Sexual Assault

Vatican affirms sanctioning Nobel-winning bishop over sex scandal
Holy See says it received allegations over Carlos Ximenes Belo’s behaviour in East Timor 2019, and then sanctioned him.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
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Sex abuse allegations against aid workers in South Sudan UN camp
There were seven years’ worth of warning signs. So why have efforts been so slow to prevent sexual abuse at Malakal?
Published On 22 Sep 2022
Bodies of teenage Dalit sisters found hanging from tree in India
Police say the minors were gang raped and then hung from tree in Uttar Pradesh, adding that six suspects were arrested.
Published On 15 Sep 2022
US woman says San Francisco police used ‘rape kit’ to arrest her
The lawsuit prompts calls for reform to prevent other police departments in the state from using rape kit DNA evidence.
Published On 13 Sep 2022

Pentagon survey released this week finds reported sexual assault cases in US military increased by 13 percent in 2021.

Ouellet, a prominent figure in the Catholic Church, ‘firmly’ denies accusation he sexually assaulted a woman in Quebec.

Prominent Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit filed in Canada’s Quebec province

Brandi Morin’s feature about the deaths of Indigenous children in Canada’s residential schools wins NAJA award.

‘Give me back my right to live without fear and in peace,’ says Bano after BJP-ruled Gujarat state releases 11 convicts.

Convicts in the Bilkis Bano case are freed after state government approves their application for remission of sentence.

Tony Minichiello is found guilty of four charges, including ‘sexually physical behavior’ with athletes.

Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin reflects on the papal apology tour in Canada – and what ‘sorry’ means to survivors.

Mass sexual assault of eight women has shocked the country with the president denouncing ‘horrible acts of brutality’.

For many Indigenous survivors of abuse in Canada, the papal tour is a reminder of the ‘horrors’ committed against them.

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