India police arrest suspect over rape of 5-year-old girl
rape of 5-year-old Indian police on Saturday arrested a man over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl that has sparked fresh protests against sexual violence in the country. The child was being treated at a top More...
Canadian teen commits suicide after alleged rape, bullying
A Canadian teenager, who was allegedly gang-raped and bullied, has died, her family said. Rehtaeh Parsons, 17, was hospitalized after she tried to hang herself Thursday. The high school student from Halifax, Nova More...
India passes new rape law
India’s parliament has passed a sweeping new law to protect women against sexual violence in response to a brutal December gang rape in New Delhi. The new law, which still requires the president’s signature More...
Six held over India rape of Swiss woman
Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have arrested six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist. The men appeared before a local magistrate and were remanded in custody to return to court More...
Confusion over India inquiry into rape of Swiss woman
An Indian police official has told BBC News there were no confessions over the gang rape of a Swiss tourist, contradicting earlier reports. Several people are being questioned over the attack in Madhya Pradesh More...
US bravery award for Delhi rape victim
The US State Department has awarded one of its 2013 International Women of Courage Awards to the 23-year-old woman who died after being gang-raped in the Indian capital, Delhi. The woman, who cannot be named, and More...
Does Facebook have a problem with women?
Facebook insists there’s no place on its site for hate speech or content that is threatening or incites violence. So why do images that seem to glorify rape and domestic violence keep appearing? Does Facebook More...
Karnataka woman sold for Rs1 lakh in Delhi, raped by buyer
DELHI, India – A 20-year-old married woman from Karnataka was sold here for Rs1 lakh a week ago by a human trafficking gang and raped by her buyer who kept her at his house, said police on Monday. The incident More...
Man arrested for sexually abusing 16-year-old step-daughter
A 37-year-old man residing at Bonne Mere Flacq has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing his 16-year-old step daughter. It is alleged that the suspect started to rape the victim from the the start of the More...
Police Inspector gets Woman Constable drunk, rapes her
Scandals involving the Mauritius Police force are far from over. A Woman Police constable (WPC) has filed a complaint on Friday at the Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID). She stated that she was sexually More...
