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Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate
17 Nov 2025 05:13 GMT
Scotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial …
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Ayrshire teen rape victim took her own life after being forced to hold up underwear in court
16 Nov 2025 12:25 GMT
The mum of a teen rape victim who took her own life … it any more difficult for rape victims to come forward in the … has argued laws to protect rape victims have been violating the right … treatment in court breached her human rights. It came after she was …
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Mum of rape victim who took her own life after being forced to hold up underwear in court blasts ruling
16 Nov 2025 04:37 GMT
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The Mum of a teenage rape victim who took her own life … for changes to the way rape victims are treated and since … has argued laws to protect rape victims have been violating the right … treatment in court breached her human rights.
However a sex attack victim …
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Seven years on, rape victim’s family petitions IGP over failure to prosecute key suspect
06 Nov 2025 22:00 GMT
The family of the late Ochanya Ogbanje, a 13-year-old who died in 2018 from complications linked to prolonged sexual abuse, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to reopen her case and declare the prime suspect, Victor …
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Israel’s focus on political drama rather than Palestinian rape victim
05 Nov 2025 20:38 GMT
… “a sure recipe for harming human rights and clean governance”. She also … Monday, it emerged that the rape victim had been returned to Gaza …
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NHRC directs Odisha authorities to expedite compensation for rape victim
31 Oct 2025 10:35 GMT
Kendrapara: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the … payment of compensation to a rape victim under the Victim Compensation Scheme … petition filed by Kendrapara-based human rights defender Sagar Jena. The NHRC …
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High Court endorses access to safe abortion services for rape victims
29 Oct 2025 08:39 GMT
* This Court has no doubt in its mind that a purposive interpretation of Section 19 of the Gender Equality Act entails; ‘that a girl victim of a sexual offence who is pregnant as a result of such an offence definitely has a right to seek an abortion …
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The Interim Government’s Mixed Record on Human Rights
11 Oct 2025 00:16 GMT
… verified independently through international human rights organisations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty … faced violence, including 663 rape victims. Of the rape victims, 393 were children, … were gang-raped, and 19 rape victims were killed, while nine …
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Suhakam slams proposal to prosecute statutory rape victims
23 Sep 2025 05:06 GMT
Suhakam chief children’s commissioner Farah Nini Dusuki said the law protects minors as they are not mature enough to fully comprehend the consequences of their actions. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has …
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Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide
17 Nov 2025 21:12 GMT
… Human Rights (PCHR) recently released a report documenting the testimonies of Palestinian rape victims … Mudallah testified to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (he experienced this five …