Culture news Team drops rapist player after intervention from bestselling author Raith Rovers have reneged on their signing of David Goodwillie who was found guilty by a judge of raping a woman in 2017. 02/02/2022
Cyprus Cyprus court overturns UK woman’s conviction for lying about gang rape The woman's lawyers have described the court decision as a "watershed" moment. 31/01/2022
Italy Two young men arrested over New Year's Eve attacks on women in Milan Nine women say they were assaulted by groups of young men in Milan's main square during the celebrations. 12/01/2022
Europe News Protesters demand better police action on violence against women Demonstrators called for police officers and men to do more to stop violence. 29/11/2021
world news Nobel Peace Prize: Who won it recently and what happened next? The Prize has been awarded 101 since it was introduced in 1901. 08/10/2021
Spain Spain's government approves tougher laws on sexual consent Spain's government has approved a so-called "Only yes means yes" law that sets out offences related to sexual consent. 06/07/2021
Women Beyond Borders This woman is running the world for a very important cause In the latest episode of Women Beyond Borders, we meet the survivor raising awareness of sexual violence through running. 09/06/2021
Belgium Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent. 04/06/2021
France France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15 French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest. 16/04/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | Growing up with absent fathers in the ghost of apartheid What are the different forms of masculinity that live in South Africa nowadays? And what are the common challenges that overcome the heritage of segregation and apartheid? Join us in our latest #CryLikeABoy podcast episode. 01/04/2021
France French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators. 16/03/2021
France Emmanuel Macron promises crackdown on incest following online campaign The French president told victims they would "never be alone again" as he responded to an online conversation that went viral when social media users shared their traumatic stories of childhood incest. 23/01/2021
no comment Protests in India over gang rape and death of lower-caste woman The 19-year-old is the latest gruesome case of sexual violence against women to rile India. 30/09/2020
Denmark Denmark proposes change to sexual violence laws requiring consent The Ministry of Justice has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality. 02/09/2020
France French doctor accused of abusing 349 children faces trial The surgeon had allegedly kept detailed notebooks, in which he wrote comments about each of the sexually violent acts inflicted on children between 1989 and 2017. 13/03/2020
View The 21st century is no place for handmaids. Let's end discriminatory laws against women ǀ View As the world enters a new decade, the attitudes that normalise and legitimise sexual violence and oppression of women and girls, and assign to them rigid, stereotypical roles, remain far from fictional in January 2020. 07/01/2020
United Kingdom Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping. 06/12/2019
Spain Anger erupts in Spain as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager Spanish law requires that the plaintiff in a rape case must present evidence of intimidation or specific violence. 02/11/2019
France Jeffrey Epstein sex offence probe launched in France A probe begins over whether US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed child rape offences in France 23/08/2019
USA R. Kelly facing federal charges because his alleged sex crimes involve interstate activity Analysis: Most sex crimes are prosecuted by state and local authorities, but Congress has the power to step in when they involve interstate or foreign travel. 15/07/2019
Russia Russia: Outrage over murder charges against domestic violence victims Murder charges against three teenage sisters in Russia who killed their father as a result of domestic and sexual violence have sparked outrage in the country. 05/07/2019
France Football superstar Neymar denies Paris rape allegations Paris St Germain and Brazil international Neymar has denied allegations by an unidentified woman that he raped her in Paris last month. 02/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Denmark has pervasive rape culture, says human rights group Amnesty Despite being concerned one Europe's most gender equal countries, Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture" and systemic problems in dealing with rape, according to a report from Amnesty International. The report is calling for a change in the definition of rape, to focus on the importance of consent. 12/03/2019
