Latest items for LRW-DATA-1
Aug. 9, 2026, 7:08 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Sexual violence has been perpetrated against villagers, particularly women and girls, in Southeast Burma (Myanmar) in the past, and has remained ongoing. A weak rule of law and multiple barriers to access justice have hindered villagers’ protection and the eradication of such violence. Since the 2021 coup, the military conflict in Southeast Burma has exacerbated such challenges, worsening the enactment of the rule of law in many areas and impeding justice. Barriers that villagers face include weakened law enforcement, particularly against armed actors; inaccessible justice systems in areas with active conflict; fears of the perpetrator’s retaliation; no avenues for prosecution of Burma Army soldiers; financial burdens; social stigma; or long...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Sexual violence has been perpetrated against villagers, particularly women and girls, in Southeast Burma (Myanmar) in the past, and has remained ongoing. A weak rule of law and multiple barriers to access justice have hindered villagers’ protection and the eradication of such violence. Since the 2021 coup, the military conflict in Southeast Burma has exacerbated such challenges, worsening the enactment of the rule of law in many areas and impeding justice. Barriers that villagers face include weakened law enforcement, particularly against armed actors; inaccessible justice systems in areas with active conflict; fears of the perpetrator’s retaliation; no avenues for prosecution of Burma Army soldiers; financial burdens; social stigma; or long...more
Aug. 9, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Nearly 70% of women in the southern African country have experienced physical or sexual abuse - more than double the global average, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)” (para 6).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Nearly 70% of women in the southern African country have experienced physical or sexual abuse - more than double the global average, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)” (para 6).
Aug. 9, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Recently, the AFJ/BF legal clinic recorded 795 cases of GBV in just two years (2018 and 2019), with a growing number of cases of rape and unwanted pregnancies, especially among young girls aged 13 to 17” (para 6).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Recently, the AFJ/BF legal clinic recorded 795 cases of GBV in just two years (2018 and 2019), with a growing number of cases of rape and unwanted pregnancies, especially among young girls aged 13 to 17” (para 6).
Aug. 9, 2026, 7:03 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“In Burkina Faso, data from the GBV sub-cluster reveal a concerning rise in reported GBV incidents. In 2021, 3,585 cases were documented, increasing to 6,065 in 2022. Among these, rape accounted for 7%, sexual assaults 2%, physical assaults 22%, forced marriages 11%, denial of resources and service opportunities 15%, and psycho-emotional violence 43%” (3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“In Burkina Faso, data from the GBV sub-cluster reveal a concerning rise in reported GBV incidents. In 2021, 3,585 cases were documented, increasing to 6,065 in 2022. Among these, rape accounted for 7%, sexual assaults 2%, physical assaults 22%, forced marriages 11%, denial of resources and service opportunities 15%, and psycho-emotional violence 43%” (3).
Aug. 9, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria, Romania
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“48% of Bulgarian women who have experienced physical or sexual violence by any perpetrator in the past 12 months have not told anyone, while the figure in Romania is 34%” (para 6).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“48% of Bulgarian women who have experienced physical or sexual violence by any perpetrator in the past 12 months have not told anyone, while the figure in Romania is 34%” (para 6).
Aug. 9, 2026, 7 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“In 2022, 96 women victims of rape were recorded by police. Male victims of rape are not recorded by police in Bulgaria. In 2022, police recorded 344 women victims of sexual violence (including victims of rape and sexual assault)” (para 7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“In 2022, 96 women victims of rape were recorded by police. Male victims of rape are not recorded by police in Bulgaria. In 2022, police recorded 344 women victims of sexual violence (including victims of rape and sexual assault)” (para 7).
Aug. 9, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The government reported rape cases, but there were no data available on the prevalence of the crime” (23).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The government reported rape cases, but there were no data available on the prevalence of the crime” (23).
July 28, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Ayaka [victim of child sexual abuse] was six years old when she was first upskirted. Her swimming teacher, a man who targeted children for over a decade, took illicit photos and videos of her genitals. He’d then share the images on a Telegram group with other pedophiles, who were so grateful for the content that they called him 'god'" (para 1-2). "Ayaka [victim of child sexual abuse] is far from alone. She’s one of countless victims of upskirting and voyeuristic photography in Japan, a crime that’s long plagued the country" (para 6). "While perpetrators [of voyeurism] have traditionally been adults, a growing number are children themselves. Police data shows reported...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Ayaka [victim of child sexual abuse] was six years old when she was first upskirted. Her swimming teacher, a man who targeted children for over a decade, took illicit photos and videos of her genitals. He’d then share the images on a Telegram group with other pedophiles, who were so grateful for the content that they called him 'god'" (para 1-2). "Ayaka [victim of child sexual abuse] is far from alone. She’s one of countless victims of upskirting and voyeuristic photography in Japan, a crime that’s long plagued the country" (para 6). "While perpetrators [of voyeurism] have traditionally been adults, a growing number are children themselves. Police data shows reported...more
July 26, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1
“Black children and adolescents represent about 40% of registered rape cases in Brazil, with double the incidence compared to white girls. This is despite them representing only 13% of the population, according to the 2022 Census” (para 1-2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1
“Black children and adolescents represent about 40% of registered rape cases in Brazil, with double the incidence compared to white girls. This is despite them representing only 13% of the population, according to the 2022 Census” (para 1-2).
July 25, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The intersectional nature of Brazil’s sexual violence becomes strikingly evident through the aforementioned statistic, that a disturbing 56.8% of documented rape victims were of Black ethnicity. Similarly, the Amazon region, where the majority of the Indigenous population resides recorded disproportionately higher rates of violence. This shows that the intersection of racial and gender discrimination seriously influences the probability of experiencing sexual violence" (para 11).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The intersectional nature of Brazil’s sexual violence becomes strikingly evident through the aforementioned statistic, that a disturbing 56.8% of documented rape victims were of Black ethnicity. Similarly, the Amazon region, where the majority of the Indigenous population resides recorded disproportionately higher rates of violence. This shows that the intersection of racial and gender discrimination seriously influences the probability of experiencing sexual violence" (para 11).
July 25, 2026, 7:50 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In 2022, the registered number of rape cases in Brazil reached 74,930. Of these, a staggering 88.7% of victims were female, 56.8% were of Afro-Brazilian ethnicity, and 60% were aged 14 years or younger" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In 2022, the registered number of rape cases in Brazil reached 74,930. Of these, a staggering 88.7% of victims were female, 56.8% were of Afro-Brazilian ethnicity, and 60% were aged 14 years or younger" (para 1).
July 23, 2026, 1:20 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Nearly every minute, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. Every nine minutes, that someone is a child… An estimated 423,020 people age 12+ experience sexual violence each year in the U.S…. 69% of sexual assault victims are between the ages of 12-34. 15% of victims are ages 12-17; 54% are 18-34… 3% of victims are age 65+. Seniors are 92% less likely than ages 12-24 to experience sexual violence… 1 in 6 U.S. women has experienced attempted or completed rape in her lifetime… An estimated 17.7 million American women had been victims of attempted or completed rape as of 1998… 82% of all juvenile victims are female. 90% of...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Nearly every minute, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. Every nine minutes, that someone is a child… An estimated 423,020 people age 12+ experience sexual violence each year in the U.S…. 69% of sexual assault victims are between the ages of 12-34. 15% of victims are ages 12-17; 54% are 18-34… 3% of victims are age 65+. Seniors are 92% less likely than ages 12-24 to experience sexual violence… 1 in 6 U.S. women has experienced attempted or completed rape in her lifetime… An estimated 17.7 million American women had been victims of attempted or completed rape as of 1998… 82% of all juvenile victims are female. 90% of...more
July 23, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Finally, with regards to sexual assault, according to the ABS, 83% of victims of sexual assault in 2014 were female, 17% were male. The ABS 2016 Personal Safety Survey found that: One in five women (18% or 1.7 million) and one in twenty men (4.7% or 428,800) experienced sexual violence. Women were eight times more likely to experience sexual violence by a partner than men (5.1% or 480,200 women compared to 0.6% or 53,000 men). According to the ABS Recorded Crime Study, the majority (93%) of offenders whose principle offence was sexual assault were male” (para 11-15). In the chart, titled, “VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, Proportion of victims by sex...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“Finally, with regards to sexual assault, according to the ABS, 83% of victims of sexual assault in 2014 were female, 17% were male. The ABS 2016 Personal Safety Survey found that: One in five women (18% or 1.7 million) and one in twenty men (4.7% or 428,800) experienced sexual violence. Women were eight times more likely to experience sexual violence by a partner than men (5.1% or 480,200 women compared to 0.6% or 53,000 men). According to the ABS Recorded Crime Study, the majority (93%) of offenders whose principle offence was sexual assault were male” (para 11-15). In the chart, titled, “VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, Proportion of victims by sex...more
July 22, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The groping of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum by a drunken man has sparked outrage among women, many of whom saw their own fears and experiences reflected in her plight… The incident took place on Tuesday while Sheinbaum was walking through a crowd in Mexico City. The man tried to kiss her on the neck and embrace her from behind before she removed his hands and an aide stepped in” (para 1, 3). “‘The president lived what thousands of women experience on the street, out in public, at work,’ said Patricia Mercado, a congresswoman with the opposition Citizens’ Movement party. ‘This assault, this touching that is so invasive of our bodies as...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The groping of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum by a drunken man has sparked outrage among women, many of whom saw their own fears and experiences reflected in her plight… The incident took place on Tuesday while Sheinbaum was walking through a crowd in Mexico City. The man tried to kiss her on the neck and embrace her from behind before she removed his hands and an aide stepped in” (para 1, 3). “‘The president lived what thousands of women experience on the street, out in public, at work,’ said Patricia Mercado, a congresswoman with the opposition Citizens’ Movement party. ‘This assault, this touching that is so invasive of our bodies as...more
July 22, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The UN has today warned that women in Sudan are suffering 'horrors no one should ever endure', with rape, murder and the abduction of their children rife in the war-torn country… Sexual violence was widespread, she said, adding: 'There is mounting evidence that rape is being deliberately and systematically used as a weapon of war'. 'Women's bodies become a crime scene in Sudan. There are no safe spaces that are left, nowhere for women to gather safely, to seek protection or even access even the most basic psychosocial care,' she added. Around 11 million women and girls are facing acute food insecurity in famine-struck Darfur, and UN Women warned they...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“The UN has today warned that women in Sudan are suffering 'horrors no one should ever endure', with rape, murder and the abduction of their children rife in the war-torn country… Sexual violence was widespread, she said, adding: 'There is mounting evidence that rape is being deliberately and systematically used as a weapon of war'. 'Women's bodies become a crime scene in Sudan. There are no safe spaces that are left, nowhere for women to gather safely, to seek protection or even access even the most basic psychosocial care,' she added. Around 11 million women and girls are facing acute food insecurity in famine-struck Darfur, and UN Women warned they...more
July 17, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“It comes as there were 2,671 sexual offences across TFL services between 2023 and 2024, not including those that went unreported to the police. This marks a 10.5 per cent increase from the previous years” (para 11).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“It comes as there were 2,671 sexual offences across TFL services between 2023 and 2024, not including those that went unreported to the police. This marks a 10.5 per cent increase from the previous years” (para 11).
July 13, 2026, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"But at its core the case [of Marius Borg Høiby, a convicted sex offender] also highlights a dark universal truth, one that has resonated with Norwegians and people around the world: the prevalence of violence, particularly sexual violence, in daily life, even in one of the world’s supposedly most gender equal countries, and how it has been exacerbated by the digital age. It has also exposed, despite important changes to Norway’s consent law last year, a severe lack of understanding of the issue across Norwegian society, experts say, from children to teenagers to prosecutors" (para 3). "Despite Norway’s reputation as a global leader on gender equality, one in five women...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"But at its core the case [of Marius Borg Høiby, a convicted sex offender] also highlights a dark universal truth, one that has resonated with Norwegians and people around the world: the prevalence of violence, particularly sexual violence, in daily life, even in one of the world’s supposedly most gender equal countries, and how it has been exacerbated by the digital age. It has also exposed, despite important changes to Norway’s consent law last year, a severe lack of understanding of the issue across Norwegian society, experts say, from children to teenagers to prosecutors" (para 3). "Despite Norway’s reputation as a global leader on gender equality, one in five women...more
July 13, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The report also recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence: reported cases of rape rose by 6.5% from the previous year to a new historic high of 83,988 – or one woman being raped every six minutes" (para 3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The report also recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence: reported cases of rape rose by 6.5% from the previous year to a new historic high of 83,988 – or one woman being raped every six minutes" (para 3).
July 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"However, the GBV Indicator Study Botswana cited one married [Botswanan] woman who relates her rape ordeal at the hands of her husband as follows: 'I was sleeping with my three children when my husband arrived. I was on my way to open the door when I heard a loud bang on the door … he was drunk and did not utter a word until we reached the bedroom. Just as I was climbing into bed he held me down and raped me and afterwards he told me to go back to my mother’s house … it was a painful experience.' A similar story by another married [Botswanan] woman is told...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"However, the GBV Indicator Study Botswana cited one married [Botswanan] woman who relates her rape ordeal at the hands of her husband as follows: 'I was sleeping with my three children when my husband arrived. I was on my way to open the door when I heard a loud bang on the door … he was drunk and did not utter a word until we reached the bedroom. Just as I was climbing into bed he held me down and raped me and afterwards he told me to go back to my mother’s house … it was a painful experience.' A similar story by another married [Botswanan] woman is told...more
July 12, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"However, the GBV Indicator Study Botswana cited one married [Botswanan] woman who relates her rape ordeal at the hands of her husband as follows: 'I was sleeping with my three children when my husband arrived. I was on my way to open the door when I heard a loud bang on the door … he was drunk and did not utter a word until we reached the bedroom. Just as I was climbing into bed he held me down and raped me and afterwards he told me to go back to my mother’s house … it was a painful experience.' A similar story by another married [Botswanan] woman is told...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"However, the GBV Indicator Study Botswana cited one married [Botswanan] woman who relates her rape ordeal at the hands of her husband as follows: 'I was sleeping with my three children when my husband arrived. I was on my way to open the door when I heard a loud bang on the door … he was drunk and did not utter a word until we reached the bedroom. Just as I was climbing into bed he held me down and raped me and afterwards he told me to go back to my mother’s house … it was a painful experience.' A similar story by another married [Botswanan] woman is told...more
June 30, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Baby Yasser is one of thousands of children born to rape survivors in the three years of fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces" (para 2). "In a single town in Darfur, 'there are hundreds and hundreds of girls, all raped, none of whom have been to a clinic, most of whom are pregnant,' the UN's top official in Sudan, Denise Brown, told AFP" (para 14). "She [20-year-old Hayat] was raped while fleeing the RSF's capture of the Zamzam refugee camp last year near El Fasher. The paramilitaries killed over 1,000 people in their attack on the camp, which sheltered over half a million people, and conducted...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Baby Yasser is one of thousands of children born to rape survivors in the three years of fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces" (para 2). "In a single town in Darfur, 'there are hundreds and hundreds of girls, all raped, none of whom have been to a clinic, most of whom are pregnant,' the UN's top official in Sudan, Denise Brown, told AFP" (para 14). "She [20-year-old Hayat] was raped while fleeing the RSF's capture of the Zamzam refugee camp last year near El Fasher. The paramilitaries killed over 1,000 people in their attack on the camp, which sheltered over half a million people, and conducted...more
June 28, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Botswana still remains one of the countries with the highest rate of rape cases in the world (Wisevoter, 2023). A record showed that worldwide official cases of rape (measured in 100,000) range from 0.2 (in Azerbaijan) to 92.2 in Botswana (Adabembe, 2022). While several organizations, including the WAR (Women Against Rape, a human rights organization), have relentlessly worked on reducing sexual violence, the reported historic prevalence rate of forced sex among women in Botswana stands at 10.3% (Jahanfar et al., 2022). There is also a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates including unintended pregnancies, especially among adolescents (Barchi et al., 2022)" (4).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Botswana still remains one of the countries with the highest rate of rape cases in the world (Wisevoter, 2023). A record showed that worldwide official cases of rape (measured in 100,000) range from 0.2 (in Azerbaijan) to 92.2 in Botswana (Adabembe, 2022). While several organizations, including the WAR (Women Against Rape, a human rights organization), have relentlessly worked on reducing sexual violence, the reported historic prevalence rate of forced sex among women in Botswana stands at 10.3% (Jahanfar et al., 2022). There is also a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates including unintended pregnancies, especially among adolescents (Barchi et al., 2022)" (4).
June 26, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“These are just some of the findings from a nearly 300-page report entitled Rethinking Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systemic Investigation. The report by Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, is the result of more than 3,000 interviews, surveys and case reviews conducted since March 2024… Among the 1,000 survivors of sexual violence who participated in a survey for Roebuck's report, 93 per cent said they feared police wouldn't believe them if they came forward. Only 51 per cent of the 1,000 survivors reported the crimes against them to police; 102 of those cases went to trial, resulting in just 70 convictions” (2-3, 9-10).more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
“These are just some of the findings from a nearly 300-page report entitled Rethinking Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systemic Investigation. The report by Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, is the result of more than 3,000 interviews, surveys and case reviews conducted since March 2024… Among the 1,000 survivors of sexual violence who participated in a survey for Roebuck's report, 93 per cent said they feared police wouldn't believe them if they came forward. Only 51 per cent of the 1,000 survivors reported the crimes against them to police; 102 of those cases went to trial, resulting in just 70 convictions” (2-3, 9-10).more
June 23, 2026, 11:05 a.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1
"'The definition of rape as a sexual act without the consent of the other person, not just an act committed by the use of force and threat, is the threshold we want to cross. It would change the societal attitude toward sexual violence that still predominantly affects women and girls and is unfortunately rarely reported," explains Radmila Žigić, executive director of Foundation Lara" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1
"'The definition of rape as a sexual act without the consent of the other person, not just an act committed by the use of force and threat, is the threshold we want to cross. It would change the societal attitude toward sexual violence that still predominantly affects women and girls and is unfortunately rarely reported," explains Radmila Žigić, executive director of Foundation Lara" (para 5).
June 15, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"When a mob of armed Taliban fighters arrived at the front door of 22-year-old Tahmina, the model was home alone. It was nearly midnight in early September 2021, shortly after the militant group conquered Kabul and began to implement a brutal system of gender apartheid, erasing women from public life. 'As soon as I opened the door, a group of armed men entered. The first words I heard were, 'Kill this whore,' Tahmina, speaking under a pseudonym, revealed to Afghanistan International. One of the men opened his phone and began filming, as others beat her, tore her shirt open, and subjected her to gang rape, all the while accusing her...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"When a mob of armed Taliban fighters arrived at the front door of 22-year-old Tahmina, the model was home alone. It was nearly midnight in early September 2021, shortly after the militant group conquered Kabul and began to implement a brutal system of gender apartheid, erasing women from public life. 'As soon as I opened the door, a group of armed men entered. The first words I heard were, 'Kill this whore,' Tahmina, speaking under a pseudonym, revealed to Afghanistan International. One of the men opened his phone and began filming, as others beat her, tore her shirt open, and subjected her to gang rape, all the while accusing her...more
June 12, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Like global trends, women and girls in Bhutan report experiencing different types of violence. According to the national survey on VAWG, 44.6% of women and girls in the country have experienced one or more types of violence in their lifetime; around 30% reported experiencing violence within 12 months prior to the survey and the same group reported to have sustained one or more injuries because of partner physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime; about 14% of women responding to the survey who had been in a relationship reported enduring physical partner violence at some point in their lives; in addition, a significant 12.5% of participants reported experiencing physical violence...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Like global trends, women and girls in Bhutan report experiencing different types of violence. According to the national survey on VAWG, 44.6% of women and girls in the country have experienced one or more types of violence in their lifetime; around 30% reported experiencing violence within 12 months prior to the survey and the same group reported to have sustained one or more injuries because of partner physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime; about 14% of women responding to the survey who had been in a relationship reported enduring physical partner violence at some point in their lives; in addition, a significant 12.5% of participants reported experiencing physical violence...more
June 12, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Every two in five women in Bhutan suffer from intimate partner violence while 6.9 percent report experiencing childhood sexual abuse. Over half of women and girls believe that violence against women is sometimes justified, revealing deep-seated societal and cultural norms that perpetuate gender-based violence (GBV)" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Every two in five women in Bhutan suffer from intimate partner violence while 6.9 percent report experiencing childhood sexual abuse. Over half of women and girls believe that violence against women is sometimes justified, revealing deep-seated societal and cultural norms that perpetuate gender-based violence (GBV)" (para 1).
June 12, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"This year, the country recorded the lowest number of reported sexual offence cases with 87 incidents. This is according to data from the Royal Bhutan Police. The RBP attributes this decline to increased public awareness and implementation of measures by relevant agencies dedicated to addressing the issue. Over the past four years, 469 sexual offence cases were reported to the police. There were 131 cases in 2021, 111 in 2022, 140 in 2023 and 87 cases in 2024, with last year seeing the highest numbers" (para 1-2).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"This year, the country recorded the lowest number of reported sexual offence cases with 87 incidents. This is according to data from the Royal Bhutan Police. The RBP attributes this decline to increased public awareness and implementation of measures by relevant agencies dedicated to addressing the issue. Over the past four years, 469 sexual offence cases were reported to the police. There were 131 cases in 2021, 111 in 2022, 140 in 2023 and 87 cases in 2024, with last year seeing the highest numbers" (para 1-2).
June 12, 2026, 8 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In Benin, 7 out of 10 women say they have been subjected to violence at least once in their lives" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In Benin, 7 out of 10 women say they have been subjected to violence at least once in their lives" (para 1).
June 12, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Benin is facing a troubling surge in sexual violence, particularly rape, according to data released by the National Institute for Women. Speaking on the program L’Entretien Grand Format aired on May 25, 2025, on Bip Radio, Chimène Yédjénou stated that more than 1,500 cases were recorded in just the first quarter of the year. This sharp rise follows a steady upward trend in recent years. From around 200 cases documented in 2021–2022, the number jumped to 1,117 in 2023 and surpassed 2,000 in 2024. According to Yédjénou, however, this increase does not necessarily mean that more sexual assaults are occurring, but rather that more survivors are speaking out" (para 1-2).more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Benin is facing a troubling surge in sexual violence, particularly rape, according to data released by the National Institute for Women. Speaking on the program L’Entretien Grand Format aired on May 25, 2025, on Bip Radio, Chimène Yédjénou stated that more than 1,500 cases were recorded in just the first quarter of the year. This sharp rise follows a steady upward trend in recent years. From around 200 cases documented in 2021–2022, the number jumped to 1,117 in 2023 and surpassed 2,000 in 2024. According to Yédjénou, however, this increase does not necessarily mean that more sexual assaults are occurring, but rather that more survivors are speaking out" (para 1-2).more