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Slutwalk 2012

Slideshow | Slutwalk 2012

27 Aug 2012 12:13
The Jo'burg Slutwalk became a family event, with hundreds coming out to show their outrage at - and support survivors of - the scourge of sexual violence in SA.
Rape services under threat

Rape services under threat

21 Aug 2012 09:42 - Mandi Smallhorne
Civil society services for rape survivors are being forced to scale back due to funding issues.
Deep Read: Who is a rapist?

Deep Read: Who is a rapist?

30 Jul 2012 09:17 - Megan Carpentier
Men who rape look and act like everyone else, almost right up until they start raping, as confessions on Reddit reveal, writes Megan Carpentier.
SCA ruling of Sexual Offences Act welcomed

SCA ruling of Sexual Offences Act welcomed

15 Jun 2012 15:49 - Sapa
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has welcomed a ruling against a judgment that a man could not be sentenced because of a flaw in the Sexual Offences Act.
Eroded rights of women with HIV

Eroded rights of women with HIV

31 May 2012 13:56 -
For most women, being HIV-positive makes them victims of many forms of violence, a new report has found. Aneesa Fazel reports.
Cape school tour rape 'never happened'

Cape school tour rape 'never happened'

29 May 2012 16:01 - Sapa
The Western Cape education department says a boy who underwent initiation while on a school rugby tour never claimed he was sexually assaulted.
Education department slated over rape investigation

Education department slated over rape investigation

28 May 2012 13:34 - Sapa
The father of a boy who claimed he was raped during a school rugby tour has slammed the Western Cape education department's investigation.
Suffer the sense of belonging

Suffer the sense of belonging

24 May 2012 00:00 - Andrew Verrijdt
Recent allegations about the rape initiation of a pupil at a rugby camp raises the question of why such practices exist in our supposedly modern era.
Teenager raped while on school rugby tour

Teenager raped while on school rugby tour

10 May 2012 10:32 - Staff Reporter
A 16-year-old Tygerberg boy was allegedly raped on a school rugby tour, and authorities have done nothing to help, says the Beeld.

New gender equity Bill won't solve rape crisis

18 Apr 2012 16:08 - Jen Thorpe
In the wake of the recent gang rape of a teen, Jen Thorpe explores what it will take to solve the problem of sexual violence in our society.

Missing teen found in Braamfischerville

18 Apr 2012 13:37 - Staff Reporter
Soweto police has said the 17-year-old girl filmed being gang raped by at least seven males has been found.

Seven schoolboys arrested for recorded gang rape

18 Apr 2012 08:39 - Staff Reporter
Seven schoolboys have been arrested after a video of the gang rape of a missing 17-year-old girl went viral.

Morocco grapples with women's rights after raped bride's suicide

04 Apr 2012 09:21 - Afua Hirsch
Protests have erupted in Morocco over the case of teenager Amina Filali who killed herself after a court ordered her to marry her alleged rapist.
Rape cases mothballed in Paarl

Rape cases mothballed in Paarl

16 Mar 2012 00:00 - Glynnis Underhill
Widespread allegations of manipulated crime statistics have risen in Paarl but the police officers responsible will probably get away with it.
Prophylaxis: A right in name only

Prophylaxis: A right in name only

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Stefanie Röhrs
Research reveals that rape survivors have little access to information about prophylaxis, a vital drug in minimising the chances of contracting HIV.

Poor coverage of violence against women, study shows

06 Dec 2011 12:01 - Staff Reporter
A study by an advocacy centre has found the media is failing to sufficiently cover the laws, issues and policies relating to violence against women.

'Zero tolerance for violence against women'

25 Nov 2011 17:33 - Faranaaz Parker
As the 16 days of activism campaign kicked off in South Africa, the UN has called for zero tolerance for violence against women.

Liberia's women still stalked by rape

24 Nov 2011 15:39 - Fran Blandy
Despite boasting Africa's first female president and a Nobel prize for women's rights, Liberia's women are still vulnerable to the threat of rape.

Cape Town rape crisis trust faces risk of closure

01 Nov 2011 14:43 - Katharine Child
The Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust, which has helped more than 5000 women in the past two years, may be forced to reduce its services -- or close.

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