Protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir have taken to the streets for a fourth consecutive day amid mounting anger over the gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim nomad girl. Local medics told Al Jazeera on Thursday that at least 30 students were injured over the past two days during clashes[…]
Official statistics on how many women and children have been victims of sexual violence and rape in various “hot” wars around the world are extremely difficult to come by. The high number of under reported cases makes it almost impossible to form a definitive number to the scourge. What can[…]
Almost five months after Jennifer Ferguson publicly accused soccer boss Danny Jordaan of sexually assaulting her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth 24 years ago, she has laid a charge of rape against him. Gauteng police spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini confirmed that a case was opened in Parkview, Johannesburg, this week,[…]
For the first time in its history, the self-declared republic of Somaliland has passed a law against rape. In the past, a victim’s family could force them to marry their rapist to avoid being shamed. Rapists now stand to face at least 30 years in prison. Somaliland declared itself independent[…]
The mother of slain Stacha Arendse says she will finally be able to pick up the pieces, after her daughter’s murderer was sentenced on Monday. Rando Tango, the man who pleaded guilty to sexual assaulting and murdering 11-year-old from Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain was handed three life sentences in the[…]
Western Cape police have confirmed that they are investigating allegations that a 13 year old Tafelsig boy raped a 6 year old girl close to Mitchell’s Heights primary school. Yesterday afternoon, Tafelsig community members turned on police, when they came to apprehend the boy. Residents burnt tyres and threw stones[…]
Despite repeated warnings, European governments have continued to actively support a “sophisticated system of abuse and exploitation of refugees and migrants” by Libyan authorities, according to an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. The document, titled “Libya’s dark web of collusion,” details European governments’ complicity in the human rights abuses[…]
Mitchell’s Plain community members are up in arms after hearing that a man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old Tafelsig girl had served time for rape before. A handful of angry residents protested outside the Mitchells Plain Magistrates court on Monday as the 52 year old suspect made his first[…]
Harvey Weinstein hired former Israeli intelligence officials to intimidate accusers and news outlets from speaking out against the Hollywood mogul’s sexual assault and rape allegations, the New Yorker reported on Monday. Weinstein employed the Israeli firm Black Cube, which consists of former Mossad officials and “highly experienced” Israeli military officers[…]
As soccer boss Danny Jordaan maintains his silence following claims by singer Jennifer Ferguson that he raped her, new allegations have surfaced that he failed to act against a sex-pest employee. The senior South African Football Association official at the centre of the scandal was accused of sexually propositioning a[…]
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