Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-1
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).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As currently codified, Iraq’s criminal laws do not punish the most egregious aspects of Daesh’s sexual and gender-based violence. If prosecuted under these laws, basic features of Daesh’s crimes will go unpunished, such as rape with objects, forced marriage, and gender-motivated torture, as well as the international atrocity crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes" (2). "As described below, Iraq’s current criminal legal system denies women equal protection of the law by failing to reflect the full scope of sexual and gender-based violence experienced by women in general and specifically by survivors of Daesh’s atrocities" (3). "As described below, Iraq’s current criminal legal system denies women the right...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As currently codified, Iraq’s criminal laws do not punish the most egregious aspects of Daesh’s sexual and gender-based violence. If prosecuted under these laws, basic features of Daesh’s crimes will go unpunished, such as rape with objects, forced marriage, and gender-motivated torture, as well as the international atrocity crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes" (2). "As described below, Iraq’s current criminal legal system denies women equal protection of the law by failing to reflect the full scope of sexual and gender-based violence experienced by women in general and specifically by survivors of Daesh’s atrocities" (3). "As described below, Iraq’s current criminal legal system denies women the right...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Darim was proud of her work. So, sitting alone on the floor of her small studio apartment, she posted the trailer on social media. Almost immediately, she was flooded with thousands of abusive messages, including death and rape threats" (para 2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Darim was proud of her work. So, sitting alone on the floor of her small studio apartment, she posted the trailer on social media. Almost immediately, she was flooded with thousands of abusive messages, including death and rape threats" (para 2).
Jan. 23, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The outcry over the killing of the 31-year-old physician in August led to the trial being fast-tracked through the legal system. Judge Anirban Das said the sentence for Sanjay Roy, 33, would be announced on Monday. His punishment could range from life imprisonment to the death penalty. Police discovered the body of the woman in the RG Kar medical college and hospital’s seminar hall on 9 August. An autopsy found she had been strangled and that a sexual assault had taken place. Roy was arrested a day after the crime. He has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty in court. The case was initially investigated by the Kolkata police...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The outcry over the killing of the 31-year-old physician in August led to the trial being fast-tracked through the legal system. Judge Anirban Das said the sentence for Sanjay Roy, 33, would be announced on Monday. His punishment could range from life imprisonment to the death penalty. Police discovered the body of the woman in the RG Kar medical college and hospital’s seminar hall on 9 August. An autopsy found she had been strangled and that a sexual assault had taken place. Roy was arrested a day after the crime. He has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty in court. The case was initially investigated by the Kolkata police...more
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