, torturing and killing his five-year-old daughter has reportedly been released from custody after agreeing to pay ‘blood money’. Fayhan al-Ghamdi had been accused of killing his daughter Lama, who suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken back, broken ribs, a broken left arm and extensive bruising and burns. Social workers say she had also been repeatedly raped and burnt. Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted using a cane and cables to inflict the injuries after doubting his five-year-old daughter’s virginity and taking her to a doctor, according to the campaign group Women to Drive" (para 1-3).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, MURDER-DATA-1
"A ‘celebrity’ Saudi preacher accused of raping, torturing and killing his five-year-old daughter has reportedly been released from custody after agreeing to pay ‘blood money’. Fayhan al-Ghamdi had been accused of killing his daughter Lama, who suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken back, broken ribs, a broken left arm and extensive bruising and burns. Social workers say she had also been repeatedly raped and burnt. Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted using a cane and cables to inflict the injuries after doubting his five-year-old daughter’s virginity and taking her to a doctor, according to the campaign group Women to Drive" (para 1-3).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:09 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Problems with the existing law were highlighted by not guilty verdicts in four cases in 2019. In one of the trials, a father accused of raping his 19-year-old daughter was acquitted even though the court acknowledged that he had had sex with her against her will. The prosecution's case, that the man took advantage of the daughter's inability to resist the sexual attack, was rejected" (para 32). "A woman held a microphone and, through her scarf and mask, you could still see how emotional she was as she told the crowd how her father had sexually abused her as a teenager" (para 36).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Problems with the existing law were highlighted by not guilty verdicts in four cases in 2019. In one of the trials, a father accused of raping his 19-year-old daughter was acquitted even though the court acknowledged that he had had sex with her against her will. The prosecution's case, that the man took advantage of the daughter's inability to resist the sexual attack, was rejected" (para 32). "A woman held a microphone and, through her scarf and mask, you could still see how emotional she was as she told the crowd how her father had sexually abused her as a teenager" (para 36).
Oct. 15, 2024, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"A mum-of-five who used donor sperm to have her children is worried about 'accidental incest' after discovering her kids have at least 43 half-siblings...Ms Ashton was hit with another surprise when her oldest son did an ancestry DNA test and matched with another donor sibling who was not on the Queensland clinic's list. Ms Ashton said the term 'accidental incest' - sexual activity or marriage between persons who are unaware of a family relationship - makes her 'sick to the pit of her stomach'. 'How many more kids aren't on our list?,' Ms Ashton said. 'I had blindly trusted that the clinic would have thought out these things and that...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"A mum-of-five who used donor sperm to have her children is worried about 'accidental incest' after discovering her kids have at least 43 half-siblings...Ms Ashton was hit with another surprise when her oldest son did an ancestry DNA test and matched with another donor sibling who was not on the Queensland clinic's list. Ms Ashton said the term 'accidental incest' - sexual activity or marriage between persons who are unaware of a family relationship - makes her 'sick to the pit of her stomach'. 'How many more kids aren't on our list?,' Ms Ashton said. 'I had blindly trusted that the clinic would have thought out these things and that...more
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Rape in marriage did not begin to be criminalised in Australia until the mid-1970s and, as young feminists trying to make domestic violence a political issue, we did not initially include sexual abuse as part of our definition… [A] physical beating was all too often followed by a sexual attack" (para 44).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Rape in marriage did not begin to be criminalised in Australia until the mid-1970s and, as young feminists trying to make domestic violence a political issue, we did not initially include sexual abuse as part of our definition… [A] physical beating was all too often followed by a sexual attack" (para 44).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: Brazil, France, Netherlands, Spain
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...have become a popular destinations for those who practice incest to move to” (under the heading Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...have become a popular destinations for those who practice incest to move to” (under the heading Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Countries: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
June 29, 2022, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-DATA-2
"One such woman, Imelda, was repeatedly raped from age 8 to 18 by her mother’s partner and became pregnant by him. In 2017 she unexpectedly gave birth to the baby in a latrine and then lost consciousness. The child survived, but Imelda was accused of attempted murder due to the circumstances of the birth. She was freed from prison in 2018 after a court determined that she had not tried to kill her baby" (para 17-18).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-DATA-2
"One such woman, Imelda, was repeatedly raped from age 8 to 18 by her mother’s partner and became pregnant by him. In 2017 she unexpectedly gave birth to the baby in a latrine and then lost consciousness. The child survived, but Imelda was accused of attempted murder due to the circumstances of the birth. She was freed from prison in 2018 after a court determined that she had not tried to kill her baby" (para 17-18).
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"In 2018 the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn (Kvinnuhúsið) processed 580 requests for assistance, which is a slight decrease since 2012 (624); 12 women and 9 children stayed at the Crisis Centre for periods ranging from 1 day to more than 90 days. The reasons for referral included domestic violence, divorce, financial difficulties, incest and rape" (46).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"In 2018 the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn (Kvinnuhúsið) processed 580 requests for assistance, which is a slight decrease since 2012 (624); 12 women and 9 children stayed at the Crisis Centre for periods ranging from 1 day to more than 90 days. The reasons for referral included domestic violence, divorce, financial difficulties, incest and rape" (46).
March 4, 2022, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"...Rape (including spousal rape), domestic abuse, incest, and sexual harassment were significant problems…" (15).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"...Rape (including spousal rape), domestic abuse, incest, and sexual harassment were significant problems…" (15).
Jan. 7, 2022, 10:14 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest is not prevalent in Somalia. 'As elsewhere in the world, relationships between children and parents, between siblings (irrespective of whether they are half-siblings on the father’s or mother’s side),between a man and his aunt on the father’s side, and aunt on the mother’s side and brother’s daughter and sister’s daughter (niece) are considered incestuous. The same applies to relationships between a woman and her uncle on her father’s side or mother’s side or son-in-law on either side (nephew).' However, cousin marriages do take place at times" (1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest is not prevalent in Somalia. 'As elsewhere in the world, relationships between children and parents, between siblings (irrespective of whether they are half-siblings on the father’s or mother’s side),between a man and his aunt on the father’s side, and aunt on the mother’s side and brother’s daughter and sister’s daughter (niece) are considered incestuous. The same applies to relationships between a woman and her uncle on her father’s side or mother’s side or son-in-law on either side (nephew).' However, cousin marriages do take place at times" (1).
Dec. 3, 2021, 9:11 a.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF and NGOs working with children and women, child abuse, including incest, occurred but was rarely reported. The former regime made efforts to detain and prosecute some perpetrators of child abuse. Although the judicial system acted to remove children from abusive households, the press reported public facilities for such children were inadequate. According to NGOs, in many cases children were returned to their homes without proper reintegration measures or follow-up" (28).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF and NGOs working with children and women, child abuse, including incest, occurred but was rarely reported. The former regime made efforts to detain and prosecute some perpetrators of child abuse. Although the judicial system acted to remove children from abusive households, the press reported public facilities for such children were inadequate. According to NGOs, in many cases children were returned to their homes without proper reintegration measures or follow-up" (28).
Sept. 17, 2021, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"'Violence against women is part of everyday life here; it is normal, and no one is surprised when a new femicide comes to light,' said Quintela. 'Even as young girls, women are just objects that are sexually abused by their uncles, grandfathers or brothers. The result is thousands of teenage pregnancies every year'" (para 13).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"'Violence against women is part of everyday life here; it is normal, and no one is surprised when a new femicide comes to light,' said Quintela. 'Even as young girls, women are just objects that are sexually abused by their uncles, grandfathers or brothers. The result is thousands of teenage pregnancies every year'" (para 13).
Aug. 3, 2021, 2:44 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Matzneff had been hiding in plain sight. For decades he has proudly detailed in his published diaries and essays the underage girls and boys he was having sex with when they should have been doing double maths, and openly talked about his sexual predilections on television chat shows. And he didn’t come out of a vacuum. French literature features a sizable library of perversity – from the Marquis de Sade to André Gide, and Robert Desnos to Georges Bataille, not to mention Serge Gainsbourg’s hit Lemon Incest, recorded with his 12-year-old daughter Charlotte in 1984 – inscribed in which is the notion of the male artistic genius who, like the...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Matzneff had been hiding in plain sight. For decades he has proudly detailed in his published diaries and essays the underage girls and boys he was having sex with when they should have been doing double maths, and openly talked about his sexual predilections on television chat shows. And he didn’t come out of a vacuum. French literature features a sizable library of perversity – from the Marquis de Sade to André Gide, and Robert Desnos to Georges Bataille, not to mention Serge Gainsbourg’s hit Lemon Incest, recorded with his 12-year-old daughter Charlotte in 1984 – inscribed in which is the notion of the male artistic genius who, like the...more
June 30, 2021, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-DATA-2
[T]the bar association and women's associations have been fighting long and hard against child marriage and child abuse. Despite their efforts, however, sexual abuse of underage girls, incest and forced marriages with minors, including taking young girls as second and third wives, remain common in the region" (para 5).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-DATA-2
[T]the bar association and women's associations have been fighting long and hard against child marriage and child abuse. Despite their efforts, however, sexual abuse of underage girls, incest and forced marriages with minors, including taking young girls as second and third wives, remain common in the region" (para 5).
Dec. 23, 2020, 8:58 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“At first no one knew why the five-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play” (para 1). “Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries” (para 2). “The man accused in the five-year-old's case - who is her uncle - remains jailed without bail while his case is before the country's high court. A defense lawyer has yet to be assigned” (para 12). “Health workers at the Aberdeen Women's Center have determined she was...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“At first no one knew why the five-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play” (para 1). “Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries” (para 2). “The man accused in the five-year-old's case - who is her uncle - remains jailed without bail while his case is before the country's high court. A defense lawyer has yet to be assigned” (para 12). “Health workers at the Aberdeen Women's Center have determined she was...more
Dec. 3, 2020, 3:47 p.m.
Countries: Vanuatu
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
“The Committee is equally concerned that the prevalence of sexual abuse of girls under 15 years of age is one of the highest in the world, and that nearly 1 in 3 women has been sexually abused before that age, mostly by male family members and partners” (5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
“The Committee is equally concerned that the prevalence of sexual abuse of girls under 15 years of age is one of the highest in the world, and that nearly 1 in 3 women has been sexually abused before that age, mostly by male family members and partners” (5).
Sept. 4, 2020, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“A three-month old girl was recently brought to the Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital in Patiala with vaginal bleeding. Her illiterate mother revealed reluctantly that her husband was an alcoholic and had tried to push a toothbrush into the daughter’s vagina, just half-an-inch in size. After bristles of the toothbrush were removed, the doctor asked the mother to lodge a police complaint to save her daughter from such assaults in the future. She left the hospital refusing even medication for the child” (para 1-2). “A nine-month-old girl was brought to the hospital with a carrot protruding out of her vagina. The victim’s father was a drug-addict. Her mother too...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“A three-month old girl was recently brought to the Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital in Patiala with vaginal bleeding. Her illiterate mother revealed reluctantly that her husband was an alcoholic and had tried to push a toothbrush into the daughter’s vagina, just half-an-inch in size. After bristles of the toothbrush were removed, the doctor asked the mother to lodge a police complaint to save her daughter from such assaults in the future. She left the hospital refusing even medication for the child” (para 1-2). “A nine-month-old girl was brought to the hospital with a carrot protruding out of her vagina. The victim’s father was a drug-addict. Her mother too...more
May 31, 2020, 6:36 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Fourteen percent of ever-married women were related to their husband before their marriage, and 12 percent of these marriages were consanguineous marriages. The most common type of consanguineous marriages were marriages to first cousins (9% of all marriages). Young women are much more likely than older women to be related to their husbands. Women in urban areas are slightly more likely to be in consanguineous marriages than are women in rural areas. Muslim and Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist women are the most likely to be in consanguineous marriages" (157).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Fourteen percent of ever-married women were related to their husband before their marriage, and 12 percent of these marriages were consanguineous marriages. The most common type of consanguineous marriages were marriages to first cousins (9% of all marriages). Young women are much more likely than older women to be related to their husbands. Women in urban areas are slightly more likely to be in consanguineous marriages than are women in rural areas. Muslim and Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist women are the most likely to be in consanguineous marriages" (157).
April 19, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Among ever-married women under 50 years of age [in Yemen], more than one-third (39.9%) reported they have a blood relationship with their husbands. First cousin marriages constituted 33.3% of all marriages. Specifically, paternal first cousin constitutes 23.9% of all marriages and 71.8% of first cousin marriages while maternal first cousin constitutes 9.4% of all marriages and 28.2% of first cousin marriages. The rest, 6.6%, were consanguineous unions related through more distant forms of blood relationship" (6).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Among ever-married women under 50 years of age [in Yemen], more than one-third (39.9%) reported they have a blood relationship with their husbands. First cousin marriages constituted 33.3% of all marriages. Specifically, paternal first cousin constitutes 23.9% of all marriages and 71.8% of first cousin marriages while maternal first cousin constitutes 9.4% of all marriages and 28.2% of first cousin marriages. The rest, 6.6%, were consanguineous unions related through more distant forms of blood relationship" (6).
April 19, 2020, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Pakistan has a high rate of consanguineous marriages ... marriages to first cousins are common; 29% of women marry first cousins on their father’s side, and 21% marry first cousins on their mother’s side. Trends: The percentage of women in marriages to first cousins on the father’s side decreased from 32% in 2006-07 to 29% in 2017-18, but there was no change in marriages to first cousins on the mother’s side" (69).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Pakistan has a high rate of consanguineous marriages ... marriages to first cousins are common; 29% of women marry first cousins on their father’s side, and 21% marry first cousins on their mother’s side. Trends: The percentage of women in marriages to first cousins on the father’s side decreased from 32% in 2006-07 to 29% in 2017-18, but there was no change in marriages to first cousins on the mother’s side" (69).
March 3, 2020, 5:47 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
The rate of consanguineous marriages in Iraq is 39.9% (7).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
The rate of consanguineous marriages in Iraq is 39.9% (7).
July 31, 2019, 6:50 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Saudi women reported that domestic abuse in the form of incest is common but seldom reported to authorities due to fears over societal repercussions, according to local contacts" (41).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Saudi women reported that domestic abuse in the form of incest is common but seldom reported to authorities due to fears over societal repercussions, according to local contacts" (41).
July 19, 2019, 12:46 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-LAW-3, LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest involving children remained a problem, although prosecutions remained minimal. The law provides prison sentences of up to five years for incest" (page 53).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-LAW-3, LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest involving children remained a problem, although prosecutions remained minimal. The law provides prison sentences of up to five years for incest" (page 53).
June 14, 2019, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"In May humanitarian aid organization World Vision India conducted a survey of 45,844 children between the ages of 12 and 18 across 26 states and found that one in every two children was a victim of sexual abuse. The Counsel to Secure Justice reported nearly 30 percent of child sexual abuse cases involved incest and 99 percent of overall child sexual abuse cases were not reported. The government sponsored a toll-free 24-hour helpline for children in distress working with 640 partners in 402 locations" (42).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"In May humanitarian aid organization World Vision India conducted a survey of 45,844 children between the ages of 12 and 18 across 26 states and found that one in every two children was a victim of sexual abuse. The Counsel to Secure Justice reported nearly 30 percent of child sexual abuse cases involved incest and 99 percent of overall child sexual abuse cases were not reported. The government sponsored a toll-free 24-hour helpline for children in distress working with 640 partners in 402 locations" (42).
June 11, 2019, 10:04 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"The 2015 Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence reported a total of 2,390 incidences of sexual offenses, including rape, attempted rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, incest, and other sexual offenses, between 2003 and 2013" (12).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"The 2015 Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence reported a total of 2,390 incidences of sexual offenses, including rape, attempted rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, incest, and other sexual offenses, between 2003 and 2013" (12).
May 11, 2019, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"Rape (including spousal rape), domestic abuse, incest, and indecent assault were significant problems" (15).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"Rape (including spousal rape), domestic abuse, incest, and indecent assault were significant problems" (15).
March 29, 2019, 5:33 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-LAW-3, LRCM-DATA-2
"Child abuse remained a serious problem. The press regularly reported cases of sexual abuse of children, including arrests for rape, incest, sodomy, and defilement" (para 96).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2, LRCM-LAW-3, LRCM-DATA-2
"Child abuse remained a serious problem. The press regularly reported cases of sexual abuse of children, including arrests for rape, incest, sodomy, and defilement" (para 96).
March 20, 2019, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Authorities prosecuted reported crimes against children, particularly rape and incest" (11).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Authorities prosecuted reported crimes against children, particularly rape and incest" (11).
Feb. 26, 2019, 2:21 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Although prohibited by law, rape, including spousal rape, remained a serious problem. The law provides for sentences ranging from eight to 30 years’ imprisonment for violent sexual assault. For acts of spousal sexual violence, the law mandates prison sentences of six months to two years" (28).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Although prohibited by law, rape, including spousal rape, remained a serious problem. The law provides for sentences ranging from eight to 30 years’ imprisonment for violent sexual assault. For acts of spousal sexual violence, the law mandates prison sentences of six months to two years" (28).
Nov. 26, 2018, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest involving children remained a problem, although official statistics were incomplete, and prosecutions remained minimal. . . . The Jandarma reported 47 incest cases during the year" (page 61).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Incest involving children remained a problem, although official statistics were incomplete, and prosecutions remained minimal. . . . The Jandarma reported 47 incest cases during the year" (page 61).