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India poised to introduce death penalty for child rapists

TheIndiangovernmenthasmovedtoimposethedeathpenaltyforpeopleconvictedofrapingachildundertheageof12tocombatariseincrimesinvolvingsexualviolence.Anordinancewasappr

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Rape cases spark new political protest movement in India

ThousandsofpeoplehavetakentothestreetsacrossIndiainreactiontoaseriesofhigh-profilerapecases,insomeofthelargestmassdemonstrationsheldinthecountrysincetherapeandm

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String of brutal rapes shocks India

Fiveallegedrapes,mostlyofminors,withinfivedaysinthenorthernIndianstateofHaryana,hasforcedtheissueofsexualviolencebackontoIndia'snationalagenda,provokingwidespre

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India's top court acquits Bollywood director of rape

India'stopcourtonFridayupheldtheacquittalofaBollywooddirectoraccusedofrapinganAmericanresearchscholarinacasethathassparkedintensedebateaboutconsentinacountrywit

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Revealed: male rape used systematically in Libya as instrument of war

MalerapeisbeingusedsystematicallyinLibyaasaninstrumentofwarandpoliticaldominationbyrivalfactions,accordingtomultipletestimoniesgatheredbyinvestigators.Yearsofwo

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Sri Lankan court sentences 7 to death for rape and murder of schoolgirl

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.27(APD)--ASriLankacourtonWednesdaysentencedsevenaccusedtodeathoverthetherapeandmurderofaschoolgirl.Atrial-at-barattheHighCourtin

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India: Police consults experts to enhance security of women

To understand the causes of rape and violence against women, Delhi police has issued a tender notice inviting sociologists, psychologists and other researchers to conduct research on the subject.

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India: Police consults experts to enhance security of women

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July16(APD)--Tounderstandthecausesofrapeandviolenceagainstwomen,Delhipolicehasissuedatendernoticeinvitingsociologists,psycholo

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Philippines' Duterte under fire for second rape joke

ThepresidentofthePhilippineshascomeunderfireforjokingaboutrapeinaspeechtosoldiers.Whilespeakingatamilitarycampafterimposingmartiallawacrossthesouthofthecountry,

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APD REVIEW | India struggles with sexual violence against women

NEW DELHI, May 18 (APD)— In the last few days two rape cases, reported near the capital have again questioned the security and safety of women in India.

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APD REVIEW | India struggles with sexual violence against women

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,May18(APD)—Inthelastfewdaystworapecases,reportednearthecapitalhaveagainquestionedthesecurityandsafetyofwomeninIndia.Acaseofgan

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India struggles with sexual violence against women

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,May18(APD)—Inthelastfewdaystworapecases,reportednearthecapitalhaveagainquestionedthesecurityandsafetyofwomeninIndia.Acaseofgan

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Indian girl, 10, seeks abortion after rape

AnIndiancourtwilldecidewhethera10-year-oldIndiangirlleftpregnantaftershewasrepeatedlyrapedshouldbeallowedtohaveanabortion,policesaidTuesday.Thechild,whowasoften

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Indian woman battered to death with bricks after being gang-raped

AnIndianwomanwasgang-rapedandthenbrutallymurderedbymenwhosmashedherskullwithbricksaftershehadthreatenedtoinformauthorities,policeinthenorthernstateofHaryana,sai

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Roman Polanski picked for French film panel, sparking outrage

France's minister for women's rights said it was a "shocking" decision to appoint filmmaker Roman Polanski as head of the jury for the country's equivalent of the Oscars.

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Indian court convicts film director for raping U.S. researcher

A local court in India's capital city New Delhi has convicted film director Mahmood Farooqui of raping a 30-year-old researcher from U.S., officials said Sunday.

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Indian rape survivor is allegedly raped again by the same five men

A 20-year-old college student was found in the roadside bushes of a small northern Indian city last week, raped and left for dead. In the days afterward, a shocking possibility came to light: Her attackers may be the same five men who had raped her three years earlier but were out on bail. They allegedly raped her again because she had been so steadfast in her case against them.