Gender-based violence

France's Hollande blasts 'homophobic' violence

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 06:46

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday hit out at "homophobic" acts by opponents of a same-sex marriage bill after violent protests that included an overnight attack on a gay bar. With the bill close to final approval, opposition by religious groups, conservatives and the far-right has intensified, with demonstrations increasingly turning violent. "Homophobic acts, violent acts have been committed. The right to protest is recognised by our constitution and accepted by the French. But no protest must degenerate," Hollande said.

Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war - U.N. envoy

Thomson ReutersApril 17, 2013 17:01

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In her first seven months as U.N. envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a Congolese district where rebels raped babies, and Somalia where a woman was paid $150 (98.4 pounds) restitution for the rape of her 4-year-old daughter.

US suicide teen's parents sue alleged sex attackers

Agence France-PresseApril 15, 2013 21:30

The family of a 15-year-old US girl who killed herself after she was sexually assaulted while drunk are suing three teenage boys accused of the attack and sharing a photo of it at their school. In the latest such case, Audrie Pott committed suicide last September eight days after the alleged attack in which she was assaulted by three male schoolfriends after going to sleep at a party. They had taken a photograph of the alleged assault, which was shared among friends at Saratoga High School, a lawyer for the family said at a press conference with her mother Sheila.

Safety Minister concerned about crime

AsianetApril 12, 2013 12:52

The Minister of Safety and Security said his ministry is worrisome of the trends posed by the increase of criminal incidences, which are currently bringing fear and insecurity amongst the country's law-abiding citizens.Immanuel Ngatjizeko further said the increase of criminal incidences may also create an unfavourable situation for both local and foreign investors who want to invest their money for the country's socio-economic development.The Minister said this on Tuesday in the National Assembly (NA) in his motivation speech of his Ministry's Vote 06 of the operations of th

Nghidinwa pleads for mechanisms to root out GBV

AsianetApril 11, 2013 16:48

The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare has called on politicians, High Commissioners and leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to come up with mechanisms that should be employed to root out Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country.Rosalia Nghidinwa made the call at a consultative dinner with Members of Parliament (MP) Women High Commissioners in the country and leaders of CSO´s held at the Hilton Hotel on Monday.The ministers call also comes in the wake in which local media reported that five young women were found raped and murdered in a mere period of ju

16-year-old arrested for killing 12-year-old

AsianetApril 11, 2013 13:52

A 16-year-old middle school student has been arrested on suspicion of killing and burying a 12-year-old girl in a rice field in Incheon after attempting to rape her, police said Thursday.On Wednesday, the unidentified boy allegedly took the elementary school girl, who had a grade 3 learning disability, to a remote commercial building in the city and tried to rape her.

Jolie joins world powers to vow action against rape as weapon of war

Agence France-PresseApril 11, 2013 12:51

World powers pledged new measures and funds on Thursday to tackle rape and sexual violence used as a weapon of war, in a "historic" deal drawn up with UN special envoy Angelina Jolie. G8 foreign ministers meeting in London agreed to commit $35.5 million (27 million euros) to tackle what British Foreign Secretary William Hague likened to slavery as "one of the greatest and most persistent injustices in the world".

Wartime rape preventable, actress Jolie tells G8 ministers

Thomson ReutersApril 11, 2013 12:24

By Natalie Huet LONDON (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie said on Thursday that rape in war zones was preventable and urged foreign ministers of some the world's most powerful nations to boost efforts to bring wartime sex offenders to justice. Speaking in London after a meeting of Group of Eight foreign ministers including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the actress said the world needed to do more to prevent such crimes.

World powers pledge action against rape as weapon of war

Agence France-PresseApril 11, 2013 10:16

TV personality Ko gets 5-year jail term for rape

AsianetApril 11, 2013 05:02

A Seoul district court Wednesday sentenced TV personality Ko Young-wook to five years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting minors and ordered him to wear an electronic anklet for 10 years after his jail term is served. Ko, 37, a former member of the ’90s popular singing group Roo’Ra, was found guilty of a total of four accounts of rape and sexual assault of three teenagers in his home and car between July 2010 and December 2012.