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sexual violence

Rape Crisis Centre

Majority of sexual violence incidents go unreported, but many still believe false allegations are common

9 Apr

4.9k

Domestic Violence

'Teen sexually abused by landlord': Charity tells politicians of challenges faced by violence survivors

4 Mar

8.2k

Policy Matters

Ruth Coppinger on her fight to stop the courts using sexual violence victims' counselling notes

The Dublin West TD sat down with The Journal to discuss her plans on tackling gender-based violence.

Jane Matthews

9 Feb

10.9k

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The Morning Lead

Plans for outright ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials likely to be rolled back

As it stands, a victim’s counselling notes can be used as evidence if they are deemed to be relevant to the case.

Jane Matthews

9 Feb

25.0k

The Morning Lead

'Deep concerns' over AI 'undress' apps being advertised on Irish social media

So-called ‘nudify’ apps allow users to create deepfake naked images of any woman.

Stephen McDermott

12 Jan

23.9k

Save the Children

Palestinian children describe abuse, starvation, sexual assault and disease in Israeli prisons

27 Jul 2024

12.4k

The Morning Lead

People who give character references for sexual offenders can now be cross-examined in court

Michael D Higgins signed the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 today.

Mairead Maguire

18 Jul 2024

16.4k

Opinion

Holly Cairns: When it comes to abuse of women, we keep saying 'never again', then nothing

Holly Cairns

9 Jul 2024

6.0k

directive

Ireland urged to show 'courage and conviction' to help pass stalled EU law on sexual violence

3 Jan 2024

10.3k

Annual Report

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre supported 18,400 people last year, up 31% on 2021

19 Oct 2023

4.0k

sexual violence

Older people more likely to believe women 'make up or exaggerate reports of rape', study finds

5 Oct 2023

12.9k

Central Statistics Office

66% of young adults who disclosed an experience of sexual violence told a friend first

31 Jul 2023

5.9k

sexual violence

One in four Irish women faced sexual violence with a partner, CSO figures suggest

18 May 2023

8.0k

Abuse

Sexual and domestic abuse victims can feel 'belittled' by social workers, report finds

3 May 2023

8.6k

sexual violence

Harris launches guide for third level institutions to end sexual violence and harassment

26 Apr 2023

3.0k

Safety

Half of women in Ireland have experienced sexual violence, according to major CSO survey

19 Apr 2023

11.9k

Rape Crisis Network Ireland

Rape Crisis Network calls for independent authority on domestic, sexual, gender based violence

30 Jan 2023

5.3k

misogyny

Majority of Irish people agree that pornography is harming society, Women's Aid report finds

25 Nov 2022

8.4k

Catholic Church

11 French bishops accused of sexual violence, senior church group says

7 Nov 2022

13.2k

Domestic Abuse

Over half of the murders in the State last year were related to domestic abuse

23 Sep 2022

6.8k

Zero Tolerance

Secondary school curriculum to be updated to address issues like domestic violence and consent

28 Jun 2022

14.0k

sexual violence

Irish Prison Service to launch major review of how psychologists deal with sex offenders

20 May 2022

30.7k

Justice Committee

Minister to explore offering sex crime victims photo of offender on jail release

27 Apr 2022

17.2k

The Morning Lead

Evidence of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine mounts as ICC investigates war crimes

Updated 14 Apr 2022

29.6k

award winning

Investigative platform Noteworthy wins prestigious Mary Raftery Prize

28 Mar 2022

6.3k

speak out

New tool allows higher education students to anonymously report sexual harassment and violence

19 Oct 2021

6.5k

India

Protests following alleged rape and murder of nine-year-old girl in Indian capital

5 Aug 2021

23.4k

crime figures

Victims and offenders in 20% of sexual violence cases aged under 18 - CSO

26 Apr 2021

5.0k

sexual violence

'It felt safe': Why do people turn to social media to share their experiences of sexual assault?

21 Apr 2021

12.3k

sexual violence

Opinion: 'They are distraught when their images are shared by a former partner'

Noeline Blackwell

1 Dec 2020

13.2k

Court

Judges, lawyers, and gardaí to get specialist training to better support victims of sexual violence

28 Oct 2020

8.7k

road to reform

Speak or Survive: Does Ireland write off survivors of sexual violence?

13 Sep 2020

16.4k

road to reform

Speak or Survive: Sexual violence victims still fighting roadblocks to justice

12 Sep 2020

17.1k

Students

3 in 10 female third-level students have experienced non-consensual penetration, survey finds

22 Jun 2020

49.3k

Violent Crime

Children suspected in 1 out of every 5 cases of criminal sexual violence

15 May 2020

13.4k

lavinia kerwick

'It could be anyone - your sister, mother, niece or aunt - rape happens'

7 Nov 2019

36.2k

Women's Aid

'He did not do one day': Six in 10 domestic violence offenders get suspended sentence

26 Sep 2019

17.6k

Funding

Domestic and sexual violence groups to get €1.5 million more in funding

26 Apr 2019

6.6k

Opinion

Opinion: 'I'm not a victim, I am a survivor ... I don’t flinch when someone touches me'

Aicha Dounia

16 Apr 2019

30.8k

Opinion

Our systems are not working to prevent child sexual violence, even after it is reported

Clíona Saidléar

2 Apr 2019

10.3k

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