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sexual violence

    Rape
    Two teen sisters gang raped and hung from a tree in India
    30 May 2014
    160k
    146
    sexual violence
    One in Four welcomes today's audits but says church must never become complacent again
    12 May 2014
    5.6k
    24
    North Korea
    UN declares North Korea's crimes on par with Nazism, apartheid and Khmer Rouge
    17 Mar 2014
    15.8k
    113
    fear
    EU wide survey on violence against women shows startling statistics
    5 Mar 2014
    7.6k
    54
    Domestic Violence
    One in three European women have experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15
    5 Mar 2014
    9.2k
    83
    Sexual Assault
    Study finds sexual violence against women "endemic" in some countries
    12 Feb 2014
    9.4k
    17
    India
    India to hold vigils to mark anniversary of gang-rape victim's death
    29 Dec 2013
    6.7k
    9
    Colombia
    Column: Women in Colombia are fighting back against the use of rape as a weapon of war
    Karol Balfe
    3 Dec 2013
    583
    19
    Europe
    One quarter of women experience physical or sexual violence from a partner
    26 Nov 2013
    6.9k
    92
    Opinion
    Column: I was raped by my ex-boyfriend but I've taken back control of my life
    Catherine W
    29 Oct 2013
    5.2k
    123
    Child Abuse
    'Urgent action' needed to regulate access to the counselling notes of child sex abuse survivors
    26 Jun 2013
    3.8k
    1
    war zone
    Angelina Jolie calls on UN Security Council to act on war rapes
    24 Jun 2013
    6.0k
    21
    Domestic Abuse
    Over 3,000 domestic abuse victims helped by support commission last year
    14 Jun 2013
    3.0k
    6
    Abuse
    Over 3,000 disclosures of child abuse to Women's Aid last year, up 55 per cent
    12 Jun 2013
    3.3k
    19
    Asia
    Victims demand apology from Japanese mayor over wartime sex slaves remark
    15 May 2013
    7.6k
    23
    ohio kidnap
    Prosecutor may seek death penalty in US kidnap case
    10 May 2013
    11.5k
    111
    Conflict
    Most victims of sexual violence in conflict are children - report
    10 Apr 2013
    5.2k
    9
    South Africa
    Rape and subsequent death of teen sparks outrage in South Africa
    7 Feb 2013
    13.4k
    41
    India
    Indian President approves death penalty in some rape cases
    3 Feb 2013
    7.8k
    37
    India
    Delhi gang-rape suspects to appear in court
    7 Jan 2013
    4.0k
    18
    RIP
    Indian gang-rape victim dies
    28 Dec 2012
    25.9k
    99
    Catholic Church
    Priest says women bring sexual and physical violence on themselves
    27 Dec 2012
    45.8k
    206
    India
    Hundreds of Indian election candidates accused of sexual violence
    22 Dec 2012
    6.6k
    25
    Legal process
    Victims of sexual crimes wait average of three years for attacker's sentencing
    20 Dec 2012
    3.1k
    9
    Opinion
    Column: Shouting ‘nice arse’ isn’t innocent, and we shouldn’t ignore it
    Jenny Dunne
    26 Nov 2012
    850
    224
    Abuse
    Victims of child sex abuse wait 25 years to report abuse
    6 Nov 2012
    3.9k
    6
    sexual violence
    Teenage rape case underlines vulnerability to sexual violence due to drinking culture
    22 Oct 2012
    13.9k
    74
    Date-rape
    Alcohol is Ireland's most common 'date-rape' drug - Rape Crisis Network
    11 Sep 2012
    9.2k
    36
    Rape
    Dublin Rape Crisis Centre took almost 12,000 calls last year
    6 Sep 2012
    3.4k
    27
    Sex Abuse
    Women with disabilities more vulnerable to sexual violence, says report
    20 Jun 2012
    2.7k
    4
    Opinion
    Column: Raped for years, many older women can only now tell their stories
    Bréid Morris
    5 Apr 2012
    788
    17
    older women
    It's "never too late" to address sexual violence
    29 Mar 2012
    2.1k
    Opinion
    Column: Accept it – ‘rape culture’ exists
    Lisa McInerney
    13 Feb 2012
    368
    192
    Rape
    Increase in number of people availing of support for rape and sexual violence
    23 Nov 2011
    1.5k
    4
    sexual violence
    Nine out of ten sexual assault survivors know their attacker: report
    20 Nov 2011
    2.4k
    5
    Rape Crisis
    HSE considers cutting all core funding to Rape Crisis Network
    17 May 2011
    1.4k
    6
    Libya
    ICC to probe claims of institutionalised gang-rape in Libya
    17 May 2011
    848
    Haiti
    Hundreds of women and girls raped in Haiti camps
    6 Jan 2011
    1.1k
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