Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-1
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Attorney General’s Office has 308 gender-competent prosecutors’ offices (235 multipurpose unit and 73 gender units) throughout the country. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior has 1,575 community policing units and 16 community surveillance units for the country. The Council of the Judiciary has 37 judicial units specializing in violence, covering 23 provinces and 49 cantons; five criminal law judicial units on violence against women, covering four provinces and nine cantons; 23 criminal multipurpose judicial units covering 13 provinces and 34 cantons and 107 multipurpose judicial units. In 2019, the Council of the Judiciary incorporated 111 new judges, reaching a total of 807 officials in specialized units, including...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Attorney General’s Office has 308 gender-competent prosecutors’ offices (235 multipurpose unit and 73 gender units) throughout the country. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior has 1,575 community policing units and 16 community surveillance units for the country. The Council of the Judiciary has 37 judicial units specializing in violence, covering 23 provinces and 49 cantons; five criminal law judicial units on violence against women, covering four provinces and nine cantons; 23 criminal multipurpose judicial units covering 13 provinces and 34 cantons and 107 multipurpose judicial units. In 2019, the Council of the Judiciary incorporated 111 new judges, reaching a total of 807 officials in specialized units, including...more
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Home Office also plans to spend £250,000 on training up to 10,000 bar staff and ‘bouncers’ on how to spot a spiking offender, protect victims and preserve evidence" (para 10). "In the absence of police action, some women - like Sara Ahmed*, who was drugged and sexually assaulted two years ago - are turning detective themselves" (para 33). "‘By then, without any evidence, it was much too late to prove anything,’ says Sara... ‘He may have got away with the terrible things he did to me that day, but I’ll do everything in my power to prevent him spiking and sexually assaulting any other victims in this way'" (para...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Home Office also plans to spend £250,000 on training up to 10,000 bar staff and ‘bouncers’ on how to spot a spiking offender, protect victims and preserve evidence" (para 10). "In the absence of police action, some women - like Sara Ahmed*, who was drugged and sexually assaulted two years ago - are turning detective themselves" (para 33). "‘By then, without any evidence, it was much too late to prove anything,’ says Sara... ‘He may have got away with the terrible things he did to me that day, but I’ll do everything in my power to prevent him spiking and sexually assaulting any other victims in this way'" (para...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2018, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern about the risk of sexual violence by teachers and school staff, particularly in rural areas, and recommended that Niger take measures to protect children from sexual and other types of violence in schools and bring the perpetrators of such violence to justice. Unfortunately, this is not implemented and when such acts are committed by members of the teaching staff, the perpetrators are often simply transferred to another school or remain without punishment if they agree to take the girl victim as their wife" (8-9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2018, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern about the risk of sexual violence by teachers and school staff, particularly in rural areas, and recommended that Niger take measures to protect children from sexual and other types of violence in schools and bring the perpetrators of such violence to justice. Unfortunately, this is not implemented and when such acts are committed by members of the teaching staff, the perpetrators are often simply transferred to another school or remain without punishment if they agree to take the girl victim as their wife" (8-9).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A 16-year-old girl has been drugged, beaten and raped for a month in a warehouse in Haiti, amid a massive 1,000% surge of sexual violence against children as the crime-ridden island is taken over by gangs" (para 1). "Sexual violence against children in violence-ravaged Haiti soared tenfold last year, the UN children's agency said" (para 6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A 16-year-old girl has been drugged, beaten and raped for a month in a warehouse in Haiti, amid a massive 1,000% surge of sexual violence against children as the crime-ridden island is taken over by gangs" (para 1). "Sexual violence against children in violence-ravaged Haiti soared tenfold last year, the UN children's agency said" (para 6).
Feb. 26, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Kazakhstan’s legal system provides a number of opportunities for perpetrators to escape criminal liability or punishment, namely through the way sexual violence crimes are defined; allowing for the direct release of a perpetrator from liability or punishment in certain circumstances; and through the way sexual violence crimes are investigated and prosecuted, including with respect to adolescent girls" (1). "Even though the law punishes forms of penetration other than vaginal penetration (as per Article 121), there is an extremely limited understanding that other forms of penetration also constitute rape/sexual violence and often the authorities tend not to initiate any criminal investigation in such cases. As a result, due to this limited...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Kazakhstan’s legal system provides a number of opportunities for perpetrators to escape criminal liability or punishment, namely through the way sexual violence crimes are defined; allowing for the direct release of a perpetrator from liability or punishment in certain circumstances; and through the way sexual violence crimes are investigated and prosecuted, including with respect to adolescent girls" (1). "Even though the law punishes forms of penetration other than vaginal penetration (as per Article 121), there is an extremely limited understanding that other forms of penetration also constitute rape/sexual violence and often the authorities tend not to initiate any criminal investigation in such cases. As a result, due to this limited...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade. Ms Regan said: 'Putting the shame onto the perpetrators is what Gisèle Pelicot did. Everyone knows what happened to her, but she wanted the men to be shamed for what they did and to move the shame away from her, understanding that it shouldn’t be on the victims, it should be on the perpetrators'" (para 14-16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade. Ms Regan said: 'Putting the shame onto the perpetrators is what Gisèle Pelicot did. Everyone knows what happened to her, but she wanted the men to be shamed for what they did and to move the shame away from her, understanding that it shouldn’t be on the victims, it should be on the perpetrators'" (para 14-16).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The news in Italy this week has been dominated by two sexual violence scandals. In one, the son of the speaker of the senate, the street-fighting politician Ignazio La Russa, is under investigation for rape. In another, a 66-year-old school caretaker who, from behind, inserted his hands inside the underwear of a 17-year-old student from Rome, was absolved because the assault only lasted 'between five and 10 seconds'" (par. 1). "After it emerged that a 22-year-old woman had denounced his son, La Russa stated that she had taken cocaine before going to Milan’s Apophis club in May. The newspaper Libero then revealed the alleged victim’s prescription drugs. The insinuation was...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The news in Italy this week has been dominated by two sexual violence scandals. In one, the son of the speaker of the senate, the street-fighting politician Ignazio La Russa, is under investigation for rape. In another, a 66-year-old school caretaker who, from behind, inserted his hands inside the underwear of a 17-year-old student from Rome, was absolved because the assault only lasted 'between five and 10 seconds'" (par. 1). "After it emerged that a 22-year-old woman had denounced his son, La Russa stated that she had taken cocaine before going to Milan’s Apophis club in May. The newspaper Libero then revealed the alleged victim’s prescription drugs. The insinuation was...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Others have stated that the stigma surrounding the victims of sexual violence and harassment prevents women and girls from seeking redress. Survivors of sexual assault lack the language itself to describe what happened to them, an issue compounded by the lack of public sex education in the country" (par. 6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Others have stated that the stigma surrounding the victims of sexual violence and harassment prevents women and girls from seeking redress. Survivors of sexual assault lack the language itself to describe what happened to them, an issue compounded by the lack of public sex education in the country" (par. 6).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2
"The Directorate for Families, Children, Adolescents and Gender of the Judiciary conducted an analysis of court judgments related to rape and incest in the Dominican Republic. The findings included the following… (b) The crimes were punished with the maximum penalties; (c) In 2 per cent of cases, the defendant was found not guilty... (f) The judgments complied with the law in terms of timeliness, the definition of crimes and aggravating circumstances" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2
"The Directorate for Families, Children, Adolescents and Gender of the Judiciary conducted an analysis of court judgments related to rape and incest in the Dominican Republic. The findings included the following… (b) The crimes were punished with the maximum penalties; (c) In 2 per cent of cases, the defendant was found not guilty... (f) The judgments complied with the law in terms of timeliness, the definition of crimes and aggravating circumstances" (7).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A report last week by Sweden's Lund University said two-thirds of all convicted rapists are recent or second-generation immigrants" (para 23). "She escaped and immediately reported the crime to local police who admit now, to their regret, they did nothing. One senior officer has said publicly that an investigation might have 'stopped a death'. Angry at the police inaction, Jessy sought vigilante justice herself. She enlisted the help of her boyfriend's three elder brothers – and begged them to punish her abuser. She then texted the rapist and asked him for another bottle of vodka. The trio of teenage boys were waiting to greet him in a remote forest nature...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A report last week by Sweden's Lund University said two-thirds of all convicted rapists are recent or second-generation immigrants" (para 23). "She escaped and immediately reported the crime to local police who admit now, to their regret, they did nothing. One senior officer has said publicly that an investigation might have 'stopped a death'. Angry at the police inaction, Jessy sought vigilante justice herself. She enlisted the help of her boyfriend's three elder brothers – and begged them to punish her abuser. She then texted the rapist and asked him for another bottle of vodka. The trio of teenage boys were waiting to greet him in a remote forest nature...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4).
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Zara and Faith did not have abortions. Both are 18. Both became pregnant as a result of rape and, after being rejected by their families, were promised a place to stay by the only shelter in Lagos that provides support to underage pregnant girls. But only if they carried their pregnancies to term" (para 13). "The national campaign against rape is visible, and initiatives to change the perception of sexual violence, still often blamed on the survivor, are talked about in hospitals, homes and on social media" (para 15).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Zara and Faith did not have abortions. Both are 18. Both became pregnant as a result of rape and, after being rejected by their families, were promised a place to stay by the only shelter in Lagos that provides support to underage pregnant girls. But only if they carried their pregnancies to term" (para 13). "The national campaign against rape is visible, and initiatives to change the perception of sexual violence, still often blamed on the survivor, are talked about in hospitals, homes and on social media" (para 15).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"With tens of thousands of rape cases reported annually, India has earned the moniker 'the rape capital of the world'. It's not because India is an exception - many countries report equal or higher numbers of rapes. But critics say the world's largest democracy gets a bad name because of the way the victims and survivors are treated - they are stigmatised by the society, and often shamed by the police and judiciary too" (para 17-19).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"With tens of thousands of rape cases reported annually, India has earned the moniker 'the rape capital of the world'. It's not because India is an exception - many countries report equal or higher numbers of rapes. But critics say the world's largest democracy gets a bad name because of the way the victims and survivors are treated - they are stigmatised by the society, and often shamed by the police and judiciary too" (para 17-19).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-5
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-5
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls. However, in our research we found no case where an ISIS member has been prosecuted or convicted for those specific crimes. Moreover, the crimes committed against Yezidi women and girls amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity or genocide against the Yezidis. However, Iraq does not criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. ISIS suspects are instead charged with violating provision 4 of the counterterrorism law, primarily for ISIS membership, support, sympathy, or assistance. However, this approach...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls. However, in our research we found no case where an ISIS member has been prosecuted or convicted for those specific crimes. Moreover, the crimes committed against Yezidi women and girls amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity or genocide against the Yezidis. However, Iraq does not criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. ISIS suspects are instead charged with violating provision 4 of the counterterrorism law, primarily for ISIS membership, support, sympathy, or assistance. However, this approach...more
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual assault trials across NSW are permeated by outdated myths and stereotypes about how 'genuine victims' should act, dress, and fight off their attackers, exposing complainants to caustic and distressing court hearings, research has found" (para 1). The table titled "Sexual assault myths in NSW trials" shows the frequency with which certain topics were raised in cross examinations in the 75 sexual assault trials reviewed in a report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Mention of a 'dealyed' or 'incomplete' complaint came up in 84% of trails while 53% of them mentioned a failure to physically resist alleged attack, and 53% of them brought up a failure to...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual assault trials across NSW are permeated by outdated myths and stereotypes about how 'genuine victims' should act, dress, and fight off their attackers, exposing complainants to caustic and distressing court hearings, research has found" (para 1). The table titled "Sexual assault myths in NSW trials" shows the frequency with which certain topics were raised in cross examinations in the 75 sexual assault trials reviewed in a report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Mention of a 'dealyed' or 'incomplete' complaint came up in 84% of trails while 53% of them mentioned a failure to physically resist alleged attack, and 53% of them brought up a failure to...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's final Hear Her Voice report recommended 188 law reforms, including an overhaul of consent laws. The new bill was developed in consultation with many stakeholders, including sexual violence bodies. The Queensland government will spend $225million implementing the recommendations, including major IT upgrade in 81 courts across the state to help with victim testimony" (para 15-17).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's final Hear Her Voice report recommended 188 law reforms, including an overhaul of consent laws. The new bill was developed in consultation with many stakeholders, including sexual violence bodies. The Queensland government will spend $225million implementing the recommendations, including major IT upgrade in 81 courts across the state to help with victim testimony" (para 15-17).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Women may be reticent to make a complaint of sexual harassment or other sexual violence out of fear of being charged with a violation of article 490 of the Penal Code, which sanctions sexual relations outside of marriage" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Women may be reticent to make a complaint of sexual harassment or other sexual violence out of fear of being charged with a violation of article 490 of the Penal Code, which sanctions sexual relations outside of marriage" (7).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
Table 21, titled "Judgements handed down against defendants in cases of violence" shows the number of judgments against defendants from 2011 to 2017. The number decreases from 11,001 in 2011 to 10,684 in 2012. Each year after 2012, the number increases, ending at 13,525 in 2017 (52).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
Table 21, titled "Judgements handed down against defendants in cases of violence" shows the number of judgments against defendants from 2011 to 2017. The number decreases from 11,001 in 2011 to 10,684 in 2012. Each year after 2012, the number increases, ending at 13,525 in 2017 (52).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found" (para 2). "Their report said stereotypes still existed in society of supposedly 'good victims' and 'real rape' and too many of those accused were able to say they 'didn’t know' the person they assaulted had not consented" (para 7). "Dozens of the accused men denied rape in court, despite video evidence against them,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found" (para 2). "Their report said stereotypes still existed in society of supposedly 'good victims' and 'real rape' and too many of those accused were able to say they 'didn’t know' the person they assaulted had not consented" (para 7). "Dozens of the accused men denied rape in court, despite video evidence against them,...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"India has been shaken to its core after an eight-year-old girl was gang-raped and bludgeoned to death with a rock, and a 13-year-old girl had her eyes removed in a fatal torture attack" (Para 1). "The accused killed the girl after raping her as they were known to her father and feared that "Over in Baerilly, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a cane field after going missing on her way back home from school" (Para 9). "Violence against women and girls in India has risen dramatically in the last decade. The National Crime Records Bureau reported a 15.3% increase in crimes...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"India has been shaken to its core after an eight-year-old girl was gang-raped and bludgeoned to death with a rock, and a 13-year-old girl had her eyes removed in a fatal torture attack" (Para 1). "The accused killed the girl after raping her as they were known to her father and feared that "Over in Baerilly, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a cane field after going missing on her way back home from school" (Para 9). "Violence against women and girls in India has risen dramatically in the last decade. The National Crime Records Bureau reported a 15.3% increase in crimes...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia.“It happens a lot, it’s really horrible,” says Trezor, shaking his head. The fallout from an attack is often...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia.“It happens a lot, it’s really horrible,” says Trezor, shaking his head. The fallout from an attack is often...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In the summer of 2023, while I was negotiating the price of a pair of cloud-shaped wire sunglasses, a man walked behind me and sexually assaulted me. I was at a stall in one of the many open-air markets in Mekelle, Ethiopia’s second-largest city. The man touched my body, attempting to feel as much of me as possible. I stood for a few seconds, unsure of what was happening, until his hands went further and his body got closer. Jolted out of my shock, I turned to face him and started yelling. My mother, who was standing next to me, did her best to defuse the confrontation and quietly shooed...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In the summer of 2023, while I was negotiating the price of a pair of cloud-shaped wire sunglasses, a man walked behind me and sexually assaulted me. I was at a stall in one of the many open-air markets in Mekelle, Ethiopia’s second-largest city. The man touched my body, attempting to feel as much of me as possible. I stood for a few seconds, unsure of what was happening, until his hands went further and his body got closer. Jolted out of my shock, I turned to face him and started yelling. My mother, who was standing next to me, did her best to defuse the confrontation and quietly shooed...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"'Virginity testing' sometimes takes place during forensic examinations when treating survivors of sexual violence. According to a lawyer Human Rights Watch spoke to in 2018, 'virginity tests are automatic in forensic exams performed in rape cases, and rape is usually only recognized when a girl’s hymen is broken as a result of the assault. Human Rights Watch also reviewed several medical certificates prepared by doctors who forensically examined survivors of sexual assault and many commented on the state of the survivor’s hymen" (4).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"'Virginity testing' sometimes takes place during forensic examinations when treating survivors of sexual violence. According to a lawyer Human Rights Watch spoke to in 2018, 'virginity tests are automatic in forensic exams performed in rape cases, and rape is usually only recognized when a girl’s hymen is broken as a result of the assault. Human Rights Watch also reviewed several medical certificates prepared by doctors who forensically examined survivors of sexual assault and many commented on the state of the survivor’s hymen" (4).
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:08 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man who catcalled a woman on a London street has become one of the first in the UK to be slapped with a £100 fine for sexual harassment after he was caught in an undercover police operation" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man who catcalled a woman on a London street has become one of the first in the UK to be slapped with a £100 fine for sexual harassment after he was caught in an undercover police operation" (para 1).
Jan. 27, 2025, 8:57 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Escaped North Koreans returned to Kim's clutches face a living hell of rape" (para 1). "Mrs X said many of the women she was detained with had been deceived by brokers, and were targeted by guards for sexual violence. She described the case of a young woman, alias Yeong-yi, who had been a classmate of her daughter. She said: 'There were countless instances of girls, who could be considered daughters or younger sisters, being used as sexual toys. 'Yeong-yi, only 21 years old, was tormented by a 57-year-old military officer named Mr Park. 'Her nipples had been bitten so badly that they were unrecognizable, and her lower abdomen was burnt...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Escaped North Koreans returned to Kim's clutches face a living hell of rape" (para 1). "Mrs X said many of the women she was detained with had been deceived by brokers, and were targeted by guards for sexual violence. She described the case of a young woman, alias Yeong-yi, who had been a classmate of her daughter. She said: 'There were countless instances of girls, who could be considered daughters or younger sisters, being used as sexual toys. 'Yeong-yi, only 21 years old, was tormented by a 57-year-old military officer named Mr Park. 'Her nipples had been bitten so badly that they were unrecognizable, and her lower abdomen was burnt...more
Jan. 27, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Mrs X said many of the women she was detained with had been deceived by brokers, and were targeted by guards for sexual violence" (Para 16). "She said: 'There were countless instances of girls, who could be considered daughters or younger sisters, being used as sexual toys" (Para 18). 'Her nipples had been bitten so badly that they were unrecognizable, and her lower abdomen was burnt in several places from a cigarette, oozing pus. 'Despite the horrific injuries and her suffering, all I could do was clean her wounds with salt water. 'I couldn't protest, knowing it would only lead to more harm. We just held back our tears and...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Mrs X said many of the women she was detained with had been deceived by brokers, and were targeted by guards for sexual violence" (Para 16). "She said: 'There were countless instances of girls, who could be considered daughters or younger sisters, being used as sexual toys" (Para 18). 'Her nipples had been bitten so badly that they were unrecognizable, and her lower abdomen was burnt in several places from a cigarette, oozing pus. 'Despite the horrific injuries and her suffering, all I could do was clean her wounds with salt water. 'I couldn't protest, knowing it would only lead to more harm. We just held back our tears and...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence" (para 16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence" (para 16).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1, WAM-PRACTICE-1
"'With the advent of social media, new forms of abuse are on the increase including girls being blackmailed after being drugged and filmed while they are being raped, sometimes by more than one person. Some of these videos are sold on social media platforms'" (para 18).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1, WAM-PRACTICE-1
"'With the advent of social media, new forms of abuse are on the increase including girls being blackmailed after being drugged and filmed while they are being raped, sometimes by more than one person. Some of these videos are sold on social media platforms'" (para 18).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49).