Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"For Camus [lawyer to Gisèle Pelico, rape victim], their [rapists] excuses are evidence of French society’s 'culture of rape' being played out in real time. 'These absurd suggestions, prejudices, hypotheses, preconceived ideas … all deployed before our very eyes, and all at the expense of Gisèle Pelicot,' he says" (para 19). "Statistics from the Institut des Politiques Publiques in France suggest that over a 10-year period there were more than 400,000 cases of sexual violence in France, 86% of which resulted in no action and only 13% in conviction" (24). "Agnès Fichot, a lawyer who worked with the late Halimi [feminist lawyer] on the [rape] case, says attitudes [towards rape]...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"For Camus [lawyer to Gisèle Pelico, rape victim], their [rapists] excuses are evidence of French society’s 'culture of rape' being played out in real time. 'These absurd suggestions, prejudices, hypotheses, preconceived ideas … all deployed before our very eyes, and all at the expense of Gisèle Pelicot,' he says" (para 19). "Statistics from the Institut des Politiques Publiques in France suggest that over a 10-year period there were more than 400,000 cases of sexual violence in France, 86% of which resulted in no action and only 13% in conviction" (24). "Agnès Fichot, a lawyer who worked with the late Halimi [feminist lawyer] on the [rape] case, says attitudes [towards rape]...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The proposed legislation [a bill against VAW] contains strong provisions to end exemptions for certain sectarian communities regarding crimes and offenses such as 'honor crimes,' rape, and marital violence that limit women’s rights and safety (para 2). This means that there are currently exemptions for these crimes (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT). "In addition to their limited scope, these laws [on domestic violence] have suffered from extremely weak implementation and enforcement and have encountered significant resistance from religious leaders and sectarian politicians" (para 4).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The proposed legislation [a bill against VAW] contains strong provisions to end exemptions for certain sectarian communities regarding crimes and offenses such as 'honor crimes,' rape, and marital violence that limit women’s rights and safety (para 2). This means that there are currently exemptions for these crimes (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT). "In addition to their limited scope, these laws [on domestic violence] have suffered from extremely weak implementation and enforcement and have encountered significant resistance from religious leaders and sectarian politicians" (para 4).
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:24 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Albukhaiti added: 'Only 5% of Houthi crimes have been revealed, and their attitude to women is not far different from the Taliban. Houthi leaders support arbitrary detention, and have detained many women in Yemen, but they do not endorse sexual crimes as policy. Within their detention centres there is sexual abuse and harassment by officers, and trade-offs to get sexual benefits in return for release.' But he said Houri had told him her claim that the Houthis demanded she lure Houthi politicians with sex and then film them to prevent them from defecting, in effect attempted blackmail, was not true." (par. 9-10).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Albukhaiti added: 'Only 5% of Houthi crimes have been revealed, and their attitude to women is not far different from the Taliban. Houthi leaders support arbitrary detention, and have detained many women in Yemen, but they do not endorse sexual crimes as policy. Within their detention centres there is sexual abuse and harassment by officers, and trade-offs to get sexual benefits in return for release.' But he said Houri had told him her claim that the Houthis demanded she lure Houthi politicians with sex and then film them to prevent them from defecting, in effect attempted blackmail, was not true." (par. 9-10).
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Article 172 of Cambodian Labor Law imposes an obligation on managers and employers to 'watch over good behavior and decency 'of women' and prohibits 'sexual violation.' However, 'sexual violation' is undefined and there are no further provisions with respect to penalties, sanctions or preventative measures. The Penal Code defines sexual harassment as 'an act that a person abuses the power which was vested to him/her in his/her functions in order to put pressure again and again on other persons in exchange for sexual favor.' However, this does not address sexual harassment that falls outside of the 'quid pro quo harassment,' and which would apply more broadly to horizontal relationships. Similarly,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Article 172 of Cambodian Labor Law imposes an obligation on managers and employers to 'watch over good behavior and decency 'of women' and prohibits 'sexual violation.' However, 'sexual violation' is undefined and there are no further provisions with respect to penalties, sanctions or preventative measures. The Penal Code defines sexual harassment as 'an act that a person abuses the power which was vested to him/her in his/her functions in order to put pressure again and again on other persons in exchange for sexual favor.' However, this does not address sexual harassment that falls outside of the 'quid pro quo harassment,' and which would apply more broadly to horizontal relationships. Similarly,...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The law establishes that protection measures are issued by the family court in 24 hours, in cases of severe risk, and 48 hours, when there is slight or moderate risk . These deadlines are not met. It is worrying that psychological therapy is ordered for the victim as a protection measure, because it does not respond to preserve her from aggressions. Likewise, it is worrying that the law is used by aggressors to report victims who exercise legitimate defense" (7). "According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The law establishes that protection measures are issued by the family court in 24 hours, in cases of severe risk, and 48 hours, when there is slight or moderate risk . These deadlines are not met. It is worrying that psychological therapy is ordered for the victim as a protection measure, because it does not respond to preserve her from aggressions. Likewise, it is worrying that the law is used by aggressors to report victims who exercise legitimate defense" (7). "According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man has been charged in the high-profile case of a doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital, a crime that prompted widespread anger and protests over the threat of sexual violence faced by women in India. The suspect, Sanjay Roy, was arrested the day after the young doctor’s bloodied body was discovered on 9 August in a room at RG Kar hospital, where she had gone to rest after a 36-hour shift. On Monday the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed he had been formally charged with rape and murder" (par. 1-3). "The case also prompted a wider discussion around the issue of women’s safety in India, which...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man has been charged in the high-profile case of a doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital, a crime that prompted widespread anger and protests over the threat of sexual violence faced by women in India. The suspect, Sanjay Roy, was arrested the day after the young doctor’s bloodied body was discovered on 9 August in a room at RG Kar hospital, where she had gone to rest after a 36-hour shift. On Monday the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed he had been formally charged with rape and murder" (par. 1-3). "The case also prompted a wider discussion around the issue of women’s safety in India, which...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"It has been 20 years since the Prostitution Reform Act was passed into law in New Zealand and it continues to fail women, particularly Māori, Pasifika, and Indigenous women and those experiencing poverty, homelessness, family violence, and domestic violence. Full Decriminalisation has normalised violence against women and children. It has enabled and encouraged violence against women and children rather than reducing it" (para 24-25).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"It has been 20 years since the Prostitution Reform Act was passed into law in New Zealand and it continues to fail women, particularly Māori, Pasifika, and Indigenous women and those experiencing poverty, homelessness, family violence, and domestic violence. Full Decriminalisation has normalised violence against women and children. It has enabled and encouraged violence against women and children rather than reducing it" (para 24-25).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:32 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, the fish population has been declining largely because of overfishing and climate change, experts say.vThat decline has become a key driver for transactional sex across Malawi’s lakeshore districts – where fishing is a way of life and means of income – especially in markets where many buyers are impoverished women" (par. 5-6). "'The practice is worse during the lean season around November and December,' [Fanuel Kapute, professor of fisheries and aquatic science at Mzuzu Univeristy in nother Malawi] told Al Jazeera. 'This is when the catches of usipa are significantly low, and competition is high'" (par. 7). "Malawi has a Gender Equality Act that prohibits sexual harassment...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, the fish population has been declining largely because of overfishing and climate change, experts say.vThat decline has become a key driver for transactional sex across Malawi’s lakeshore districts – where fishing is a way of life and means of income – especially in markets where many buyers are impoverished women" (par. 5-6). "'The practice is worse during the lean season around November and December,' [Fanuel Kapute, professor of fisheries and aquatic science at Mzuzu Univeristy in nother Malawi] told Al Jazeera. 'This is when the catches of usipa are significantly low, and competition is high'" (par. 7). "Malawi has a Gender Equality Act that prohibits sexual harassment...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There is a major loophole in Indonesia's new ban on sex outside marriage - which critics have warned could also be 'abused' to discriminate against sexual assault victims" (par. 1). "If you fail to prove that it was non-consensual you can be hit by jail time - and if you think that there is no way this law is going to be abused it absolutely will,' [Francesca Tanmizi] said. 'Sexual assault happens. What if you're sexually assaulted and you can't find a guy? Do you dare report it to the police knowing you could be "self-reporting" a crime. 'For all the naive people who are going, "Oh my God, surely...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There is a major loophole in Indonesia's new ban on sex outside marriage - which critics have warned could also be 'abused' to discriminate against sexual assault victims" (par. 1). "If you fail to prove that it was non-consensual you can be hit by jail time - and if you think that there is no way this law is going to be abused it absolutely will,' [Francesca Tanmizi] said. 'Sexual assault happens. What if you're sexually assaulted and you can't find a guy? Do you dare report it to the police knowing you could be "self-reporting" a crime. 'For all the naive people who are going, "Oh my God, surely...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"House Bill 485, authored by Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, would standardize the handling, timely testing and tracking of sexual assault evidence or 'rape kits' in Mississippi. Unlike 36 other states, Mississippi has no statewide rules and advocates say there is a large — albeit unknown due to lack of tracking — backlog of unprocessed rape kits. It would also give survivors the right to know the status of their kits" (para 4). "Sandy Middleton, director of the Center for Violence Prevention, said, 'Mississippi has a backlog of rape cases, but it’s not at the crime lab. The kits are sitting in hospital emergency room refrigerators or the trunk of police...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"House Bill 485, authored by Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, would standardize the handling, timely testing and tracking of sexual assault evidence or 'rape kits' in Mississippi. Unlike 36 other states, Mississippi has no statewide rules and advocates say there is a large — albeit unknown due to lack of tracking — backlog of unprocessed rape kits. It would also give survivors the right to know the status of their kits" (para 4). "Sandy Middleton, director of the Center for Violence Prevention, said, 'Mississippi has a backlog of rape cases, but it’s not at the crime lab. The kits are sitting in hospital emergency room refrigerators or the trunk of police...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice. Around 65% of women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, according to UNICEF, with the most common form being abuse by husbands or partners. For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws" (para 4). This...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice. Around 65% of women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, according to UNICEF, with the most common form being abuse by husbands or partners. For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws" (para 4). This...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As well as enduring the anguish of an unwanted pregnancy and forced motherhood, Fausia and her family have faced death threats and displacement due to her hard-fought efforts to seek justice. Her attackers were finally sentenced earlier this year, although they can still appeal" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As well as enduring the anguish of an unwanted pregnancy and forced motherhood, Fausia and her family have faced death threats and displacement due to her hard-fought efforts to seek justice. Her attackers were finally sentenced earlier this year, although they can still appeal" (para 10).
Jan. 8, 2025, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]wo gunmen in Rapid Support Forces uniforms caught her and threw the child on the ground, and then one raped her as her baby wailed. Afterward, she took the child and fled for Chad, but there is a culture of shame and silence around sexual violence and she has not even told her sister" (para 10). "Rape is always devastating, but in Sudan it is also particularly stigmatizing. Of the four women who were publicly raped in Suad’s village, three were then divorced by their husbands; the other was single and will have difficulty marrying, Suad said. One man, Isaak Abdulrahman, whom I met at the border as he arrived...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]wo gunmen in Rapid Support Forces uniforms caught her and threw the child on the ground, and then one raped her as her baby wailed. Afterward, she took the child and fled for Chad, but there is a culture of shame and silence around sexual violence and she has not even told her sister" (para 10). "Rape is always devastating, but in Sudan it is also particularly stigmatizing. Of the four women who were publicly raped in Suad’s village, three were then divorced by their husbands; the other was single and will have difficulty marrying, Suad said. One man, Isaak Abdulrahman, whom I met at the border as he arrived...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sixty-two procurators strengthened their skills in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of domestic violence without gender bias through train-the-trainer courses organized by the Programme Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the Office of the Procurator General in Dushanbe and in Sughd and Khatlon provinces" (p. 9). "The Committee on Women and the Family and UN-Women, through the Spotlight Initiative, have invested in using existing structures, such as the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan and its work with volunteers in emergency and COVID-19 pandemic settings, to strengthen work with victims of sexual and gender- based violence and encourage help-seeking. This was done...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sixty-two procurators strengthened their skills in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of domestic violence without gender bias through train-the-trainer courses organized by the Programme Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the Office of the Procurator General in Dushanbe and in Sughd and Khatlon provinces" (p. 9). "The Committee on Women and the Family and UN-Women, through the Spotlight Initiative, have invested in using existing structures, such as the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan and its work with volunteers in emergency and COVID-19 pandemic settings, to strengthen work with victims of sexual and gender- based violence and encourage help-seeking. This was done...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4). "The women,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4). "The women,...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist who spoke up against sexual harassment stood trial on subversion charges on Friday along with a labor rights activist, the latest example of Beijing’s intensified crackdown" (para 1) This suggests that the government is more worried about arresting activists than facing sexual harassment issues or enforcing SA laws (LK- CODER COMMENT) "Ms. Huang’s own investigation of the harassment of female students by a professor at Beihang University prompted China’s education ministry to strip the professor of his title" (para 12).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist who spoke up against sexual harassment stood trial on subversion charges on Friday along with a labor rights activist, the latest example of Beijing’s intensified crackdown" (para 1) This suggests that the government is more worried about arresting activists than facing sexual harassment issues or enforcing SA laws (LK- CODER COMMENT) "Ms. Huang’s own investigation of the harassment of female students by a professor at Beihang University prompted China’s education ministry to strip the professor of his title" (para 12).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken. Everyone is looking at her with accusing looks, looks that judge her.' Bukébo is an 18-year-old law student in Goma, a city in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of war in the area have left roughly 7 million people displaced; at least 500,000 of them have gone to the outskirts of Goma, where there are many sprawling...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken. Everyone is looking at her with accusing looks, looks that judge her.' Bukébo is an 18-year-old law student in Goma, a city in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of war in the area have left roughly 7 million people displaced; at least 500,000 of them have gone to the outskirts of Goma, where there are many sprawling...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The legal protections have been ineffectual partly because the government has been lax about implementing the law and investing in mechanisms to properly handle cases of sexual assault, said Vrinda Grover, a lawyer and women’s rights activist. She said that investigations she had examined were often 'unprofessional, shoddy' and carried out by people with little training. The state’s approach, Ms. Grover said, is colored by prejudice against women" (para 9-10). "Nearly 45,000 rape cases were investigated in 2022, the latest year for which statistics are available from India’s National Crime Records Bureau. But among the cases that went to trial, there were convictions in just over 5,000 — a rate...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The legal protections have been ineffectual partly because the government has been lax about implementing the law and investing in mechanisms to properly handle cases of sexual assault, said Vrinda Grover, a lawyer and women’s rights activist. She said that investigations she had examined were often 'unprofessional, shoddy' and carried out by people with little training. The state’s approach, Ms. Grover said, is colored by prejudice against women" (para 9-10). "Nearly 45,000 rape cases were investigated in 2022, the latest year for which statistics are available from India’s National Crime Records Bureau. But among the cases that went to trial, there were convictions in just over 5,000 — a rate...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:35 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"These delays, along with poor methods of evidence collection by the police, result in a conviction rate of about 57%. In rape cases, it is 32%. Consequently, many Indians have lost faith in the legal system" (para 11). "'Some years ago, judges were told to conclude rape trials in 90 days but did it happen?' she asked. 'No. The infrastructure just doesn’t exist. Where are the judges? Where are the forensic labs? Even in big cities there is a huge backlog of cases in the labs. How can a judge deal with 125 cases a day to such timelines?'" (para 20).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"These delays, along with poor methods of evidence collection by the police, result in a conviction rate of about 57%. In rape cases, it is 32%. Consequently, many Indians have lost faith in the legal system" (para 11). "'Some years ago, judges were told to conclude rape trials in 90 days but did it happen?' she asked. 'No. The infrastructure just doesn’t exist. Where are the judges? Where are the forensic labs? Even in big cities there is a huge backlog of cases in the labs. How can a judge deal with 125 cases a day to such timelines?'" (para 20).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The survivor reportedly approached the local police station to file a complaint in the days following the alleged attack, but her request was initially rejected. It was only after she submitted a written complaint to Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey that a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged on May 24 - ten days after she claimed to have suffered the attack. Following the FIR, a medical examination was conducted, but the survivor fears the delay of over ten days rendered the results inconclusive, according to the Times of India. The victim also criticised the police for charging the accused under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The survivor reportedly approached the local police station to file a complaint in the days following the alleged attack, but her request was initially rejected. It was only after she submitted a written complaint to Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey that a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged on May 24 - ten days after she claimed to have suffered the attack. Following the FIR, a medical examination was conducted, but the survivor fears the delay of over ten days rendered the results inconclusive, according to the Times of India. The victim also criticised the police for charging the accused under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which...more
Dec. 9, 2024, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"One day, when the family left the house, their son, who was living at home while studying at a local university, raped her. When she told his mother, she accused her of lying and beat her. As Esther was working illegally and had no id diocuments, she says she feared she would be in trouble if she contacted the police. She also doubted she would have been fairly heard against the word of a wealthier family" (par. 20).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2
"One day, when the family left the house, their son, who was living at home while studying at a local university, raped her. When she told his mother, she accused her of lying and beat her. As Esther was working illegally and had no id diocuments, she says she feared she would be in trouble if she contacted the police. She also doubted she would have been fairly heard against the word of a wealthier family" (par. 20).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she [Dr. Shaza] says" (par. 9-10). "The stigma of being raped in the conservative, honour-based Sudanese society is too much to bear on top of the physical trauma" (par. 13). "SIHA regional director Hala Al Karib says: "90% of the cases we have verified are gang rape cases - women and girls raped by more than one person. 'The way it was done was very bold and...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she [Dr. Shaza] says" (par. 9-10). "The stigma of being raped in the conservative, honour-based Sudanese society is too much to bear on top of the physical trauma" (par. 13). "SIHA regional director Hala Al Karib says: "90% of the cases we have verified are gang rape cases - women and girls raped by more than one person. 'The way it was done was very bold and...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:29 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a 10-year-old rape victim and her family after teachers and school staff tried to prevent the arrest of the alleged rapist, a 39-year-old male headteacher, by trying to invade a local police station and scuffling with police officers. Videos posted on social media show the group gathered outside the police station, trying to pressure the prosecutor and judge to release the alleged perpetrator" (para 1-2). "'We reject all expressions that violate the rights of the victim and her family,' Bolivia’s ombudsman’s office said in a statement, following reports that the family of the victim had received threats and demonstrators had accused...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a 10-year-old rape victim and her family after teachers and school staff tried to prevent the arrest of the alleged rapist, a 39-year-old male headteacher, by trying to invade a local police station and scuffling with police officers. Videos posted on social media show the group gathered outside the police station, trying to pressure the prosecutor and judge to release the alleged perpetrator" (para 1-2). "'We reject all expressions that violate the rights of the victim and her family,' Bolivia’s ombudsman’s office said in a statement, following reports that the family of the victim had received threats and demonstrators had accused...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:36 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In November, Spain’s magistrate associations and main opposition party called for the equality minister, Irene Montero, to resign after she accused judges of 'machismo' for reducing prison sentences under the 'only yes means yes' law. Montero has said judges need more training to overcome gender bias and accused some of not obeying the law. Judges say they have no alternative but to rule for defendants if the penalties in the laws under which they were convicted change. Opposition parties have been infuriated by Montero’s remarks and blame the government for passing a poorly drafted law" (para 10-12).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In November, Spain’s magistrate associations and main opposition party called for the equality minister, Irene Montero, to resign after she accused judges of 'machismo' for reducing prison sentences under the 'only yes means yes' law. Montero has said judges need more training to overcome gender bias and accused some of not obeying the law. Judges say they have no alternative but to rule for defendants if the penalties in the laws under which they were convicted change. Opposition parties have been infuriated by Montero’s remarks and blame the government for passing a poorly drafted law" (para 10-12).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"At 15 she would be expected to move out of her parents’ hut into a communal one for girls. 'We, the Karamojong people, like our culture – whether good or bad,' Alany says. 'It is in these huts that girls are raided and forced to have sex in the night. If the boys fail, they wait for the girl on her way to school or the market. Even though the community does not protect the girls from rape, the boys of the household beat the girls when they find out that they ‘allowed’ [themselves] to be raped.' Alany’s mother hid her at a Catholic mission to keep her safe. 'Courtship...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"At 15 she would be expected to move out of her parents’ hut into a communal one for girls. 'We, the Karamojong people, like our culture – whether good or bad,' Alany says. 'It is in these huts that girls are raided and forced to have sex in the night. If the boys fail, they wait for the girl on her way to school or the market. Even though the community does not protect the girls from rape, the boys of the household beat the girls when they find out that they ‘allowed’ [themselves] to be raped.' Alany’s mother hid her at a Catholic mission to keep her safe. 'Courtship...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Chief executive at the charity Victim Support, Diana Fawcett said 'This huge rise in recorded sexual offences comes as the percentage of cases seeing justice has plummeted to an abysmal new low. 'Charges for rape and sexual offences have been falling sharply for the past six years – the system is in crisis. We are on a path to destroying victims faith in the criminal justice system altogether. 'Police and the CPS have a duty to survivors who have experienced life-changing trauma – they must do better and start delivering justice'" (para 18-21). "We also know that a rise in reports does not equate to more survivors receiving justice. 'Statistics...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Chief executive at the charity Victim Support, Diana Fawcett said 'This huge rise in recorded sexual offences comes as the percentage of cases seeing justice has plummeted to an abysmal new low. 'Charges for rape and sexual offences have been falling sharply for the past six years – the system is in crisis. We are on a path to destroying victims faith in the criminal justice system altogether. 'Police and the CPS have a duty to survivors who have experienced life-changing trauma – they must do better and start delivering justice'" (para 18-21). "We also know that a rise in reports does not equate to more survivors receiving justice. 'Statistics...more
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"According to reports, the risk for women with disabilities of domestic violence is significantly higher than that of women without disabilities, and that in cases of rape of women with disabilities, the courts in the State party sometimes apply section 295 of the Penal Code on special protection of women with disabilities from sexual exploitation which carries a lighter penalty than section 291 of the Penal Code on rape" (7). "The Committee recommends that the State party...renew its national action plan against rape, which expired in 2022, and conduct a study on the reasons for the discontinuance of a high number of rape cases, including the potential links to gender...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"According to reports, the risk for women with disabilities of domestic violence is significantly higher than that of women without disabilities, and that in cases of rape of women with disabilities, the courts in the State party sometimes apply section 295 of the Penal Code on special protection of women with disabilities from sexual exploitation which carries a lighter penalty than section 291 of the Penal Code on rape" (7). "The Committee recommends that the State party...renew its national action plan against rape, which expired in 2022, and conduct a study on the reasons for the discontinuance of a high number of rape cases, including the potential links to gender...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,' said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. he representative spoke of how she was 'deeply troubled' by some attacks which have been taking place in broad daylight, affecting the daily lives and livelihoods of women and girls in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province" (par. 1-2). "'. . .Humanitarian actors report they have provided assistance to over 600 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in six IDP camps over the course...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,' said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. he representative spoke of how she was 'deeply troubled' by some attacks which have been taking place in broad daylight, affecting the daily lives and livelihoods of women and girls in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province" (par. 1-2). "'. . .Humanitarian actors report they have provided assistance to over 600 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in six IDP camps over the course...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Dina Ghalibaf, a student at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University and was among the first to tweet about a confrontation. On her now suspended X (formerly Twitter) account, she said: 'Yesterday in the police room of Sadeghiyeh metro station, I insisted that I had the right to use the metro as a citizen and a taxpayer. But then, they violently dragged me into a room and Tasered me. They handcuffed me and one of the officers sexually assaulted me'" (par. 5).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Dina Ghalibaf, a student at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University and was among the first to tweet about a confrontation. On her now suspended X (formerly Twitter) account, she said: 'Yesterday in the police room of Sadeghiyeh metro station, I insisted that I had the right to use the metro as a citizen and a taxpayer. But then, they violently dragged me into a room and Tasered me. They handcuffed me and one of the officers sexually assaulted me'" (par. 5).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:49 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Spanish court has acquitted a man who raped a 12-year-old girl after it ruled that their relations were just a part of the Romani culture" (par. 1). "On Tuesday, the court in Ciudad Real in central Spain took into account the socio-cultural context of the Gypsy ethnic group to reduce the sentence for sexual assault and abuse of a minor by a 20-year old man. This resulted in the perpetrator, who left his 12-year-old victim pregnant with twins, being acquitted. The ruling held that the relationship was 'always consensual within the frame-work of a romantic relationship', adding that the two were 'close in age and maturity.' The girl was...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Spanish court has acquitted a man who raped a 12-year-old girl after it ruled that their relations were just a part of the Romani culture" (par. 1). "On Tuesday, the court in Ciudad Real in central Spain took into account the socio-cultural context of the Gypsy ethnic group to reduce the sentence for sexual assault and abuse of a minor by a 20-year old man. This resulted in the perpetrator, who left his 12-year-old victim pregnant with twins, being acquitted. The ruling held that the relationship was 'always consensual within the frame-work of a romantic relationship', adding that the two were 'close in age and maturity.' The girl was...more