Gang Rape
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Tembisa protests, Krugersdorp anger raise fears of new wave of violence
The spectre of the July 2021 riots looms large over the events in Gauteng of the last few days, and, as always, xenophobia is disgruntled South Africa’s faithful companion
I am not giving up, says rape survivor Jess Foord
Jes Foord told Lyse Comins that she believes she had to get the horrific ‘degree in rape’ so that she could help thousands of sexual violence victims through her nonprofit…
Survivors of gender-based violence fight to be heard
Gender-based violence is escalating as the social crisis deepens. Some activists want a special council for survivors
A lone gay man says ‘enough’ to hate rapes in Cape wheatlands
After Marchillino Ambraal was gang-raped a second time and a friend was killed, he wants to see justice done
Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege?
The gynecologist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping victims of sexual violence in the DRC
‘Orange cops are bad, blue cops are good’
An anti-rape campaigner says metro police officers pulled her off the N1 and gang-raped her
[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry
Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.
India documentary ban: ‘We won’t shout but we will be heard’
An Indian news network ran a blank screen for an hour in protest of the government ban on airing a documentary about the gang-rape of a Delhi student.
Documentary showing interview with gang rapist banned in India
Rapist Mukesh Singh had made offensive and derogatory remarks against women which could provoke a public outcry, police said.
Video shows boy being raped in ‘race attack’
The pupils who attacked a boy, raping him with a broom handle, will appear in court on Friday. Meanwhile, the DA will protest at the school on Friday.
Online abuse a real danger for Pakistani women
Online abuse in Pakistan is triggering real-world violence against women owing to slow responses from Facebook and Twitter and poor law enforcement.
Sudan: Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery
An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.
Five arrested for lost tourist’s alleged gang rape in India
Police have detained a group of men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist in New Delhi.
Gang rape, death of teenage girl sparks protest in India
Hundreds of people in India have protested and accused state authorities of failing to protect a girl who was allegedly gand raped and later died.
New Delhi gang rapists sentenced to death by hanging
An Indian court has sentenced the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman to death by hanging.