After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned
In the Eastern Cape, as a village buries yet another murdered woman, mourners struggle to understand where the freedom has gone
Strong policies are not enough – we need secure physical spaces and societal mobilisation
Swedish prosecutors said a total of seven witnesses had been interviewed over the summer
The Swedish investigation concerns events which took place in August 2010 when a Swedish woman accused Assange of rape
In a country still smouldering from its self-immolation, how does a comedian stick to the ideals of his craft, which demand he speaks his truth
We must create cultures and norms
in all spheres of society that condemn gendered attacks
Boys should be taught how to speak to and about women, because language informs mindsets
South Africa has the highest rape numbers in the world
The president says the state should oppose bail and parole for rapists and killers of women and children
Women can best express their problems and solutions to the system we have today
The feminist project is about equality and justice for all human beings, including men and boys
Mentally ill men and women are easy targets for rapists, who are often known to them, and they don’t always report such incidents through fear
A district attorney in the state of Nevada said it would not prosecute the Portugueseplayer because it cannot be proven that sexual assault occurred.
Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that he will await the report of the country’s truth commission before pursuing Jammeh’s possible extradition
Kelly has a decades-long history of abuse allegations, especially of underage girls, and was acquitted in a child porn trial over a decade ago
Many in Nigeria believe that familial and even societal honor depends on women’s complicity, purity, and silence
Former president Yahya Jammeh allegedly used his position to rape and sexually assault young women, claims new report
The minute girls walk into the school environment, they face numerous difficulties, including discrimination on the basis of sex
70% of all illness deaths are due to easily treatable malaria, acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory infections in Udier Village
Washington threatened a veto if the text spoke of reproductive rights
Inside the Kenyan village that began as a refuge for survivors of sexual violence.
An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found.
The Western Cape education department responds to an article in the Mail & Guardian
What the effect will be is not yet known but the children themselves will never be the same again
Controversial televangelist Timothy Omotoso applied last year to have the judge presiding over his trial recused
A woman has accused Brown, alongside with his bodyguard and a friend, of raping her in the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Paris
Marchillino Ambraal explains why he refuses to drop charges against the gang members who have been terrorising the community in which he lives.
Many attacks go unpunished, and those that are reported often fail to end in indictments or make it through the judicial system, rights groups say
After Marchillino Ambraal was gang-raped a second time and a friend was killed, he wants to see justice done
This province reported skyrocketing rates of teen pregnancy but behind the figures lies a story about sex, knowledge and data.
The gynecologist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping victims of sexual violence in the DRC