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Latest items for LRW-DATA-1

Nov. 29, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4). “[T]here are...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"According to a Taiwan media report that cited statistics from the Ministry of Education from 2022, 24 percent of campus sexual harassment survivors were men, and some of the survivors who have come forward in recent weeks have been men" (para 16).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2011 a woman was raped every 20 minutes in India, according to government data. The pace quickened to about every 16 minutes by 2021, when more than 31,000 rapes were reported, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. In 2021, 2,200 gang rapes were reported to authorities" (Para 6) "But those grotesque numbers tell only part of the story: 77 percent of Indian women who have experienced physical or sexual violence never tell anyone, according to one study. Prosecutions are rare" (Para 7). "Reports of violence against women in India have risen steadily over the decades, with some researchers citing a growing willingness by victims to come forward....more
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Brisa [a victim of sexual violence], like 1 in 3 girls in Bolivia, is a survivor of sexual violence" (para 3).
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Nearly half of Mexican women have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, government data say" (para 16).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1

"Around 65% of women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, according to UNICEF, with the most common form being abuse by husbands or partners" (para 4).
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“She has tried to avoid men since high school, after doing a research project on Ilbe that brought her to web pages where men had posted nude photos of their female family members and discussed how to get away with rape” (para 23).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-1

"The Committee notes with concern…the high rate of gender-based violence against women, in particular the high numbers of cases of rape and intentional homicide" (7).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:46 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Ireland's armed forces 'barely tolerates women', a report into bullying and sexual harassment has found. The report by the Independent Review Group found a 'discernible pattern of rape and sexual assault'" (para 1,2). "In the review [report by the Independent Review Group of Ireland's armed forces] , 88% of female respondents surveyed said they had experienced one or more forms of sexual harassment" (para 11).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2022, 12,563 women – out of a population of just 17 million – reported having been raped or sexually assaulted, according to the Women’s Observatory of the Public Prosecution Service. Last year, the monitoring body registered 82,848 victims of violence against children, teenagers, and women – amounting to 217 complaints per day" (para 9). "In 2017, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – regarded by many as an international bill of rights for women – stated in a report that brutality against women and girls in Guatemala deserved special attention because the levels of GBV, femicides, sexual violence, and other hateful acts...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"On June 9 alone the UN reported 12 verifiable instants of sexual violence affecting 37 women. Three of these cases involved young girls" (para 4).
Nov. 1, 2024, 9:38 a.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"South Africa has among the highest rape incidence in the world" (para 7).
Oct. 18, 2024, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Non-consensually removing a condom during sex — an act known as 'stealthing' — is set to be criminalised in South Australia, with those found guilty facing penalties of up to life imprisonment. A bill to outlaw the practice, reportedly committed against one in three women, yesterday passed SA parliament's upper house, and is now set to pass the lower house with government support... A Monash University study in 2018 found that, of more than 2,000 people surveyed, one in three women, and one in five men who have sex with men, had been victims of stealthing. Ms Bonaros said it was 'more common than most people believe' " (1-2, 6-7).more
Oct. 17, 2024, 6:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"More than a million people were victims of sexual offences in a year, according to official estimates. Figures from the Crime Survey of England and Wales suggest 1.1million people aged 16 and over suffered a sexual assault in the 12 months to March 2022. The total was made up of 798,000 women and 275,000 men, and also included attempted offences. Some one in six people – equivalent to 7.9million – had been a victim of a sex crime at some point in their lives since the age of 16. Of those, 1.9million had been raped – 7.7 per cent of women and 0.2 per cent of men. The Office for...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2011 a woman was raped every 20 minutes in India, according to government data. The pace quickened to about every 16 minutes by 2021, when more than 31,000 rapes were reported, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. In 2021, 2,200 gang rapes were reported to authorities" (Para 6) "But those grotesque numbers tell only part of the story: 77 percent of Indian women who have experienced physical or sexual violence never tell anyone, according to one study. Prosecutions are rare" (Para 7). "Reports of violence against women in India have risen steadily over the decades, with some researchers citing a growing willingness by victims to come forward....more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2021, there were...46 cases of unlawful sexual intercourse [and] 12 cases of rape" (13-14). "3 in every 10 women living with HIV reported having experienced sexual violence; 3.5 out of 10 women living with HIV had experienced injuries resulting from physical and/or sexual abuse" (36-37).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Between 2017 and August 2021, the Public Prosecution Service recorded a nationwide total of 4,022 reported incidents of rape, aggravated rape and rape with special aggravating circumstances. By age group, the highest figure corresponds to children aged from 14 to 17 (15,746 cases), followed by those 18 years and above (12,057) and those 13 and under (3,795). The age of the victim was not reported in 8,604 cases...In 2018, the Public Prosecution Service launched the 1572 hotline in coordination with the National Civil Police. The hotline has been receiving complaints of physical, psychological and sexual violence since 2020. As at April 2021, 94,849 calls had been received, and the average...more
April 30, 2024, 5:55 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"South Africa has notoriously high levels of violence against women. The country has among the highest rape incidences in the world. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, police figures showed that 10,818 rape cases were reported" (para 4).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"[A] low number of rape cases [are] reported" (7).
April 9, 2024, 10:09 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"The recommendations presented to the justice minister come after a series of rape acquittals that sparked outcry, and will form the basis for draft amendments that could be enacted by parliament later this year" (para 3).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"[There is] lack of reliable data and statistics on cases of conflict-related sexual violence against women and girls committed by State and non-State actors" (3). "[C]ases of sexual and gender-based violence [are not monitored and documented] in conflict areas" (4). "[There is a] high prevalence of gender-based violence, including sexual violence and group rape, including of minors" (8).
Feb. 4, 2024, 5:28 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"But it has also revised the scope of potential minimum and maximum prison sentences, allowing some convicted sex offenders to appeal against their sentences and have them reduced. By the end of December, 129 convicted offenders had benefited from the sentencing changes" (para 13). Highlights recent prison sentencing reforms for sex offenders, which give us an inside on the prevalence of rape and sexual assault, with 129 convicted offenders receiving reduced sentences by the end of December (MD-CODDER COMMENT).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"[There are] high levels of sexual violence against refugee and asylum-seeking women" (14).
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"'Gangs use sexual violence to instill fear, and alarmingly the number of cases increases by the day as the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Haiti deepens,' Nada Al-Nashif, the Acting Human Rights Chief said" (para 3). "The report painstakingly documents sexual crimes perpetrated against women, girls and boys of all ages, as well as to a lesser extent men, by gangs waging their turf wars and seeking to expand their areas of influence. LGBTI+ people have also been targeted" (para 5). "The report further highlights that sexual violence occurs in the context of kidnappings, when some women and girls are repeatedly subjected to rape, by one or multiple armed...more
Jan. 22, 2024, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Among the findings made public: Bureau employees abused female prisoners in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that have held women over the past decade; in at least four prisons, managers failed to apply the federal law intended to detect and reduce sexual assault; and hundreds of sexual abuse charges are among a backlog of 8,000 internal affairs misconduct cases yet to be investigated" (para 7). "A committee analysis of court filings and prison records over the past decade found that male and female inmates had made 5,415 allegations of sexual abuse against prison employees, of which 586 were later substantiated by investigators" (para 8). "Investigators identified three...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:34 a.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Rapes were also up 11 percent, with 10,000 cases during the period, he said" (para 8).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, only 22 per cent of rape survivors in the Central African Republic seek medical, legal or psychosocial assistance" (23). "[T]here were 8,321 cases of gender-based violence in the Central African Republic following the crisis. Rape accounted for 13 per cent of cases and sexual assault for 3 per cent" (25).
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Nadia hushes the crying 3-month-old baby swaddled in her arms, gently planting kisses on her forehead. She was 19, not ready to be a mother. But the young Haitian’s life changed when she was walking home from class on the dusty streets of a gang-controlled area of Haiti’s capital last year. She was dragged into a car by a group of men, blindfolded and kidnapped. For three days, she was beaten, starved and gang-raped" (para 1, 2, 3). "The U.N. documented 2,645 cases of sexual violence in 2022, a 45% increase from the year before. That figure is just a fraction of the real number of assaults" (para 18). "Michel...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“Ana hasn't been able to sleep properly since she heard about the ministry's abolition. She credits it with saving her life. From a safe house, she recounts - in a voice so quiet it is almost inaudible - how she was failed by everyone in her life she trusted to protect her. Six years ago, she was raped by her college professor. When she called her father to tell him, he hung up the phone. She had brought the family shame, he told her” (para 21). Inappropriate professor-student relationships are an example of a common power dynamic that may be related to underreported rape and sexual assault (ET - CODER...more
Oct. 5, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"Women who manage to get informal work, at neighbourhood restaurants for example, are often abused. We have heard of cases where women have been groped and raped.Bosses know the women would struggle to find work elsewhere. The victims do not report their employers because they need the work" (para 18, 19).