Rape
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over child rape
Egypt
March 23, 2018
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over child rape
Minya Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday a defendant who raped a child in 2016 in Maghagha, Minya, to 10 years…
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Middle East
March 15, 2018
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically used rape and sexual violence against civilians, atrocities that amount to crimes against…
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World
February 28, 2018
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
School janitor detained for sexually assaulting child
Egypt
February 27, 2018
School janitor detained for sexually assaulting child
The Cairo prosecution office on Monday ordered a school janitor be detained for four days pending investigations for sexually assaulting…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World
February 23, 2018
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
TV host Mona Iraqi under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ language on air
Egypt
February 14, 2018
TV host Mona Iraqi under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ language on air
Privately owned Mehwar TV channel on Wednesday said it has opened an investigation into controversial TV host Mona Iraqi for…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
World
February 1, 2018
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
Swiss-Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, was apprehended and taken…
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
World
January 30, 2018
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
The grotesque sexual assault on an eight-month-old baby in Delhi is the latest in a series of rapes that has…