Reports of the attack come amid shock over the death of a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Chatra district who was raped and burned to death.

A teenager was burnt alive after being raped in India, according to police, the latest in the country's sex assault epidemic.

We must prove that justice can be served if we want victims to come forward.

While Spain is currently in the spotlight for its legal technicalities between sexual abuse and rape — it is not the only European country that does not recognise sex without consent as rape.

"For us there is only room for acquittal, so any conviction, no matter how minor, would always be appealed against."

The trending hashtag joins a wave of Spanish protests that came after a group of men in the so-called 'Wolf Pack' trial were cleared of rape and found guilty over the lesser charge of sexual abuse.

Euronews spoke to the lawyer representing the victim in a controversial case that sparked protests when five men accused of gang rape were found guilty of the lesser offence of sexual abuse.

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Recent cases of child rapes have stoked protest across the country.

Discontent over the handling of a high-profile rape trial involving two Ireland rugby players is showing no sign of abating as thousands of protesters took to the streets for a second day on Saturday.

Prominent Islamic Studies academic Tariq Ramadan was taken into custody by French police following rape accusations, a judicial source told Reuters on Wednesday.