STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 22, 2017) (TV4 SWEDEN) – Thousands gathered in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Sunday (October 22) to voice their support for victims of sexual abuse and the #MeToo social media campaign to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse.
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Tag Archives: Violence against women
African migrant children face highest risk of abuse: U.N. report
A new UN report has revealed that migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human rights abuses, with 77 percent of those travelling along the Central Mediterranean route reporting direct experiences of abuse, exploitation, and practices which may amount to human trafficking.
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Woman in northern India films rape by her father to prove abuse
In a shocking incident, a woman in India’s northern Jalaun district films her rape by her father to get proof and convince her family members, who refused to believe the story.
Brooklyn gang rape suspects claim victim was having sex with her father before the assault
The disturbing, but initially straightforward narrative about a teenage girl’s gang rape in a playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn last week while she was with her until-recently estranged father has become complicated by the role of her father during the incident.
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Indian village council denies ordering rape of sisters
(R Reports) – It’s a headline that caught worldwide attention and prompted the intervention of Amnesty International- two sisters in rural India condemned to be raped as punishment for their brother eloping with a woman of a higher caste.
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Angelina Jolie appeals for women’s rights at AU Summit
Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie appeals to leaders to protect women in conflict zones at AU Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa
Officials condemn gang rape of elderly nun in India
Officials give their reaction to the gang rape of a 72-year-old nun in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
India may act against broadcast of Delhi gang rape documentary by BBC
India’s Interior Minister, Rajnath Singh, says necessary action will be taken if there is breach of conditions by BBC in the broadcast of a documentary based on December 16 gang rape in New Delhi.
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Brazilian authorities arrest suspected U.S. cult leader
Brazil captures suspected U.S. cult leader wanted on charges of sexually abusing underage girls at a Minnesota religious compound.
Turkish men don miniskirts to protest killing of woman who fought off rape attack
Stung by the reported killing of a woman as she tried to fight off a rape attack, Turkish men are mounting miniskirt protests at violence against women.