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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.

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.

Europe News

Protesters demand better police action on violence against women

Demonstrators called for police officers and men to do more to stop violence.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Denmark

Denmark proposes change to sexual violence laws requiring consent

The Ministry of Justice has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality.

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.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.