Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-1
April 17, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"And for every 1,000 sexual assaults, about 975 of the perpetrators will face no legal consequences — for a variety of reasons that include the ongoing biases of those meant to help survivors" (para 3). "And if an exam is done, California lacks a cohesive statewide system to track results to 'support the identification and prosecution of serial perpetrators,' according to the report. Yes, in this day and age when DNA is helping to solve decades-old murders, we still don’t have a reliable system to track active serial rapists. O’Malley points out that almost 40% of those convicted of sex crimes re-offend" (para 15). "Throughout our justice system, all the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"And for every 1,000 sexual assaults, about 975 of the perpetrators will face no legal consequences — for a variety of reasons that include the ongoing biases of those meant to help survivors" (para 3). "And if an exam is done, California lacks a cohesive statewide system to track results to 'support the identification and prosecution of serial perpetrators,' according to the report. Yes, in this day and age when DNA is helping to solve decades-old murders, we still don’t have a reliable system to track active serial rapists. O’Malley points out that almost 40% of those convicted of sex crimes re-offend" (para 15). "Throughout our justice system, all the...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… The high incidence of gender-based violence, in particular femicide and sexual violence, as well as widespread impunity for perpetrators" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… The high incidence of gender-based violence, in particular femicide and sexual violence, as well as widespread impunity for perpetrators" (7).
April 15, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no standard procedures such as 'rape kit' for police to deal with sexual assault case. Women are always asked to repeat the details of sexual conducts. And there is no significant role played by female police officers when the plaintiffs are questioned. Judges and prosecutors lack awareness and understanding of gender-based violence when dealing with related cases. The mechanisms such as protection orders are not realized well. The court often exempted employer was exempted from liability, and requirement of the victim's evidence was too harsh. Some cases sued by accused perpetrators for claim their labor rights, the court even dismiss the employers’ policy on sexual harassment and without...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no standard procedures such as 'rape kit' for police to deal with sexual assault case. Women are always asked to repeat the details of sexual conducts. And there is no significant role played by female police officers when the plaintiffs are questioned. Judges and prosecutors lack awareness and understanding of gender-based violence when dealing with related cases. The mechanisms such as protection orders are not realized well. The court often exempted employer was exempted from liability, and requirement of the victim's evidence was too harsh. Some cases sued by accused perpetrators for claim their labor rights, the court even dismiss the employers’ policy on sexual harassment and without...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]raditional dispute resolution mechanisms or mediation are sometimes approached in cases of sexual violence, particularly if they involve domestic violence. Due to lack of trust in formal justice mechanisms, which also involve lengthy proceedings, many families continue to seek local dispute resolution or mediation in these cases. Survivors of violence who have sought local mediation frequently report that the mediators are often biased and wish to resolve the dispute with a 'harmonious' outcome, irrespective of whether such outcome is in the best interests of the survivors of violence. There is no publicly available data to determine the number of rape cases in which prosecution was taken forward by the Office...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]raditional dispute resolution mechanisms or mediation are sometimes approached in cases of sexual violence, particularly if they involve domestic violence. Due to lack of trust in formal justice mechanisms, which also involve lengthy proceedings, many families continue to seek local dispute resolution or mediation in these cases. Survivors of violence who have sought local mediation frequently report that the mediators are often biased and wish to resolve the dispute with a 'harmonious' outcome, irrespective of whether such outcome is in the best interests of the survivors of violence. There is no publicly available data to determine the number of rape cases in which prosecution was taken forward by the Office...more
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity towards perpetrators of sexual violence due to the perspective and stereotype of law enforcement officers still blaming the victim and in many cases threatening victims to revictimizing, especially if the victim is still a child" (5). "Girls/women with intellectual disabilities are those in the highest risk as victim of sexual violence/abuse and the perpetrator mostly are family, neighbor, friends, or people they know. The states apparatus prone to reject the case when family of the victims file a report" (5).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity towards perpetrators of sexual violence due to the perspective and stereotype of law enforcement officers still blaming the victim and in many cases threatening victims to revictimizing, especially if the victim is still a child" (5). "Girls/women with intellectual disabilities are those in the highest risk as victim of sexual violence/abuse and the perpetrator mostly are family, neighbor, friends, or people they know. The states apparatus prone to reject the case when family of the victims file a report" (5).
April 4, 2025, 9:14 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Forty-one institutions from the three branches of government have reported on the implementation of actions to prevent femicide and sexual violence and have implemented 346 campaigns to prevent violence against women, educating and raising awareness among more than 4,030,806 people" (33-34).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Forty-one institutions from the three branches of government have reported on the implementation of actions to prevent femicide and sexual violence and have implemented 346 campaigns to prevent violence against women, educating and raising awareness among more than 4,030,806 people" (33-34).
April 3, 2025, 9:02 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Some progress has been identified in harmonization of the legislation in B&H with the international standards on prevention and combating violence against women in Republika Srpska, which in 2017 adopted new Criminal Code that introduced provisions aimed to harmonize it with the international standards from the CoE Convention on Prevention and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) through establishing and managing a special register of persons convicted for criminal offences against sexual integrity of a child" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Some progress has been identified in harmonization of the legislation in B&H with the international standards on prevention and combating violence against women in Republika Srpska, which in 2017 adopted new Criminal Code that introduced provisions aimed to harmonize it with the international standards from the CoE Convention on Prevention and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) through establishing and managing a special register of persons convicted for criminal offences against sexual integrity of a child" (7).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"It is estimated that less than 5 per cent of all complaints of gender violence, domestic violence and sexual offences are finally adjudicated. Despite this, neither the judiciary nor the Office of the Attorney- General of the Republic has conducted investigations in which they have made public the reasons for this very high rate of impunity. Civil society organizations, when trying to undertake investigations in this regard, have encountered obstacles from the highest levels when trying to access files, victims and personnel of the agencies that process the complaints. Another element that contributes to impunity in cases of gender-based violence and, in many cases, even the death of the victim,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"It is estimated that less than 5 per cent of all complaints of gender violence, domestic violence and sexual offences are finally adjudicated. Despite this, neither the judiciary nor the Office of the Attorney- General of the Republic has conducted investigations in which they have made public the reasons for this very high rate of impunity. Civil society organizations, when trying to undertake investigations in this regard, have encountered obstacles from the highest levels when trying to access files, victims and personnel of the agencies that process the complaints. Another element that contributes to impunity in cases of gender-based violence and, in many cases, even the death of the victim,...more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
March 21, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Other legislative gaps that contravene international human rights law and standards include a narrow definition of rape that envisages that only 'persons of the female sex' can be victims of rape and only via forced vaginal intercourse as well as non-compliance in the law with some provisions on aggravating circumstances as set out in the Istanbul Convention. Furthermore, Amnesty International is concerned that several offences covering acts of a sexual nature considered a lesser offence than rape under Swiss law allow for judges to consider a reduction in the penalty or an exemption from prosecution if the perpetrator is the husband or the partner of the victim" (2).more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Other legislative gaps that contravene international human rights law and standards include a narrow definition of rape that envisages that only 'persons of the female sex' can be victims of rape and only via forced vaginal intercourse as well as non-compliance in the law with some provisions on aggravating circumstances as set out in the Istanbul Convention. Furthermore, Amnesty International is concerned that several offences covering acts of a sexual nature considered a lesser offence than rape under Swiss law allow for judges to consider a reduction in the penalty or an exemption from prosecution if the perpetrator is the husband or the partner of the victim" (2).more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the sexual violence" (para 28-29).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the sexual violence" (para 28-29).
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
"As a result of that case, six abused girls were rescued by local authorities in conjunction with officers from Homeland Security Investigations. The undercover agent who spoke to The Times said such outcomes were especially gratifying because once a livestream session ends, the evidence often disappears. 'It’s a very difficult crime to investigate,' he said. 'No one knows that it happened, except the poor kid that was raped, the mother that did it and the guy who paid for it'" (para 30-31). "He said the woman in the Southeast Asia case had been identified and the agency was now working with local authorities to rescue the 8-year-old" (para 54).more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
"As a result of that case, six abused girls were rescued by local authorities in conjunction with officers from Homeland Security Investigations. The undercover agent who spoke to The Times said such outcomes were especially gratifying because once a livestream session ends, the evidence often disappears. 'It’s a very difficult crime to investigate,' he said. 'No one knows that it happened, except the poor kid that was raped, the mother that did it and the guy who paid for it'" (para 30-31). "He said the woman in the Southeast Asia case had been identified and the agency was now working with local authorities to rescue the 8-year-old" (para 54).more
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[S]exual violence and rape continues to be a problem in the country, and rape offenders often avoid prosecution through monetary settlements outside of court (ASI, 2014; US Department of State, 2016)" (2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"[S]exual violence and rape continues to be a problem in the country, and rape offenders often avoid prosecution through monetary settlements outside of court (ASI, 2014; US Department of State, 2016)" (2).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ugandan courts have taken laudable steps to restore faith in the justice system by fast-tracking cases of sexual violence through special court sessions and mobile courts in remote areas" (2). "[I]n September 2013, Uganda’s former Youth Minister (R . K) was also quoted saying: 'I have talked to the IGP and the police in Kampala to see that if a woman is raped, they look at how she was dressed. Most women currently dress very poorly, especially the youth. If she is dressed poorly and is raped, no one should be arrested'; in the same vein, in February 2020, Former Police spokesperson (E. K) spoke boldly about the indecency among...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ugandan courts have taken laudable steps to restore faith in the justice system by fast-tracking cases of sexual violence through special court sessions and mobile courts in remote areas" (2). "[I]n September 2013, Uganda’s former Youth Minister (R . K) was also quoted saying: 'I have talked to the IGP and the police in Kampala to see that if a woman is raped, they look at how she was dressed. Most women currently dress very poorly, especially the youth. If she is dressed poorly and is raped, no one should be arrested'; in the same vein, in February 2020, Former Police spokesperson (E. K) spoke boldly about the indecency among...more
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"These crimes continue to be perpetrated with impunity, with few prosecutions for rape and other acts of violence" (2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"These crimes continue to be perpetrated with impunity, with few prosecutions for rape and other acts of violence" (2).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Public Prosecution Service includes a Division for the Protection of Women which currently has: (a) 72 offices throughout the country, four of which have national coverage: (1) Two specializing in the investigation of femicides and offences against the sexual freedom of women (Nos. 64 and 47)" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Public Prosecution Service includes a Division for the Protection of Women which currently has: (a) 72 offices throughout the country, four of which have national coverage: (1) Two specializing in the investigation of femicides and offences against the sexual freedom of women (Nos. 64 and 47)" (7).
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Diene was inspired to write it after hearing Diallo, 30 – who was not his wife at the time – speak about her work combating gender-based violence in Matam. She told how families keep their little girls at home for fear of them being raped. 'I remember that terrifying me,' says Diene. 'She was talking about the fallout for victims, the ‘blame the victim’ mentality, the lack of social support, how geography influences incidences of gender violence. That spoke to me'" (par. 8).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Diene was inspired to write it after hearing Diallo, 30 – who was not his wife at the time – speak about her work combating gender-based violence in Matam. She told how families keep their little girls at home for fear of them being raped. 'I remember that terrifying me,' says Diene. 'She was talking about the fallout for victims, the ‘blame the victim’ mentality, the lack of social support, how geography influences incidences of gender violence. That spoke to me'" (par. 8).
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).