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Portugal’s parliament votes to reclassify rape as public crime

Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party's official abstention on some proposals.

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Harvey Weinstein faces retrial for sex crimes as case ends in disarray

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces yet another trial on sex crime allegations after the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge.

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NY jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in sex crimes retrial

The Oscar-winning producer maintains that he never sexually assaulted or raped anyone. His lawyers portrayed his accusers as opportunists who accepted his advances because they wanted help with their careers in Hollywood.

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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault

The British comedian and actor denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.

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United Kingdom

Tate brothers to face UK rape and trafficking charges, lawyer says

Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the Tate brothers to the UK once their ongoing proceedings have concluded, according to British prosecutors.

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French paedophile former surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison

Joël Le Scouarnec received the maximum sentence for multiple rapes and sexual assaults on minors.

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Kevin Costner sued over unscripted rape scene in 'Horizon'

According to lead stunt double Devyn LaBella, she was forced to perform an unscripted rape scene without proper protocols. Her lawsuit alleges that she was brought in without advance warning, preparation or consent.

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American music legend accused of sexual assault and rape

The Motown legend has been accused by four of his former employees of sexual assault and rape, which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024.

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Russell Brand granted conditional bail on rape and assault charges

The British actor-comedian arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for his first hearing since he was charged last month with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault.

France

ECHR condemns France for failure to protect girls who reported rape

France is in the midst of a long-running debate on expanding the definition of rape to include the absence of consent.

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French rape victim Gisèle Pelicot’s book to be adapted by HBO?

Pelicot won international acclaim last year for her courage during the trial of her former husband, Dominique Pelicot. Her upcoming memoir "A Hymn to Life" will be published next year and reports indicate that HBO will adapt the book.

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Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein's retrial

Seven years after allegations against him first emerged, Harvey Weinstein is back in court. But even if the retrial ends in not guilty verdicts, the disgraced movie mogul will remain behind bars at Rikers Island.

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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

The presenter-turned-conspiracy theorist first faced public allegations in the form of a British TV investigation.

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Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves' rape acquittal

The Supreme Court in Madrid must agree to review the decision to acquit before the case can be heard again.

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Spanish court overturns football player Dani Alves' rape conviction

The former Barça footballer was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last year and has spent more than a year in pre-trial detention for the alleged rape of a young woman in a nightclub.

Gaza

UN experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza

Israel has dismissed the inquiry as flawed, accusing the UN-backed commission of relying on “second-hand, single, uncorroborated sources".

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Jay-Z sues woman who accused him of rape

The US rapper claims the anonymous woman and her lawyers knowingly proceeded with false claim that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her when she was 13.

France

What is the story behind France's largest child sexual abuse case?

Months after the Gisèle Pelicot case rocked France, Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of them young children at the time.

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French ex-surgeon on trial for alleged sexual assault of 299 people

A former French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 people, mostly children.

India

Indian court finds man guilty of raping and murdering Irish backpacker

Violence and sexual assault directed at women continues to draws outrage more than a decade after a horrific gang rape and murder shocked India.