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The television journalist was brutally raped and murdered last week which shocked the country

A standing ovation for Congolese Nobel Peace Prize-winner Denis Mukwege who treats war rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by so called Islamic State, also won the prestigious award

A rape allegation against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has prompted big sponsors like Nike and EA to express concern, and have him left off the Portuguese national team roster. Kathryn Mayorga alleges he raped her in a hotel room in 2009 and Las Vegas police have reopened a criminal investigation.

The lawyer for a woman who alleges she was raped by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 says she was encouraged to come forward by the #MeToo movement. Kathryn Mayorga reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with the Portuguese international footballer involving a 375,000 dollar payment.

A woman has accused the Juventus forward of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.

French actor Gerard Depardieu denies rape allegations

It's after a public outcry over a 14 year old German girl who was allegedly raped and killed by an Iraqi man in Mainz. The 20 year old Iraqi man, has now been extradited to Germany for questioning

Congolese ex-Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is acquitted of five counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. It's a huge blow to prosecutors and this was the first ICC case with a major focus on the use of rape as a weapon of war, according to the Open Society Justice Initiative

Judge Aaron Persky was criticised for the light sentencing in 2016 of Brock Turner, a Stanford student who raped an unconscious woman at a frat party.

The former producer has been indicted on charges of rape, according to a statement by a Manhattan District Attorney.

Police in Paris are investigating a complaint filed by an actress in the French capital on Friday