Sweden Swedish model’s 'rape threats after hairy leg advert' Arvida Byström says she received abuse online messages after showing off leg hair in an Adidas advert. 06/10/2017
India 'Kung Fu Nuns' help women defend themselves from rapists The nuns are teaching self-defence classes in the Himalayas 25/08/2017
USA Taylor Swift to help sex assault victims after court victory The pop star won a case against an ex-radio DJ she said groped her bare bottom at a photo shoot. 15/08/2017
United Kingdom 18 jailed for child sex crimes in UK More than a dozen people have been convicted of hundreds of child sex offences in the UK 10/08/2017
Jordan Law that 'let-off rapists if they married victims' is scrapped A law that let rapists off the hook if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan. 01/08/2017
world news Lifelike sex robots could present ethical issues, experts warn A new generation of sex robots could provide a valuable service for many, including the elderly and disabled, but experts say they could also create complex ethical problems. 05/07/2017
world news Fake Justin Bieber charged with more than 900 child sex offences Police in Australia Justin Bieber fans be extra vigilant online after charging a man for posing as the singer and soliciting explicit images 09/03/2017
Sweden Is Malmo the 'rape capital of Europe'? Donald Trump’s terrorism-related claim about ‘what happened last night in Sweden’ has put the spotlight on crime in the Scandinavian country. 28/02/2017
Sweden Three arrested in Facebook Live rape investigation Swedish police arrest three men in a Facebook Live rape investigation. 24/01/2017
South Korea Japan recalls South Korean ambassador over 'comfort women' statue Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to South Korea over this statue commemorating Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese in World War… 06/01/2017
Africanews School in the day, brothel at night ... Ugandan teachers fight trespassers Two government primary schools in Uganda's Kisima island in the central part of the country has been invaded by residents who engage in sexual activity at night. 20/10/2016
Afghanistan Afghan women imprisoned in elder's homes Women in Afghanistan are forced to serve time in tribal elder's homes where they are effectively treated as their property 11/10/2016
world news Sexual harassment: nearly two-in-three young women 'are victims' Indecent comments or remarks, unwelcome jokes of a sexual nature; unwanted sexual touching; and showing pornography at work - many women say they have experienced such behaviour. 10/08/2016
USA Sex offenders in New York to be barred from playing Pokemon Go Sex offenders in New York are to be barred from playing Pokemon Go while on parole . 02/08/2016
Central African Republic UN 'shocked to the core' over new child sex abuse allegations in CAR Investigations have been opened into 108 new victims, most of them children, allegedly abused by UN peacekeepers in CAR. 01/04/2016
Central African Republic Fresh allegations of sexual abuse against UN peacekeepers in CAR The United Nations says it is gathering information concerning fresh allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against its peacekeepers in the 29/03/2016
USA UN votes to repatriate peacekeepers accused of sex abuse The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted its first resolution to tackle the growing scourge of sex abuse by peacekeepers, backing 12/03/2016
Iraq Yazidi women: The ISIL sex slaves the world forgot Their plight no longer makes the headlines. But the enslavement, rape and torture of Yazidi women and children by ISIL extremists continues. Fellow 09/03/2016
world news UN reports a rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its personnel There’s been a rise in the number of allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse against United Nations personnel. Last year there were 99 05/03/2016
Cinema Spirits Homecoming: an homage to South Korea's sex slaves Spirits Homecoming is a South Korean film about comfort women and is based on the horrors experienced by so-called sex slaves in Japanese military 04/03/2016
Hungary Can you be punished for committing a "crime" in a country where it is legal? Gabor Tanacs examines the case of a Hungarian owner of a brothel in Germany to examine the reality of cross-border justice. ‘Elizabeth’ runs a 04/03/2016
United Kingdom BBC under fire over handling of Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal The BBC has come in for strong criticism over its handling of allegations against one of its late stars, Jimmy Savile, accused after his death of 25/02/2016
insiders Paedophilia cold case burns French clergy A group of former scouts have broken the silence about the abuse they went through decades ago. They want the highest authorities of the French 19/02/2016
Central African Republic CAR: UN official emotional as new child sex abuse allegations revealed European soldiers and United Nations peacekeepers are facing fresh accusations of child sexual abuse in Central African Republic. The United Nations 30/01/2016
world news Oklahoma City cop gets life for two-year sexual assault rampage Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw has been sentenced to life for raping and sexually victimising African-American women. Last 22/01/2016
Sweden Trial of doctor accused of drugging, raping and locking victim in bunker The trial has begun of a Swedish doctor accused of drugging, raping and holding a woman in a self-built bunker for almost a week. The defendant 18/01/2016
