Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-3
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"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).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"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).
Jan. 10, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Girls and young women who are deemed to not be ‘virgins’ are outcast by their families or even murdered and there are limited options for women to earn an independent living" (para 9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Girls and young women who are deemed to not be ‘virgins’ are outcast by their families or even murdered and there are limited options for women to earn an independent living" (para 9).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"[WALSH] The 700-page report found that in the absence of women, vulgar and sexist comments were being made in front of the male recruits. MONTGOMERY: To objectify women, to describe acts with women's bodily parts, to condone tacit violence against women. WALSH: These images were even written into company training documents found at San Diego, which only began training women after a congressional mandate" (par. 8-10). "WALSH: After the report came out, Lieutenant General Kevin Iiams, who heads the Marine Corps Training and Education Command, traveled to both boot camps to say the Marine Corps does not condone the language. Critics say training men and women separately fosters attitudes that...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"[WALSH] The 700-page report found that in the absence of women, vulgar and sexist comments were being made in front of the male recruits. MONTGOMERY: To objectify women, to describe acts with women's bodily parts, to condone tacit violence against women. WALSH: These images were even written into company training documents found at San Diego, which only began training women after a congressional mandate" (par. 8-10). "WALSH: After the report came out, Lieutenant General Kevin Iiams, who heads the Marine Corps Training and Education Command, traveled to both boot camps to say the Marine Corps does not condone the language. Critics say training men and women separately fosters attitudes that...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"In the mid-1960s, a brave young Italian woman, Franca Viola, was abducted and violated for a week, then fought a centuries-old tradition that would have her marry her abuser to “restore” her honor" (para 1). "Article 544 of the Italian criminal code recognized a kind of marriage, the matrimonio riparatore, that would forgive the man for his crime and restore to the 'damaged' victim her honor and that of her family. Should she refuse to marry her abductor, the young woman would be further victimized as an unmarriagable outcast somehow to blame for her unfortunate circumstances" (para 6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"In the mid-1960s, a brave young Italian woman, Franca Viola, was abducted and violated for a week, then fought a centuries-old tradition that would have her marry her abuser to “restore” her honor" (para 1). "Article 544 of the Italian criminal code recognized a kind of marriage, the matrimonio riparatore, that would forgive the man for his crime and restore to the 'damaged' victim her honor and that of her family. Should she refuse to marry her abductor, the young woman would be further victimized as an unmarriagable outcast somehow to blame for her unfortunate circumstances" (para 6).
Jan. 8, 2025, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"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 after his village had been attacked, wavered when I asked if he would ever allow his son to marry a woman who had been raped. His wife, Samira, piped up to say that she would never tolerate a family marriage to such a girl. 'It would be a shame for our family,' she explained" (para 12-14).more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"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 after his village had been attacked, wavered when I asked if he would ever allow his son to marry a woman who had been raped. His wife, Samira, piped up to say that she would never tolerate a family marriage to such a girl. 'It would be a shame for our family,' she explained" (para 12-14).more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"He says many patients he's treated have been not only traumatized but deeply stigmatized because of the sexual assault. 'When a mother is raped, her husband will throw her out of his house,' he says through an interpreter" (para 15).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"He says many patients he's treated have been not only traumatized but deeply stigmatized because of the sexual assault. 'When a mother is raped, her husband will throw her out of his house,' he says through an interpreter" (para 15).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"The walk to school can be dangerous in Karamoja. In this region of north-east Uganda, one of the poorest in the east African country, marriages can begin with a man abducting a woman, raping her and keeping her captive at his house until it is unacceptable for her to return to the life she had" (para 1). "'Courtship rape' is commonplace, says Akello. 'Many women who are married are survivors of courtship rape and believe that men have a right to rape them as a sign of affection or expression of interest,' she says. In some cases, family members hold women down or help plot the abduction. Alice Nakiru was...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"The walk to school can be dangerous in Karamoja. In this region of north-east Uganda, one of the poorest in the east African country, marriages can begin with a man abducting a woman, raping her and keeping her captive at his house until it is unacceptable for her to return to the life she had" (para 1). "'Courtship rape' is commonplace, says Akello. 'Many women who are married are survivors of courtship rape and believe that men have a right to rape them as a sign of affection or expression of interest,' she says. In some cases, family members hold women down or help plot the abduction. Alice Nakiru was...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"A day after her post, she was reportedly arrested and transferred to the notorious Evin prison. The state judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced that Ghalibaf will face legal action and refuted her allegations of sexual assault" (par. 6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"A day after her post, she was reportedly arrested and transferred to the notorious Evin prison. The state judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced that Ghalibaf will face legal action and refuted her allegations of sexual assault" (par. 6).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Accounts of sexual violence are difficult to verify because of the victims’ feelings of shame and fear, and CNN reported that the authorities sometimes film assaults to blackmail protesters into silence" (para 5). It is the police that are raping the victims (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Accounts of sexual violence are difficult to verify because of the victims’ feelings of shame and fear, and CNN reported that the authorities sometimes film assaults to blackmail protesters into silence" (para 5). It is the police that are raping the victims (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Accounts of sexual violence are difficult to verify because of the victims’ feelings of shame and fear, and CNN reported that the authorities sometimes film assaults to blackmail protesters into silence" (para 5). It is the police that are raping the victims (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Accounts of sexual violence are difficult to verify because of the victims’ feelings of shame and fear, and CNN reported that the authorities sometimes film assaults to blackmail protesters into silence" (para 5). It is the police that are raping the victims (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Compounding that is severe underreporting, making it difficult for any authority to grasp the full extent of the damage. Women fear gangs will seek revenge on them and trust Haitian police just about as much" (para 16). "Michel works in one of the only hospitals in Cite Soleil, the epicenter of the gang wars in Port-au-Prince. There, she sees mothers who were gang-raped after their husbands were killed; sexual violence survivors living on the streets, unable to return home out of fear that it could happen again; and survivors suffering from sexually transmitted infections" (para 22).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Compounding that is severe underreporting, making it difficult for any authority to grasp the full extent of the damage. Women fear gangs will seek revenge on them and trust Haitian police just about as much" (para 16). "Michel works in one of the only hospitals in Cite Soleil, the epicenter of the gang wars in Port-au-Prince. There, she sees mothers who were gang-raped after their husbands were killed; sexual violence survivors living on the streets, unable to return home out of fear that it could happen again; and survivors suffering from sexually transmitted infections" (para 22).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
" [N]o institution that handles complaints, nor the staff of that institution, can encourage conciliation or formulate agreements between a woman and her abuser" (12).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
" [N]o institution that handles complaints, nor the staff of that institution, can encourage conciliation or formulate agreements between a woman and her abuser" (12).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:58 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, EWCMS-LAW-5
"She continued, 'The military is pushing me toward death. It’s leaving me alone to withstand everything by myself even though it won’t even provide me adequate protection,' expressing her dissatisfaction with the inadequacy of the military’s response to her case" (Para.9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, EWCMS-LAW-5
"She continued, 'The military is pushing me toward death. It’s leaving me alone to withstand everything by myself even though it won’t even provide me adequate protection,' expressing her dissatisfaction with the inadequacy of the military’s response to her case" (Para.9).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Last year, the tennis player Peng Shuai disappeared from public view after accusing a high-ranking former Chinese leader of coercing her into sex" (Para.6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Last year, the tennis player Peng Shuai disappeared from public view after accusing a high-ranking former Chinese leader of coercing her into sex" (Para.6).
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Under Iranian law, the death penalty can be imposed for financial crimes, rape and armed robbery" (para 18).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Under Iranian law, the death penalty can be imposed for financial crimes, rape and armed robbery" (para 18).
Dec. 29, 2022, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Observers are concerned that the crackdown has also hit women's rights activism: vocal feminists have been arrested and high-profile MeToo court battles dismissed.The recent case involving tennis player Peng Shuai has also prompted fears that sexual assault accusers are being silenced" (para 39-40).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Observers are concerned that the crackdown has also hit women's rights activism: vocal feminists have been arrested and high-profile MeToo court battles dismissed.The recent case involving tennis player Peng Shuai has also prompted fears that sexual assault accusers are being silenced" (para 39-40).
Dec. 29, 2022, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Two years ago, Shoko Arai, then the only female member of a Kusatsu town assembly, was voted out of her seat after accusing the mayor of sexual assault" (para 19).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Two years ago, Shoko Arai, then the only female member of a Kusatsu town assembly, was voted out of her seat after accusing the mayor of sexual assault" (para 19).
March 16, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"She reported the June 6, 2021 attack to the Qatari authorities, who responded by accusing her of having an affair and charged her with 'extramarital sex', which is illegal in the Gulf state. Schietekat was told by lawyers that one way of avoiding conviction was to marry her attacker but instead decided to flee the country, leaving behind what she called her 'dream job'. The charges against Schietekat, who is a behavioural economist, are still valid and she is expected to be sentenced in absentia on March 6" (Para. 3-5). "She was then warned by lawyers that one of the only ways to avoid a conviction would be to marry...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"She reported the June 6, 2021 attack to the Qatari authorities, who responded by accusing her of having an affair and charged her with 'extramarital sex', which is illegal in the Gulf state. Schietekat was told by lawyers that one way of avoiding conviction was to marry her attacker but instead decided to flee the country, leaving behind what she called her 'dream job'. The charges against Schietekat, who is a behavioural economist, are still valid and she is expected to be sentenced in absentia on March 6" (Para. 3-5). "She was then warned by lawyers that one of the only ways to avoid a conviction would be to marry...more
March 16, 2022, 4:06 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"She reported the June 6, 2021 attack to the Qatari authorities, who responded by accusing her of having an affair and charged her with 'extramarital sex', which is illegal in the Gulf state. Schietekat was told by lawyers that one way of avoiding conviction was to marry her attacker but instead decided to flee the country, leaving behind what she called her 'dream job'. The charges against Schietekat, who is a behavioural economist, are still valid and she is expected to be sentenced in absentia on March 6" (Para. 3-5). "She was then warned by lawyers that one of the only ways to avoid a conviction would be to marry...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"She reported the June 6, 2021 attack to the Qatari authorities, who responded by accusing her of having an affair and charged her with 'extramarital sex', which is illegal in the Gulf state. Schietekat was told by lawyers that one way of avoiding conviction was to marry her attacker but instead decided to flee the country, leaving behind what she called her 'dream job'. The charges against Schietekat, who is a behavioural economist, are still valid and she is expected to be sentenced in absentia on March 6" (Para. 3-5). "She was then warned by lawyers that one of the only ways to avoid a conviction would be to marry...more
March 4, 2022, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"The legal minimum age for marriage is 18. Some NGOs reported that, especially in rural areas, girls often married at or before age 18, preventing them from completing their secondary-school education. In indigenous villages, girls younger than age 18 who became pregnant could live as common-law wives with their child’s father after the man presented a traditional apology to the girl’s family, thereby avoiding the filing of a complaint to police by the family. The girls frequently married the fathers as soon as legally permissible" (17).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"The legal minimum age for marriage is 18. Some NGOs reported that, especially in rural areas, girls often married at or before age 18, preventing them from completing their secondary-school education. In indigenous villages, girls younger than age 18 who became pregnant could live as common-law wives with their child’s father after the man presented a traditional apology to the girl’s family, thereby avoiding the filing of a complaint to police by the family. The girls frequently married the fathers as soon as legally permissible" (17).
Feb. 2, 2022, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Madagascar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Child abuse, including rape, was a problem. The press reported more than 15 cases of child rape, with most victims younger than 12; the youngest was five years old. In June 2018 the Ministry of Population, in partnership with UNICEF, published a study on violence against children in the country. The study revealed violence against children, including physical violence, sexual abuse, and rape, occurred in all environments: family, school, social circles, and working places. It found abuse was rarely reported due to lack of confidence in the justice system, precarious economic conditions, a desire to avoid social discord in the community, and intimidation. Only 4 percent of respondents to the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Child abuse, including rape, was a problem. The press reported more than 15 cases of child rape, with most victims younger than 12; the youngest was five years old. In June 2018 the Ministry of Population, in partnership with UNICEF, published a study on violence against children in the country. The study revealed violence against children, including physical violence, sexual abuse, and rape, occurred in all environments: family, school, social circles, and working places. It found abuse was rarely reported due to lack of confidence in the justice system, precarious economic conditions, a desire to avoid social discord in the community, and intimidation. Only 4 percent of respondents to the...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 1:20 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"'Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow's crime was to be raped and then report it.' Aisha was only 13 years old when she was stoned to death in Kismayo by Al Shabab militant group. A crowd of 1,000 people gathered at the football stadium to watch her" (1).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"'Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow's crime was to be raped and then report it.' Aisha was only 13 years old when she was stoned to death in Kismayo by Al Shabab militant group. A crowd of 1,000 people gathered at the football stadium to watch her" (1).
Dec. 10, 2021, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Human rights groups reported that 'honor killings' of women persisted in Chechnya, Dagestan, and elsewhere in the North Caucasus but were rarely reported or acknowledged. Local police, doctors, and lawyers often collaborated with the families involved to cover up the crimes. A December 2018 study by human rights defenders, the first ever conducted, found 39 cases of honor killings (36 women, three men) between 2008 and 2017 in the North Caucasus region but estimated that the real number could be much higher" (55).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Human rights groups reported that 'honor killings' of women persisted in Chechnya, Dagestan, and elsewhere in the North Caucasus but were rarely reported or acknowledged. Local police, doctors, and lawyers often collaborated with the families involved to cover up the crimes. A December 2018 study by human rights defenders, the first ever conducted, found 39 cases of honor killings (36 women, three men) between 2008 and 2017 in the North Caucasus region but estimated that the real number could be much higher" (55).
Nov. 9, 2021, 11:34 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"Human rights activists and academics reported the problematic practice of 'honor killings' of women continued across the country (31 cases reported during the year). The prevalence of killings was most severe in the southeast" (54).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"Human rights activists and academics reported the problematic practice of 'honor killings' of women continued across the country (31 cases reported during the year). The prevalence of killings was most severe in the southeast" (54).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee remains deeply concerned about the fact that: (a) Killings in the name of so-called 'honour' continue to be carried out and that they are underreported" (6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee remains deeply concerned about the fact that: (a) Killings in the name of so-called 'honour' continue to be carried out and that they are underreported" (6).
Sept. 8, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Police and legal officials often charged women with intent to commit zina (sex outside marriage) to justify their arrest and incarceration for social offenses, such as running away from their husband or family, rejecting a spouse chosen by their families, fleeing domestic violence or rape, or eloping to escape an arranged marriage. The constitution provides that in cases not explicitly covered by the provisions of the constitution or other laws, courts may, in accordance with Hanafi jurisprudence (a school of Islamic law) and within the limits set by the constitution, rule in a manner that best attains justice in the case. Although observers stated this provision was widely understood to...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"Police and legal officials often charged women with intent to commit zina (sex outside marriage) to justify their arrest and incarceration for social offenses, such as running away from their husband or family, rejecting a spouse chosen by their families, fleeing domestic violence or rape, or eloping to escape an arranged marriage. The constitution provides that in cases not explicitly covered by the provisions of the constitution or other laws, courts may, in accordance with Hanafi jurisprudence (a school of Islamic law) and within the limits set by the constitution, rule in a manner that best attains justice in the case. Although observers stated this provision was widely understood to...more
July 21, 2021, 10:18 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"In one case often cited by rights groups, a college student who came forward to accuse her professor of sexually assaulting her was sued by his wife for adultery, convicted and ordered to compensate the man's family" (Para 9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"In one case often cited by rights groups, a college student who came forward to accuse her professor of sexually assaulting her was sued by his wife for adultery, convicted and ordered to compensate the man's family" (Para 9).
July 16, 2021, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Libya
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"By law a convicted rapist may avoid a 25-year prison sentence by marrying the survivor, regardless of her wishes--provided her family consents. According to UNSMIL, the forced marriage of rape survivors to their perpetrators as a way to avoid criminal proceedings remained rare" (p 24).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"By law a convicted rapist may avoid a 25-year prison sentence by marrying the survivor, regardless of her wishes--provided her family consents. According to UNSMIL, the forced marriage of rape survivors to their perpetrators as a way to avoid criminal proceedings remained rare" (p 24).
July 8, 2021, 3:50 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"A British national from the North West has been charged with sex outside marriage in Dubai after she reported having been gang-raped by two men from Birmingham. The men were due to return to the UK within a few hours of the incident, so were not arrested in the UAE as a result of the victim report. The 25-year-old was on her way to pursue a life in Australia when she was befriended by two fellow Englishmen who, it was reported, lured her to their hotel room where she was pinned down and raped while recording it on a phone. Following her arrest for extramarital sex, this woman’s passport has...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"A British national from the North West has been charged with sex outside marriage in Dubai after she reported having been gang-raped by two men from Birmingham. The men were due to return to the UK within a few hours of the incident, so were not arrested in the UAE as a result of the victim report. The 25-year-old was on her way to pursue a life in Australia when she was befriended by two fellow Englishmen who, it was reported, lured her to their hotel room where she was pinned down and raped while recording it on a phone. Following her arrest for extramarital sex, this woman’s passport has...more
July 7, 2021, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
""A Saudi teenager has gone into hiding following Thailand's promise not to deport her after she barricaded herself in a hotel room to avoid being sent back to her 'abusive' family[...]Thai officials had earlier claimed it is a family matter and said she would be deported to Saudi Arabia - where renouncing Islam is punishable by death, and activists say women are at risk of 'honour killings' by family members"(para 1,70).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
""A Saudi teenager has gone into hiding following Thailand's promise not to deport her after she barricaded herself in a hotel room to avoid being sent back to her 'abusive' family[...]Thai officials had earlier claimed it is a family matter and said she would be deported to Saudi Arabia - where renouncing Islam is punishable by death, and activists say women are at risk of 'honour killings' by family members"(para 1,70).