Topic: Sexual Violence
Eleven French bishops accused of sexual violence
November 10, 2022 · By france24 for www.france24.com
Eleven French bishops accused of sexual violence Eleven former or serving French bishops have been accused of sexual violence, including the former bishop of Bordeaux who has confessed to assaulting a minor 35 years ago, a senior church body announced Monday. Jean-Pierre Ricard, a long-standing bishop of Bordeaux who was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in […]
Read More...Gardaí probe rape of elderly woman
September 25, 2014 ·
The incident took place last March in south Dublin and detectives are completing a detailed file for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The DPP, in consultation with senior officers, will make the decision whether or not to direct a prosecution. The girl, 15, has claimed that five boys, one of whom is aged 14, raped her at a party in her own home after alcohol was consumed.
Read More...Comfort Women – Healing an Old Wound
September 25, 2014 ·
The Vatican announced in March that South Korea will be the first Asian nation to be visited by Pope Francis. His visit will take place from Aug. 14 to 18, which includes a date of critical significance not only for Korean and world history but also for Catholicism.
Read More...Jonathan Dwyer Joins NFLers Facing Assault Charges
September 22, 2014 ·
THE ARIZONA CARDINALS’ RUNNING BACK FACES MULTIPLE ASSAULT CHARGES By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, Newser Staff Posted Sep 18, 2014 3:00 AM CDT NEWSER) – The hit list keeps growing, and unfortunately, that is meant literally. In the first few weeks of the NFL season, a slew of domestic violence and child abuse allegations have come to light […]
Read More...INDIA : Porn and sexual violence
August 31, 2013 ·
By Mari Marcel Thekaekara (New Internationalist via CNUA) Pornography seems to evoke instant interest. And the responses, predictably, in most newspapers, to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed default filter on porn sites are prolific. I’ve thought more about porn in the last year, than I’ve had reason to ever before. The April Jones case […]
Read More...Responsibility for rape is a male issue
August 31, 2013 ·
By Matthew Vickery (New Internationalist via CNUA) I am a feminist – and male. Thankfully, a few of us do exist. Yet the idea of a ‘male feminist’ still seems to confuse many men. Indeed, after my blog post exposing a sexist pub quiz went viral last month, I received many tweets and comments from […]
Read More...Rape and atrocities on a young Christian in Qusair
July 22, 2013 ·
Article from the Vatican’s Pontifical Missions news service, Fides. Qusair (Agenzia Fides) – Mariam was a 15-year-old Christian from Qusair, a city of the governorate in Homs, 35 km south of the capital. The city, which had become a stronghold of the Syrian rebels, was reconquered by the troops of the regular army at the […]
Read More...INDIA : Card. Gracias: Rape of Orissa nun, act of terrorism against humanity
July 18, 2013 ·
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai (AsiaNews via CNUA) “I condemn this gang rape of this young nun in the strongest possible terms. This is gang rape is physical and emotional terrorism against our woman” Card. Oswald Gracias, president of the Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) tells AsiaNews reacting to the attack on a nun in Orissa. […]
Read More...G8 Summit 2013: A declaration to prevent the global issue of rape and sexual violence in conflict areas.
April 18, 2013 ·
G8 Summit 2013: A declaration has been formed in order to prevent the global issue of rape and sexual violence in conflict areas. Rape and sexual violence has occurred – and continues to occur – in war-torn areas around the world. The most severe of cases have taken place in Syria, Bosnia, Libya, Sudan, Mali, […]
Read More...Death of India rape victim stirs anger, promises of action
January 3, 2013 ·
Death of India rape victim stirs anger, promises of action By Ross Colvin and Kevin Lim | Reuters – Sat, Dec 29, 2012 NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India died from her injuries on Saturday, prompting promises of action from a government […]
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