Indian court allows 10-year-old rape victim to have an abortion
2017-05-19
Girl had crossed 20-week legal limit after which terminations are usually only allowed if there is danger to life of mother or baby
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Indian woman battered to death with bricks after being gang-raped
2017-05-15
Victim's mother had previously registered a complaint against one of the accused for pressuring her daughter to marry him
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London mayor Khan urged to lead campaign on female genital mutilation
2017-04-25
An estimated 170,000 women and girls in Britain have undergone FGM and 65,000 pre-teen girls are thought to be at risk
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Bill O'Reilly out at Fox after harassment allegations
2017-04-20
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has parted ways with star cable news host Bill O'Reilly following allegations of sexual harassment, the company said |
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Brazilian goalkeeper charged with torture and murder of ex-girlfriend - 'Mistakes happen. I’m not a bad guy'
2017-03-23
A Brazilian soccer player who had his mistress murdered and fed to dogs claims he is "starting over." |
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Bad laws underpin global "rape epidemic", let rapists off the hook: report
2017-03-06
A survey of laws in 73 countries found rapists could avoid punishment by marrying their victim in countries including Bahrain, Iraq, Philippines, Tajikistan and Tunisia |
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Nicaraguan woman thrown into fire during exorcism, dies
2017-03-02
A 25-year-old woman died after she was thrown into a fire to drive "demons" from her body, Nicaraguan authorities said |
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Theresa May: I want to transform how we think about domestic violence
2017-02-21
Prime minister launches major consultation to result in domestic violence and abuse act with new measures to help victims
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New UN report reveals obstacles to combat impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
2017-02-17
The report was prepared by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) and looks at the period from 14 March 2014 to 31 January this year |
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