CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces … Read more
CNN — Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri aboard his private plane, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York. The complaint was filed in US District Court on March 20, against Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri and five co-defendants. The plaintiffs, identified … Read more
CNN — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture, according to PA news … Read more
Former Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Barkha Shukla Singh demands resignation of current DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal calling her mentally unstable. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Former Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Barkha Shukla reacted to Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal’s allegations of sexual harassment against her father … Read more
London CNN — In a distinguished 30-year career with London’s Metropolitan Police, Dal Babu has seen his fair share of shocking behavior. Yet the handling of a female recruit’s sexual assault allegedly at the hands of her superior disgusted him so much he’s never forgotten the incident. A detective sergeant had taken a young constable … Read more
CNN — An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra 129-year sentence for sexually abusing children as young as 18 months, according to prosecutors. Peter Gerard Scully, his Filipina girlfriend Lezyl Margallo, and two accomplices were charged with 60 offenses that … Read more
CNN — Reporting five years ago on Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuse spurred women to speak publicly about their own experiences with sexual violence in what became known as the #MeToo movement. Now, in a Los Angeles courtroom, eight women are set to testify in a trial altogether similar to the one that led to … Read more
CNN — Eight women who say they were sexually assaulted by movie producer Harvey Weinstein will testify at his criminal trial in Los Angeles over the coming weeks, prosecutors said in opening statements Monday. “Each of these women came forward independent of each other, and none of them knew one another,” prosecutor Paul Thompson told … Read more
CNN — In a victory for Kevin Spacey, a New York jury on Thursday afternoon found him not liable for battery on allegations he picked up actor Anthony Rapp and briefly laid on top of him in a bed after a party in 1986. Jurors deliberated for about an hour, and concluded Rapp did not … Read more
CNN — Marital rape was defined as rape in a landmark decision by India’s Supreme Court on Thursday. The country’s top court also stated that all women, regardless of their marital status, have the right to an abortion up until 24 weeks, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported. The statements were made … Read more