Latest items for LRW-DATA-1
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no official data on sexual assaults on older women in Kenya. However, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 released this month, 13% of all women reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 7% had met with sexual violence in the past year. The report also notes that 34% of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since age 15, including 16% in the past year." (para.7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no official data on sexual assaults on older women in Kenya. However, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 released this month, 13% of all women reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 7% had met with sexual violence in the past year. The report also notes that 34% of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since age 15, including 16% in the past year." (para.7).
Sept. 12, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A UN study from [2013] involving 1,000 men in a county in central China found that half of the men interviewed reported using physical or sexual violence against a female partner during a lifetime" (para 19).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A UN study from [2013] involving 1,000 men in a county in central China found that half of the men interviewed reported using physical or sexual violence against a female partner during a lifetime" (para 19).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[There is a] high prevalence of child sexual abuse in the State party, with girls accounting for 95 per cent of the victims of sexual abuse" (5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[There is a] high prevalence of child sexual abuse in the State party, with girls accounting for 95 per cent of the victims of sexual abuse" (5).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[T]he high prevalence of such violence, in particular domestic violence, as well as rape, including gang rape or bauk, [] is viewed as a means of male bonding" (7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[T]he high prevalence of such violence, in particular domestic violence, as well as rape, including gang rape or bauk, [] is viewed as a means of male bonding" (7).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Maldives Demographic Health Survey 2016/2017 shows that 22% of women aged 15–49 have experienced either physical or sexual violence or both. One quarter (24%) of women aged between 15–49, reported to never had experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence by either a current husband of partner (if currently married) or the most recent husband or partner (if divorced, separated or widowed). 17% of ever married women experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence in the past 12 months either sometimes (8%) or often (8%)." (13). "In terms of sources of help for women who experienced physical or sexual violence, most common sources of help reported in MDHS 2016/2017 were family (59%)....more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Maldives Demographic Health Survey 2016/2017 shows that 22% of women aged 15–49 have experienced either physical or sexual violence or both. One quarter (24%) of women aged between 15–49, reported to never had experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence by either a current husband of partner (if currently married) or the most recent husband or partner (if divorced, separated or widowed). 17% of ever married women experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence in the past 12 months either sometimes (8%) or often (8%)." (13). "In terms of sources of help for women who experienced physical or sexual violence, most common sources of help reported in MDHS 2016/2017 were family (59%)....more
May 12, 2023, 8:43 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said: 'Rape convictions are up two thirds over the last year and cases are being completed five weeks quicker" (Para. 7). "The number of rape convictions also increased from 407 to 467 during that time" (Para.9). "But there were just 1,557 rape prosecutions in the 12-month period for 2020-21, down from 4,643 for 2015-16" (Para.10). "Home Office figures released in April showed that the lowest charging rate of all offences continues to be for rape, with just 1.3 per cent of 67,125 offences recorded by police in 2021 leading to a prosecution" (Para.11).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said: 'Rape convictions are up two thirds over the last year and cases are being completed five weeks quicker" (Para. 7). "The number of rape convictions also increased from 407 to 467 during that time" (Para.9). "But there were just 1,557 rape prosecutions in the 12-month period for 2020-21, down from 4,643 for 2015-16" (Para.10). "Home Office figures released in April showed that the lowest charging rate of all offences continues to be for rape, with just 1.3 per cent of 67,125 offences recorded by police in 2021 leading to a prosecution" (Para.11).
April 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"As many as half a million women and girls today live in terror on the fragile border between China and North Korea. Children as young as 12 find themselves the victims of systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy as organised crime groups take control of the lawless 'Red Zone' between the two countries." (para 1-2).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"As many as half a million women and girls today live in terror on the fragile border between China and North Korea. Children as young as 12 find themselves the victims of systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy as organised crime groups take control of the lawless 'Red Zone' between the two countries." (para 1-2).
April 19, 2023, 5:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Sixty percent of black girls have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of black men before reaching the age of 18, according to an ongoing study conducted by Black Women’s Blueprint. More than 300 black women nationwide participated in the study and 700 more are being sought to take in the survey by March 2012." (para 1-2). "'A similar study which was conducted by The Black Women’s Health Imperative seven years ago found that that number was about 40 percent,' Tanis says. 'So that means there is an increase and we need to stop neglecting that issue.'" (para 4). "Tanis, citing the 60 percent sexual assault rate, urges black women...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Sixty percent of black girls have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of black men before reaching the age of 18, according to an ongoing study conducted by Black Women’s Blueprint. More than 300 black women nationwide participated in the study and 700 more are being sought to take in the survey by March 2012." (para 1-2). "'A similar study which was conducted by The Black Women’s Health Imperative seven years ago found that that number was about 40 percent,' Tanis says. 'So that means there is an increase and we need to stop neglecting that issue.'" (para 4). "Tanis, citing the 60 percent sexual assault rate, urges black women...more
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[T]he one stop centres in Addis Ababa provided services to more than 3,221 victims between April 2012 and June 2014" (5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[T]he one stop centres in Addis Ababa provided services to more than 3,221 victims between April 2012 and June 2014" (5).
March 4, 2023, 7:01 a.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rabat - A 15-year-old Somali girl living in Egypt made headlines after she killed a microbus driver who had allegedly tried to rape her at knifepoint. The girl turned herself in to the police following the incident" (Para. 1). "According to local news outlets, the teenage girl boarded a minibus home from the 11th district, in Egypt’s 6th of October city. The driver took advantage of the fact that there were no other passengers on board, and drove her to a secluded area to molest her while holding a knife to her neck" (Para. 2). "Accompanied by a lawyer, the assault survivor headed to the 6th of October police department...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rabat - A 15-year-old Somali girl living in Egypt made headlines after she killed a microbus driver who had allegedly tried to rape her at knifepoint. The girl turned herself in to the police following the incident" (Para. 1). "According to local news outlets, the teenage girl boarded a minibus home from the 11th district, in Egypt’s 6th of October city. The driver took advantage of the fact that there were no other passengers on board, and drove her to a secluded area to molest her while holding a knife to her neck" (Para. 2). "Accompanied by a lawyer, the assault survivor headed to the 6th of October police department...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:11 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
" 'It is a fact that women are more vulnerable to violent crimes than men. Data shows that over 80 percent of victims of violent crimes are female. In that sense, women-only spaces seem to offer respite from such concerns,' said the former head of the Korea Association of Women's Study.'The necessity of some women-only facilities like parking spaces is debatable. However, when it comes to places like houses where we spend most of our time, everyone should feel secure and protected,' she said." (Para.1-2).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
" 'It is a fact that women are more vulnerable to violent crimes than men. Data shows that over 80 percent of victims of violent crimes are female. In that sense, women-only spaces seem to offer respite from such concerns,' said the former head of the Korea Association of Women's Study.'The necessity of some women-only facilities like parking spaces is debatable. However, when it comes to places like houses where we spend most of our time, everyone should feel secure and protected,' she said." (Para.1-2).
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"In Malawi, one in every five women girls is at risk of sexual violence and abuse and 42% of girls experience physical violence before their 18th birthday. One particularly prevalent form of violence and abuse is trafficking for sexual exploitation (sex trafficking). Research reports reveal that in identified hotspots, there are between 500 to 1,500 women and children trafficked within Malawi annually, with at least 30% of those aged between 14 and 18 years." (Para.1).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"In Malawi, one in every five women girls is at risk of sexual violence and abuse and 42% of girls experience physical violence before their 18th birthday. One particularly prevalent form of violence and abuse is trafficking for sexual exploitation (sex trafficking). Research reports reveal that in identified hotspots, there are between 500 to 1,500 women and children trafficked within Malawi annually, with at least 30% of those aged between 14 and 18 years." (Para.1).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape prosecutions fell nearly 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019-20 even as the number of reports to police increased. Figures published last year showed the proportion of rape complainants dropping out of cases had risen from 25% to 43% over a five-year period to December 2020. Edwards said one of the reasons women were dropping out were because of intrusive information collection" (Para.6). (John Edwards, the UK information commissioner)
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape prosecutions fell nearly 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019-20 even as the number of reports to police increased. Figures published last year showed the proportion of rape complainants dropping out of cases had risen from 25% to 43% over a five-year period to December 2020. Edwards said one of the reasons women were dropping out were because of intrusive information collection" (Para.6). (John Edwards, the UK information commissioner)
Feb. 5, 2023, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"After investigating some areas Russia retreated from, an independent international commission reported to the United Nations in October that 'an array of war crimes committed in Ukraine' included cases of sexual violence against women and girls." (para 8). "Victims ranged from older than 80 to as young as a 4-year-old girl forced to perform oral sex on a soldier, which is rape, the report said. It detailed more than a dozen cases involving gang rapes, family members forced to watch a relative being sexually assaulted and sexual violence against detainees. Iryna Didenko, who leads the prosecutor’s department investigating such crimes, has already opened 154 cases of conflict-related sexual violence. The...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"After investigating some areas Russia retreated from, an independent international commission reported to the United Nations in October that 'an array of war crimes committed in Ukraine' included cases of sexual violence against women and girls." (para 8). "Victims ranged from older than 80 to as young as a 4-year-old girl forced to perform oral sex on a soldier, which is rape, the report said. It detailed more than a dozen cases involving gang rapes, family members forced to watch a relative being sexually assaulted and sexual violence against detainees. Iryna Didenko, who leads the prosecutor’s department investigating such crimes, has already opened 154 cases of conflict-related sexual violence. The...more
Feb. 5, 2023, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"After investigating some areas Russia retreated from, an independent international commission reported to the United Nations in October that 'an array of war crimes committed in Ukraine' included cases of sexual violence against women and girls." (para 8). "Victims ranged from older than 80 to as young as a 4-year-old girl forced to perform oral sex on a soldier, which is rape, the report said. It detailed more than a dozen cases involving gang rapes, family members forced to watch a relative being sexually assaulted and sexual violence against detainees. Iryna Didenko, who leads the prosecutor’s department investigating such crimes, has already opened 154 cases of conflict-related sexual violence. The...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"After investigating some areas Russia retreated from, an independent international commission reported to the United Nations in October that 'an array of war crimes committed in Ukraine' included cases of sexual violence against women and girls." (para 8). "Victims ranged from older than 80 to as young as a 4-year-old girl forced to perform oral sex on a soldier, which is rape, the report said. It detailed more than a dozen cases involving gang rapes, family members forced to watch a relative being sexually assaulted and sexual violence against detainees. Iryna Didenko, who leads the prosecutor’s department investigating such crimes, has already opened 154 cases of conflict-related sexual violence. The...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape has recorded the highest." (23).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape has recorded the highest." (23).
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In an effort to gather data to better understand the extent of the problem, reporters spoke to more than a dozen victims, as well as aid workers, civil society groups, rights groups and government officials who said they are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented surge in cases. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which still operates a clinic in the capital, said that it recorded some 32 cases of rape or other gender-based violence in just two days in September." (para 11-12). "Before gang violence took root, the NGO would see between three and four patients a day who reported such abuse, according to Honorine Uwaringenz, MSF’s team leader at...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In an effort to gather data to better understand the extent of the problem, reporters spoke to more than a dozen victims, as well as aid workers, civil society groups, rights groups and government officials who said they are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented surge in cases. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which still operates a clinic in the capital, said that it recorded some 32 cases of rape or other gender-based violence in just two days in September." (para 11-12). "Before gang violence took root, the NGO would see between three and four patients a day who reported such abuse, according to Honorine Uwaringenz, MSF’s team leader at...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 4:10 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Of 16,413 convicted sex offenders released from Thai prisons between 2013 and 2020, there were 4,848 who re-offended, according to corrections department figures" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Of 16,413 convicted sex offenders released from Thai prisons between 2013 and 2020, there were 4,848 who re-offended, according to corrections department figures" (para 5).
Dec. 29, 2022, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A 2013 UN study involving 1,000 men in a county in central China found that more than half admitted to physical or sexual violence against their partner - a similar number also said they would use violence to defend their honour" (para 9).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A 2013 UN study involving 1,000 men in a county in central China found that more than half admitted to physical or sexual violence against their partner - a similar number also said they would use violence to defend their honour" (para 9).
Dec. 29, 2022, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A survey conducted last year by the cabinet office found that female politicians and candidates encountered 'rampant' sexual harassment, including inappropriate touching and verbal advances by male voters, and online abuse based on their age, marital status and private life" (para 13).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A survey conducted last year by the cabinet office found that female politicians and candidates encountered 'rampant' sexual harassment, including inappropriate touching and verbal advances by male voters, and online abuse based on their age, marital status and private life" (para 13).
Dec. 28, 2022, 9:20 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
" 'Shocking' evidence shows most women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence, according to Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (Anrows)" (para 1). "Anrows used data from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health (ALSWH) to establish new prevalence rates for women. The ALSWH is an ongoing project collecting sexual violence data, which started in 1996...It found 51% of women in their 20s and 34% of women in their 40s had experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes, and 26% of women aged 68 to 73 had experienced sexual violence. A range of studies have measured levels of sexual violence in Australia, and have reported a varying results across...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
" 'Shocking' evidence shows most women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence, according to Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (Anrows)" (para 1). "Anrows used data from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health (ALSWH) to establish new prevalence rates for women. The ALSWH is an ongoing project collecting sexual violence data, which started in 1996...It found 51% of women in their 20s and 34% of women in their 40s had experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes, and 26% of women aged 68 to 73 had experienced sexual violence. A range of studies have measured levels of sexual violence in Australia, and have reported a varying results across...more
Dec. 28, 2022, 8:06 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The new [sexual violence] legislation comes amid rising cases of violence against women in Indonesia. Komnas Perempuan reported 338,496 cases in 2021 – up from 220,000 in 2020" (para 7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The new [sexual violence] legislation comes amid rising cases of violence against women in Indonesia. Komnas Perempuan reported 338,496 cases in 2021 – up from 220,000 in 2020" (para 7).
Nov. 30, 2022, 7:53 a.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rabat - A 15-year-old Somali girl living in Egypt made headlines after she killed a microbus driver who had allegedly tried to rape her at knifepoint. The girl turned herself in to the police following the incident" (Para. 1). "According to local news outlets, the teenage girl boarded a minibus home from the 11th district, in Egypt’s 6th of October city. The driver took advantage of the fact that there were no other passengers on board, and drove her to a secluded area to molest her while holding a knife to her neck" (Para. 2). "According to a United Nations report, nine out of ten Egyptian women have been sexually...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rabat - A 15-year-old Somali girl living in Egypt made headlines after she killed a microbus driver who had allegedly tried to rape her at knifepoint. The girl turned herself in to the police following the incident" (Para. 1). "According to local news outlets, the teenage girl boarded a minibus home from the 11th district, in Egypt’s 6th of October city. The driver took advantage of the fact that there were no other passengers on board, and drove her to a secluded area to molest her while holding a knife to her neck" (Para. 2). "According to a United Nations report, nine out of ten Egyptian women have been sexually...more
July 8, 2022, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A 13-year-old girl who went to a police station to report that she had been gang raped was then raped again by the police officer she reported it to, authorities say" (Para. 1). "The father of the girl alleged to police that four men had lured his daughter away to the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh on April 22 where they raped her over the space of four days. The men then brought the girl back to her village in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) before fleeing" (Para. 3-4). "According to the report filed by police, the girl went to the police station the following day to make...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A 13-year-old girl who went to a police station to report that she had been gang raped was then raped again by the police officer she reported it to, authorities say" (Para. 1). "The father of the girl alleged to police that four men had lured his daughter away to the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh on April 22 where they raped her over the space of four days. The men then brought the girl back to her village in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) before fleeing" (Para. 3-4). "According to the report filed by police, the girl went to the police station the following day to make...more
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Digital sexual assaults are common not least among young people, and girls and women are far more exposed than boys and men. For instance, 27.2 percent of young women aged 16–24 have been exposed to non-physical sexual assaults. For young men, the share is 6.7 percent" (6). "In 2018 the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn (Kvinnuhúsið) processed 580 requests for assistance, which is a slight decrease since 2012 (624); 12 women and 9 children stayed at the Crisis Centre for periods ranging from 1 day to more than 90 days. The reasons for referral included domestic violence, divorce, financial difficulties, incest and rape" (46).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Digital sexual assaults are common not least among young people, and girls and women are far more exposed than boys and men. For instance, 27.2 percent of young women aged 16–24 have been exposed to non-physical sexual assaults. For young men, the share is 6.7 percent" (6). "In 2018 the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn (Kvinnuhúsið) processed 580 requests for assistance, which is a slight decrease since 2012 (624); 12 women and 9 children stayed at the Crisis Centre for periods ranging from 1 day to more than 90 days. The reasons for referral included domestic violence, divorce, financial difficulties, incest and rape" (46).
May 30, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-DATA-1
"In February 2013 the Federal Council published a report that analyses the decisions by victims of offences to report or not to report them. The authors found that victims of violence often decide, for various reasons, not to report the occurrence to the police. For all offences, the proportion of victims that do make a report is estimated at less than 50 per cent. It is estimated that in Switzerland less than 20 per cent of victims of sexual violence file a complaint. As regards domestic violence, the figures are more or less the same, with a reporting rate of around 20 per cent" (16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-DATA-1
"In February 2013 the Federal Council published a report that analyses the decisions by victims of offences to report or not to report them. The authors found that victims of violence often decide, for various reasons, not to report the occurrence to the police. For all offences, the proportion of victims that do make a report is estimated at less than 50 per cent. It is estimated that in Switzerland less than 20 per cent of victims of sexual violence file a complaint. As regards domestic violence, the figures are more or less the same, with a reporting rate of around 20 per cent" (16).
May 12, 2022, 5 p.m.
Countries: Panama
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-LAW-2
"The law criminalizes rape of men or women, including spousal rape, with prison terms of five to 10 years. Rapes continued to constitute the majority of sexual crimes investigated by the National Police Directorate of Judicial Investigation. Eighty percent of the victims were women and 63 percent of those were younger than 17" (12).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-LAW-2
"The law criminalizes rape of men or women, including spousal rape, with prison terms of five to 10 years. Rapes continued to constitute the majority of sexual crimes investigated by the National Police Directorate of Judicial Investigation. Eighty percent of the victims were women and 63 percent of those were younger than 17" (12).
April 5, 2022, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Belarus
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Interior Affairs identified 526 women, including 259 girls under 16 as victims of rape, sexual abuse, and child molestation from January to October. Of these, 59 women, including 23 minors, were raped"(27).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Interior Affairs identified 526 women, including 259 girls under 16 as victims of rape, sexual abuse, and child molestation from January to October. Of these, 59 women, including 23 minors, were raped"(27).
March 25, 2022, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Kosovo
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In July a nine-year-old boy from Fushe Kosove was raped and killed" (25).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In July a nine-year-old boy from Fushe Kosove was raped and killed" (25).
March 25, 2022, 9:33 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[I]ndependent journalist Lucy Kocharyan began posting anonymous stories of sexual violence survivors on Facebook that quickly went viral. The stories, sent to Kocharyan in private messages from real accounts, related cases of sexual harassment, rape, and molestation affecting men and women in both rural and urban settings, many of which had occurred when the victims were children" (29).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"[I]ndependent journalist Lucy Kocharyan began posting anonymous stories of sexual violence survivors on Facebook that quickly went viral. The stories, sent to Kocharyan in private messages from real accounts, related cases of sexual harassment, rape, and molestation affecting men and women in both rural and urban settings, many of which had occurred when the victims were children" (29).