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Campaigning rape victim accused of domestic abuse offences
23 Jan 2026 16:13 GMT
A rape survivor and campaigner against sexual violence has been arrested and charged with offences related to domestic abuse.
Ellie Wilson, 28, waived her right to anonymity after her ex-partner Daniel McFarlane was convicted in 2022 of raping her while …
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Israeli rape victim and former captive says Hamas felt safer than Israel
20 Jan 2026 19:17 GMT
An Israeli woman who was captured by Palestinian resistance fighters during the October 2023 al-Aqsa Flood Operation said she felt safer with Hamas in Gaza than in Israel.
Shaylee Atary made the remarks while testifying at the Israeli Knesset during a …
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Liberia: Lawyer for Alleged Rape Victim Questions Police Exoneration of Suspended Deputy Minister McGill
20 Jan 2026 08:38 GMT
Suspended deputy youth and sports reporter, J. Byrant McGill. Credit: FPA.
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The lawyer for a 14-year-old girl who alleges she was raped by a former deputy minister is challenging police findings that cleared him, calling the investigation …
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Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite ‘brutal’ human rights record
17 Jan 2026 11:12 GMT
… with its officials on human rights issues.
“Qatar has … regions across the world.
Human Rights Watch still raises numerous … illegal there — including for rape victims — unless the woman’s … change,” Juneau said. “Human rights in Qatar are atrocious and …
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Eighth Anniversary of Brazil’s Law to Protect Women from Domestic Violence
14 Feb 2026 21:43 GMT
… Notifiable Grievances), 89% of rape victims are female with low levels … Nucleus on Public Policies in Human Rights (NEPP-DH). The team, … workshops and offer courses on human rights, as well as training … of.
“I attended the human rights course and had support …
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Fact Check: Are couples required to have sex in Luxembourg?
14 Feb 2026 17:37 GMT
… to the European Court of Human Rights, which condemned France in 2025 … the penalty increased “when the rape victim is the spouse or divorced …
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Over 37,000 rape victims wait years for justice due to shocking police delay scandal
16 Dec 2025 06:38 GMT
Thousands of victims of sexual violence have waited over three years for their cases to be investigated(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
A shocking surge in police delays has left over 37,000 victims of sexual offences languishing for more than three …
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Rohingya refugee and rape victim lives in fear in Bengaluru
01 Dec 2025 11:19 GMT
Image used for representation purpose only. Illustration: Ritesh Kumar
A 20-year-old domestic help, who is a Rohingya refugee and mother of two minor children, was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Bengaluru at knife point on November 9. She is now …
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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 …