Latest items for LRW-DATA-1
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).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"...There were reports employers raped or sexually assaulted foreign domestic workers. These cases rarely went to court, and those that did led to few convictions. In one such conviction in December 2018, a man was sentenced to a suspended three-month jail term and deportation after sexually assaulting two domestic workers..." (27).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"...There were reports employers raped or sexually assaulted foreign domestic workers. These cases rarely went to court, and those that did led to few convictions. In one such conviction in December 2018, a man was sentenced to a suspended three-month jail term and deportation after sexually assaulting two domestic workers..." (27).
March 16, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Paola Schietekat, 28, from Mexico, was working for the World Cup organising committee when she complained that she was raped by an associate who broke into her apartment and threatened to kill her" (Para. 2). "Schietekat, writing on Julio Astillero, explained the attacker was able to gain access to her apartment in Doha because it is common for residents to leave their doors unlocked and rely on the security of the building. The man, who Schietekat said she considered a friend, allegedly managed to wrestle her to the floor and rape her, leaving her arms, shoulders and back covered in bruises. Schietekat said she took pictures of the scene and...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Paola Schietekat, 28, from Mexico, was working for the World Cup organising committee when she complained that she was raped by an associate who broke into her apartment and threatened to kill her" (Para. 2). "Schietekat, writing on Julio Astillero, explained the attacker was able to gain access to her apartment in Doha because it is common for residents to leave their doors unlocked and rely on the security of the building. The man, who Schietekat said she considered a friend, allegedly managed to wrestle her to the floor and rape her, leaving her arms, shoulders and back covered in bruises. Schietekat said she took pictures of the scene and...more
March 16, 2022, 4:06 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Paola Schietekat, 28, from Mexico, was working for the World Cup organising committee when she complained that she was raped by an associate who broke into her apartment and threatened to kill her" (Para. 2). "Schietekat, writing on Julio Astillero, explained the attacker was able to gain access to her apartment in Doha because it is common for residents to leave their doors unlocked and rely on the security of the building. The man, who Schietekat said she considered a friend, allegedly managed to wrestle her to the floor and rape her, leaving her arms, shoulders and back covered in bruises. Schietekat said she took pictures of the scene and...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Paola Schietekat, 28, from Mexico, was working for the World Cup organising committee when she complained that she was raped by an associate who broke into her apartment and threatened to kill her" (Para. 2). "Schietekat, writing on Julio Astillero, explained the attacker was able to gain access to her apartment in Doha because it is common for residents to leave their doors unlocked and rely on the security of the building. The man, who Schietekat said she considered a friend, allegedly managed to wrestle her to the floor and rape her, leaving her arms, shoulders and back covered in bruises. Schietekat said she took pictures of the scene and...more
March 16, 2022, 3:50 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The move comes ahead of Thursday's first anniversary of the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens". (Para. 6). "Official figures published last month revealed there were 63,136 rape offences in the year to September, with just 1.3 per cent resulting in prosecutions" (Para. 13).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The move comes ahead of Thursday's first anniversary of the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens". (Para. 6). "Official figures published last month revealed there were 63,136 rape offences in the year to September, with just 1.3 per cent resulting in prosecutions" (Para. 13).
March 15, 2022, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape and domestic violence are criminal offenses. Penalties for domestic violence depend on the level of injury to the victim, ranging from required public service to life imprisonment. In the first eight months of the year, authorities received 77 reports of rape, compared with 82 during the same period in 2018. Convicted rapists generally received prison sentences of three to five years. No law specifically criminalizes spousal rape, and no data on spousal rape was available" (11). "...On May 26, a 17-year-old girl in the Taurage region survived an attempted rape, but she was seriously injured by a 17-year-old boy at a party. When emergency services arrived, she had a...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Rape and domestic violence are criminal offenses. Penalties for domestic violence depend on the level of injury to the victim, ranging from required public service to life imprisonment. In the first eight months of the year, authorities received 77 reports of rape, compared with 82 during the same period in 2018. Convicted rapists generally received prison sentences of three to five years. No law specifically criminalizes spousal rape, and no data on spousal rape was available" (11). "...On May 26, a 17-year-old girl in the Taurage region survived an attempted rape, but she was seriously injured by a 17-year-old boy at a party. When emergency services arrived, she had a...more
March 11, 2022, 9:21 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-DATA-1
"Sexual assault in Iceland is also widespread. A national survey conducted by the University of Iceland in 2018 revealed that 1 in 4 Icelandic women has been raped or sexually assaulted during her life. In Europe overall the reported figure is 1 in 10. Yet, according to Stigamot—Iceland’s center for survivors of sexual abuse and violence—only around 12 percent of these victims actually press charges. Many have no confidence in the justice system and fear shame, guilt, and condemnation. Those who do press charges find their cases dismissed close to three-quarters of the time" (Para. 5).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-DATA-1
"Sexual assault in Iceland is also widespread. A national survey conducted by the University of Iceland in 2018 revealed that 1 in 4 Icelandic women has been raped or sexually assaulted during her life. In Europe overall the reported figure is 1 in 10. Yet, according to Stigamot—Iceland’s center for survivors of sexual abuse and violence—only around 12 percent of these victims actually press charges. Many have no confidence in the justice system and fear shame, guilt, and condemnation. Those who do press charges find their cases dismissed close to three-quarters of the time" (Para. 5).
March 10, 2022, 10:53 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"There were reports and cases of foreign domestic workers, usually women, suffering from mistreatment, abuse, and in some cases rape" (31).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"There were reports and cases of foreign domestic workers, usually women, suffering from mistreatment, abuse, and in some cases rape" (31).
March 10, 2022, 6:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"... Tweed’s courageous and furious daughters immediately came forward to challenge what they described as a false narrative based on “blind loyalty”. His stepdaughter Amanda Brown put it starkly. “He was a predatory paedophile and a violent thug who smashed our mother’s face to a pulp,” she told a Sunday newspaper. She was eight when he first sexually abused her. He ruined her childhood. Five of his daughters spoke of horrific years of rape, physical and emotional abuse, of constant dread and terror. Victoria Tweed said he was a monster. His sister, Hazel McAllister, said he should have been in prison" (Para. 3). "Mid-way through the UN’s 16 days against...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"... Tweed’s courageous and furious daughters immediately came forward to challenge what they described as a false narrative based on “blind loyalty”. His stepdaughter Amanda Brown put it starkly. “He was a predatory paedophile and a violent thug who smashed our mother’s face to a pulp,” she told a Sunday newspaper. She was eight when he first sexually abused her. He ruined her childhood. Five of his daughters spoke of horrific years of rape, physical and emotional abuse, of constant dread and terror. Victoria Tweed said he was a monster. His sister, Hazel McAllister, said he should have been in prison" (Para. 3). "Mid-way through the UN’s 16 days against...more