Latest items for LRW-PRACTICE-1
April 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“Some of the victims who spoke with U.N. investigators said they were forced to exchange sexual favors for food, supplies, or protection from mortal danger. Others said they were trafficked beyond Sudan’s borders for sexual exploitation. The report was somewhat elusive about which groups of ‘armed men’ perpetrated each of the documented assaults, possibly because the victims were afraid to identify their assailants. The report never directly mentions either of the warring parties by name: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under the command of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the nominal head of Sudan’s junta government, and the Rapid Support Forces under the control of Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo” (para 11-12)....more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“Some of the victims who spoke with U.N. investigators said they were forced to exchange sexual favors for food, supplies, or protection from mortal danger. Others said they were trafficked beyond Sudan’s borders for sexual exploitation. The report was somewhat elusive about which groups of ‘armed men’ perpetrated each of the documented assaults, possibly because the victims were afraid to identify their assailants. The report never directly mentions either of the warring parties by name: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under the command of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the nominal head of Sudan’s junta government, and the Rapid Support Forces under the control of Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo” (para 11-12)....more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are subjected to online harassment, objectification and misogynistic treatment through the non-consensual sharing of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are subjected to online harassment, objectification and misogynistic treatment through the non-consensual sharing of...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 24, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
Countries: Cyprus
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Rape and Domestic Violence: ROC law criminalized rape of a person, regardless of gender, including spousal and domestic or intimate partner rape and other forms of domestic and sexual violence, with a maximum sentence of life in prison. The law also criminalized domestic violence, with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The government generally enforced the law effectively, although many cases went unreported" (22).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Rape and Domestic Violence: ROC law criminalized rape of a person, regardless of gender, including spousal and domestic or intimate partner rape and other forms of domestic and sexual violence, with a maximum sentence of life in prison. The law also criminalized domestic violence, with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The government generally enforced the law effectively, although many cases went unreported" (22).
March 23, 2026, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“The French parliament has ratified an amendment to add consent to the legal definition of sexual assault and rape… Last year Greens senator Mélanie Vogel argued that while society had ‘already accepted the fact that the difference between sex and rape is consent’ but that criminal law had not kept up” (para 1, 14).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
“The French parliament has ratified an amendment to add consent to the legal definition of sexual assault and rape… Last year Greens senator Mélanie Vogel argued that while society had ‘already accepted the fact that the difference between sex and rape is consent’ but that criminal law had not kept up” (para 1, 14).
March 22, 2026, 11:27 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2003 the figure stood at less than 57,000 reported sex crimes, and the continuing rise in offences has been put down to improved recording practices by police forces. The ONS said the latest increase was also partly down to two new sexual offences relating to 'sending or sharing intimate photographs or films' which were brought in under the Online Safety Act in January 2024" (para 5-6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2003 the figure stood at less than 57,000 reported sex crimes, and the continuing rise in offences has been put down to improved recording practices by police forces. The ONS said the latest increase was also partly down to two new sexual offences relating to 'sending or sharing intimate photographs or films' which were brought in under the Online Safety Act in January 2024" (para 5-6).
March 19, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Last year, a Spanish court acquitted a man who raped a 12-year-old girl after it ruled that their relations were just a part of the Romani culture. The court in Ciudad Real in central Spain took into account the socio-cultural context of the Gypsy ethnic group to reduce the sentence for sexual assault and abuse of a minor by a 20-year old man. This resulted in the perpetrator, who left his 12-year-old victim pregnant with twins, being acquitted. The ruling held that the relationship was 'always consensual within the framework of a romantic relationship', adding that the two were 'close in age and maturity'. The girl was first found to...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Last year, a Spanish court acquitted a man who raped a 12-year-old girl after it ruled that their relations were just a part of the Romani culture. The court in Ciudad Real in central Spain took into account the socio-cultural context of the Gypsy ethnic group to reduce the sentence for sexual assault and abuse of a minor by a 20-year old man. This resulted in the perpetrator, who left his 12-year-old victim pregnant with twins, being acquitted. The ruling held that the relationship was 'always consensual within the framework of a romantic relationship', adding that the two were 'close in age and maturity'. The girl was first found to...more
March 19, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man who was cleared of raping a teenage girl because a judge ruled that she should have known what could have happened to her has finally been jailed after the ruling was overturned. The alleged assault took place in 2019 when the man, now 31, was left alone with a 17-year-old girl in a car in the Italian city of Macerata. During a trial in 2019, judges acquitted the then-25-year-old after they concluded that the incident did not count as sexual assault because the teen was not a virgin and because she should have known of the consequences of getting into a car with a man on her own......more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A man who was cleared of raping a teenage girl because a judge ruled that she should have known what could have happened to her has finally been jailed after the ruling was overturned. The alleged assault took place in 2019 when the man, now 31, was left alone with a 17-year-old girl in a car in the Italian city of Macerata. During a trial in 2019, judges acquitted the then-25-year-old after they concluded that the incident did not count as sexual assault because the teen was not a virgin and because she should have known of the consequences of getting into a car with a man on her own......more
March 13, 2026, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"News about Liza’s rape and hospitalisation first began to appear in the Belarusian media on February 25, provoking reactions that showed the scale of the task to change some attitudes in Polish society[...]However, other articles garnered dozens of judgmental comments and musings about whether the woman had acted correctly by returning home alone after a night out. “I was shocked by the comments because they were all about ‘she shouldn’t have been there’, ‘why was she walking alone at night’ – all that traditional nonsense,” says the Belarusian feminist activist, Nasta Bazar. “When it became known that Liza had died from rape and strangulation, I scrolled through the comments and...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"News about Liza’s rape and hospitalisation first began to appear in the Belarusian media on February 25, provoking reactions that showed the scale of the task to change some attitudes in Polish society[...]However, other articles garnered dozens of judgmental comments and musings about whether the woman had acted correctly by returning home alone after a night out. “I was shocked by the comments because they were all about ‘she shouldn’t have been there’, ‘why was she walking alone at night’ – all that traditional nonsense,” says the Belarusian feminist activist, Nasta Bazar. “When it became known that Liza had died from rape and strangulation, I scrolled through the comments and...more
March 11, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As the crisis deepens, our [the researchers' team] research has revealed that sexual and gender-based violence is a major driver of migration to South Sudan. Over half of our participants said it was the main reason they sought sanctuary across the border, with adolescent girls, aged 13 to 17, being far more likely to state that sexual violence was the reason they had to migrate" (para 5). This information shows there is a significant number of migrants that state sexualy violence as the main reaon for them to move, making it a very prevalent action (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The border between Sudan and South Sudan has long been a corridor of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"As the crisis deepens, our [the researchers' team] research has revealed that sexual and gender-based violence is a major driver of migration to South Sudan. Over half of our participants said it was the main reason they sought sanctuary across the border, with adolescent girls, aged 13 to 17, being far more likely to state that sexual violence was the reason they had to migrate" (para 5). This information shows there is a significant number of migrants that state sexualy violence as the main reaon for them to move, making it a very prevalent action (MR-CODER COMMENT). "The border between Sudan and South Sudan has long been a corridor of...more
March 11, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"But one day her [Layla, Sudanese woman in Libya] husband left to look for work and never returned. Then her 19-year-old daughter was raped by a man known to the family through Layla's job. 'He told my daughter he would rape her younger sister if she spoke about what he did to her, Layla says" (para 8-9). "'They [the traffickers] would take me [Salma, Sudanese woman in Libya with her family] to a separate room, the 'rape room' with different men each time,' she says. 'I bear the child of one of them'" (para 24). "She [Jamila, 40-year-old Sudanese woman in Libya with her family] fled previous unrest in Sudan's...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"But one day her [Layla, Sudanese woman in Libya] husband left to look for work and never returned. Then her 19-year-old daughter was raped by a man known to the family through Layla's job. 'He told my daughter he would rape her younger sister if she spoke about what he did to her, Layla says" (para 8-9). "'They [the traffickers] would take me [Salma, Sudanese woman in Libya with her family] to a separate room, the 'rape room' with different men each time,' she says. 'I bear the child of one of them'" (para 24). "She [Jamila, 40-year-old Sudanese woman in Libya with her family] fled previous unrest in Sudan's...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the Iranian women protesting is the reason for the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information shows the Iranian women protesting is the reason for the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei,...more
March 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"We [the author along with other Afghan women] used to have access to a nationwide network of shelters and services for those facing sex-based violence, including legal representation, medical care, and psychosocial support. And it served thousands of women and girls each year. As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, this system collapsed" (para 30). This information shows the collapse of the support system for the victims of sex-based violence in Afghanistan could be an indicator of the prevalnce or rape/sexual violence in this country (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"We [the author along with other Afghan women] used to have access to a nationwide network of shelters and services for those facing sex-based violence, including legal representation, medical care, and psychosocial support. And it served thousands of women and girls each year. As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, this system collapsed" (para 30). This information shows the collapse of the support system for the victims of sex-based violence in Afghanistan could be an indicator of the prevalnce or rape/sexual violence in this country (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The story of Maliheh Firoozeh, the Iranian girl who was abducted during the protests earlier this year, reveals shocking evidence of systemic torture carried out by the Islamic Republic regime: deliberate burns to her legs, deep knife-inflicted wounds, sexual violence, and a missing eye. These were not acts of misconduct—there are clear signs of torture. Maliheh’s body was returned to her family after 25 days of them not knowing anything about her whereabouts. Officials reported that her death was caused by suicide, but all the signs on her body suggested otherwise. The family was threatened and forced to bury her secretly and to never speak about the true cause of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The story of Maliheh Firoozeh, the Iranian girl who was abducted during the protests earlier this year, reveals shocking evidence of systemic torture carried out by the Islamic Republic regime: deliberate burns to her legs, deep knife-inflicted wounds, sexual violence, and a missing eye. These were not acts of misconduct—there are clear signs of torture. Maliheh’s body was returned to her family after 25 days of them not knowing anything about her whereabouts. Officials reported that her death was caused by suicide, but all the signs on her body suggested otherwise. The family was threatened and forced to bury her secretly and to never speak about the true cause of...more
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows how the prevalence of child marriage due to Jafari Law, which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage. Such a law can definitely contribute significantly to the normalcy and commonality of the concept of rape in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
The following information shows how the prevalence of child marriage due to Jafari Law, which permits marriage of underage girls and grants husbands unilateral authority to divorce, practice polygyny, and claim child custody, thereby limiting child brides’ legal rights and protections within marriage. Such a law can definitely contribute significantly to the normalcy and commonality of the concept of rape in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for...more
March 6, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2
"Women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations say" (para 1). "Based on accounts from patients treated at his [doctor in the DRC] health centre, he estimated that at least 14 rapes were committed by Angolan security forces" (para 11).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2
"Women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations say" (para 1). "Based on accounts from patients treated at his [doctor in the DRC] health centre, he estimated that at least 14 rapes were committed by Angolan security forces" (para 11).
March 6, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2
"The media reported that Angolan security force personnel and others raped Congolese women and children and otherwise abused them during mass expulsions of migrant workers over the past six months. A United Nations investigation has reportedly confirmed the abuses" (para 2).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2
"The media reported that Angolan security force personnel and others raped Congolese women and children and otherwise abused them during mass expulsions of migrant workers over the past six months. A United Nations investigation has reportedly confirmed the abuses" (para 2).
Feb. 25, 2026, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"10.8% of individuals sentenced for sexual abuse were convicted at trial, compared to 2.7% of all other federally sentenced individuals...99.2% of individuals sentenced for sexual abuse were sentenced to prison" (1).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"10.8% of individuals sentenced for sexual abuse were convicted at trial, compared to 2.7% of all other federally sentenced individuals...99.2% of individuals sentenced for sexual abuse were sentenced to prison" (1).
Feb. 25, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There are an estimated 128,000 victims of rape a year. Less than 20% of victims of rape report to the police. Even worse, only 1.6% of rapes that are reported result in someone being charged. That means that considerably fewer than one in every 100 rapes actually leads to justice for its victim" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"There are an estimated 128,000 victims of rape a year. Less than 20% of victims of rape report to the police. Even worse, only 1.6% of rapes that are reported result in someone being charged. That means that considerably fewer than one in every 100 rapes actually leads to justice for its victim" (7).
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, with many resorting to sexual abuse to instill fear, experts say. The abuse occurs during kidnappings, territorial takeovers and to control humanitarian aid, according to MSF. 'Armed groups are using sexual violence to terrorise, control and subjugate communities,' Manilla [the Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Haiti] said." (para 8-10). "At particular risk are those living in makeshift shelters, with gang violence displacing a record 1.4 million people...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, with many resorting to sexual abuse to instill fear, experts say. The abuse occurs during kidnappings, territorial takeovers and to control humanitarian aid, according to MSF. 'Armed groups are using sexual violence to terrorise, control and subjugate communities,' Manilla [the Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Haiti] said." (para 8-10). "At particular risk are those living in makeshift shelters, with gang violence displacing a record 1.4 million people...more
Feb. 17, 2026, 1:09 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Although rape was rarely reported due to cultural norms, authorities generally enforced the law" (17).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Although rape was rarely reported due to cultural norms, authorities generally enforced the law" (17).
Feb. 17, 2026, 8:21 a.m.
Countries: Albania
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Rape, including spousal rape and the rape of a person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, was a crime... The government did not enforce the law effectively. Authorities did not disaggregate data on prosecutions for spousal rape. The concept of spousal rape was not well understood, and authorities did not always consider it a crime" (11).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Rape, including spousal rape and the rape of a person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, was a crime... The government did not enforce the law effectively. Authorities did not disaggregate data on prosecutions for spousal rape. The concept of spousal rape was not well understood, and authorities did not always consider it a crime" (11).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I can’t do that,” Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] said in a phone call from Basra, where she is confined to a hostel owned by the recruiting firm that brought her from Nigeria last year. The man has refused to pay my salary. I don’t know if I am pregnant, but I have not seen my menstruation since then. I just want to go home and check myself and see what’s happening inside me,' she added,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Agnes reported being raped at gunpoint by her employer, who forced her to have an abortion after she became pregnant, resulting in severe abdominal pain. 'I just want to go home and treat myself, but I can’t do that,” Agnes [27-year-old Nigerian woman] said in a phone call from Basra, where she is confined to a hostel owned by the recruiting firm that brought her from Nigeria last year. The man has refused to pay my salary. I don’t know if I am pregnant, but I have not seen my menstruation since then. I just want to go home and check myself and see what’s happening inside me,' she added,...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Hana, 21, was abducted from home by 10 Eritrean soldiers and held for four days at a military base. Approximately 60 women were being held, she says, and she has no idea if they survived. 'They first locked me in a room. Then, over four days, I was raped repeatedly. At the end, they poured acid on my head. I woke up on the road. The Eritrean soldiers had dumped me there, like I was nothing.' The acid burned through her hair and skin, eating away a thick layer of flesh across her scalp. Now, a mottled, tight layer of scar tissue covers her head, causing constant pain. 'I can’t...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Hana, 21, was abducted from home by 10 Eritrean soldiers and held for four days at a military base. Approximately 60 women were being held, she says, and she has no idea if they survived. 'They first locked me in a room. Then, over four days, I was raped repeatedly. At the end, they poured acid on my head. I woke up on the road. The Eritrean soldiers had dumped me there, like I was nothing.' The acid burned through her hair and skin, eating away a thick layer of flesh across her scalp. Now, a mottled, tight layer of scar tissue covers her head, causing constant pain. 'I can’t...more
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Schools must be given clearer guidance on how to deal with sexual abuse by pupils on pupils, which is 'so widespread as to be normalised,' women's charities have demanded. School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue" (para 1-2). "Charities warn that 'schools tend to treat no further action decisions as cause to simply 'go back to normal.' Victims can be 're-traumatised' by the school, which is 'responsible for providing safety' and young boys responsible for the abuse are not provided with appropriate support to manage their behaviour" (para 7-8). "In primary schools where...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Schools must be given clearer guidance on how to deal with sexual abuse by pupils on pupils, which is 'so widespread as to be normalised,' women's charities have demanded. School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue" (para 1-2). "Charities warn that 'schools tend to treat no further action decisions as cause to simply 'go back to normal.' Victims can be 're-traumatised' by the school, which is 'responsible for providing safety' and young boys responsible for the abuse are not provided with appropriate support to manage their behaviour" (para 7-8). "In primary schools where...more
Jan. 9, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Other women have also spoken out about a 'deeply rooted cultural issue' in the armed forces, including unwanted comments about their appearance, harassment, leering and groping" (1). While this quote specifically addresses the culture of the UK military, it provides clear indications of rape culture in at least one subsection of British culture (NAC- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Other women have also spoken out about a 'deeply rooted cultural issue' in the armed forces, including unwanted comments about their appearance, harassment, leering and groping" (1). While this quote specifically addresses the culture of the UK military, it provides clear indications of rape culture in at least one subsection of British culture (NAC- CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2026, 12:50 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"'Child marriage is a workaround for statuatory rape and trafficking laws,' [Fraidy Reiss, founder and executive director of anti-child marriage nonprofit Unchained at Last] said" (6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"'Child marriage is a workaround for statuatory rape and trafficking laws,' [Fraidy Reiss, founder and executive director of anti-child marriage nonprofit Unchained at Last] said" (6).
Jan. 5, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A quarter of police forces in England and Wales are yet to implement “basic policies for investigating sexual offences”, an official report has found...Despite the promises of sweeping changes to make women safer as they walk the streets, [Dame Elish] Angiolini condemned a “paralysis” hampering improvements even though sexual crimes against women in public were “widespread”. The second part of her report published on Tuesday says recommendations from the first part, published more than a year ago, are yet to be implemented, such as a ban on joining the police for those cautioned or convicted of sex offences." (1)."[Dame Elish] Angiolini told the Guardian the fact that women were more...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A quarter of police forces in England and Wales are yet to implement “basic policies for investigating sexual offences”, an official report has found...Despite the promises of sweeping changes to make women safer as they walk the streets, [Dame Elish] Angiolini condemned a “paralysis” hampering improvements even though sexual crimes against women in public were “widespread”. The second part of her report published on Tuesday says recommendations from the first part, published more than a year ago, are yet to be implemented, such as a ban on joining the police for those cautioned or convicted of sex offences." (1)."[Dame Elish] Angiolini told the Guardian the fact that women were more...more
Dec. 19, 2025, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Police recorded nearly 210,000 rapes or sexual assaults in the year to March 2025, up 11 per cent on the previous year. However, only 2.8 per cent of these resulted in a charge. This was up from 2.6 percent one year before, but was still only one third of the 8.5 per cent rate adecade ago" (4).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Police recorded nearly 210,000 rapes or sexual assaults in the year to March 2025, up 11 per cent on the previous year. However, only 2.8 per cent of these resulted in a charge. This was up from 2.6 percent one year before, but was still only one third of the 8.5 per cent rate adecade ago" (4).