Liberian rebel commander shouts out at start of Swiss trial for cannibalism, rape
EMMA FARGE A former rebel commander accused of involvement in killing civilians, rape and eating pieces of a school teacher’s
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Malawian protesters demand tougher penalties for rape
CHARLES PESULO HUNDREDS of Malawians took to the streets on Monday to demand tougher rape penalties following months of protests
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Bangladeshi protestors say death penalty not the answer to rise in rape
NAIMUL KARIM PROTESTORS took to Dhaka’s streets to demand action on rising rape cases in Bangladesh, saying a new law
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Egypt court starts sex crimes trial of student in #MeToo case
MENNA A. FAROUK A former Cairo university student appeared in court charged with blackmail and indecent assault of at least
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Rapes show double struggle of low-caste women in India
ANNIE BANERJI and SAURABH SHARMA THE victim of India’s latest alleged gang rape faced the double discrimination of being born
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Anger in Algeria over rape, murder of 19-year-old woman
BAN BARKAWI THE rape and murder of a young woman has sparked anger in Algeria, with women’s rights activists demanding
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ANC leader arrested for rape of his two daughters
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A senior ANC leader has been arrested and is expected in court to face charges of raping
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Two women accuse “Prophet” Bushiri of rape
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SELF-PROCLAIMED “Prophet” Sheperd Bushiri has been accused of rape by two members of his congregation – the
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Uproar after Somali lawmaker presents bill to legalise child marriage
ABDI SHEIKH HAFSA was married off at 13 by her father to a man who paid $100. She and her
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African activists fight violence against women one law at a time
KIM HARRISBERG AS a young girl growing up in northern Zimbabwe’s mining community of Mashonaland, Beatrice Savadye watched as her
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