- Sexual Violence | Human Rights Watch
In Ecuador one in four women experience sexual violence Until April 2021, abortion after rape was criminalized unless the pregnant person had an intellectual disability
- Sudan: Widespread Sexual Violence in the Capital
Sudan’s warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang rape, and forced women and girls into marriages in Khartoum, the
- Sudan: Fighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan’s South Kordofan state since September 2023
- Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests - Human Rights Watch
The laws against rape and sexual abuse were strengthened after a 2012 gang rape and murder in Delhi sparked nationwide protests
- France Redefines Rape in Landmark Law - Human Rights Watch
France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law -that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country
- Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees - Human Rights Watch
Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023
- Haiti: Scarce Protection as Sexual Violence Escalates
Criminal groups in Haiti have intensified attacks against the population in recent weeks, including by subjecting girls and women to horrific sexual abuse, Human Rights Watch said today
- “Forced to Give Up on Their Dreams”: Sexual Violence against Girls in . . .
The 85-page report, “‘Forced to Give Up on Their Dreams’: Sexual Violence against Girls in Guatemala,” documents the numerous barriers that girls who are survivors of sexual violence face
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