Rape
70-year-old accused of raping child in New Cairo
Egypt
January 21, 2013
70-year-old accused of raping child in New Cairo
A six-year-old girl has accused a 70-year-old man of raping her in his apartment in New Cairo. Prosecutors say the…
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
World
January 6, 2013
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
NEW DELHI — The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry said he wanted her name…
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
Opinion
January 6, 2013
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
The 23-year-old Indian student who was gang raped and brutally assaulted on a moving bus in Delhi, the Indian capital…
Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
World
December 29, 2012
Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women in India died of her…
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Eshairy has denied reports that an Egyptian woman was brutally gang raped…
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
In response to news reports of the alleged kidnapping and brutal rape of an Egyptian woman in Mecca, the Foreign…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World
October 5, 2012
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
Egypt women speak up against sexual violence
Egypt
July 7, 2012
Egypt women speak up against sexual violence
Egyptian women are speaking up against sexual violence after harrowing tales of mob attacks in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square prompted…
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child
Egypt
June 19, 2012
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child
The Saudi interior ministry on Tuesday executed two Egyptians who had kidnapped and tortured a 9-year-old girl for three and…
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Qadhafi using rape as ‘weapon of war’
World
April 21, 2012
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Qadhafi using rape as ‘weapon of war’
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that he wants to investigate rapes committed during the Libyan conflict last…