Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

The announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein’s New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has revealed plans to retry United States film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges related to sexual assault, less than a week after a New York…

Top New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction | Sexual Assault News

Top New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction | Sexual Assault News

Defence and prosecution prepare for retrial of the once-powerful movie producer in a case that was a landmark for the #MeToo movement. New York’s highest court has overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape and sexual assault, highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men to account. The…

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Bruce Lehrmann loses defamation claim against broadcaster and journalist over 2021 interview with his accuser. A former government staffer in Australia raped a colleague in the country’s Parliament, a judge has found, rejecting his defamation claim against a broadcaster that aired his accuser’s allegations. Justice Michael Lee ruled that Bruce…

Spanish prosecutors seek jail term for Luis Rubiales for Hermoso kiss | Football News

Spanish prosecutors seek jail term for Luis Rubiales for Hermoso kiss | Football News

Prosecutors want Rubiales to face a year behind bars for the kiss and 18 months for the charge of coercion. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half year jail term for disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her…

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya? | Rohingya News

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya? | Rohingya News

The Rohingya are yet again bearing the brunt of renewed fighting and military air strikes in Myanmar, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned this week. The latest wave of fighting by rebel groups who want to overturn the country’s 2021 military coup flared up in October last year. The military…

Four arrested after Spanish blogger on India motorcycle tour gang-raped | Sexual Assault News

Four arrested after Spanish blogger on India motorcycle tour gang-raped | Sexual Assault News

The couple had set up a tent to pass the night in Jharkhand state’s Dumka as seven men attacked them. Indian authorities have arrested four people suspected of being part of a group that gangraped a Spanish tourist and assaulted her partner. The woman – whose identity was not revealed…

UN official warns of possible war crimes, rape as a weapon in Sudan | Conflict News

UN official warns of possible war crimes, rape as a weapon in Sudan | Conflict News

The United Nations human rights chief has said that the apparent deliberate denial of safe access for humanitarian agencies within war-torn Sudan could amount to a war crime. “Sudan has become a living nightmare. Almost half of the population – 25 million people – are in urgent need of food…

India court quashes remission to 11 men in Muslim woman’s gang rape case | Sexual Assault News

India court quashes remission to 11 men in Muslim woman’s gang rape case | Sexual Assault News

India’s Supreme Court has quashed the remission given to 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for the gang rape of a pregnant woman and murdering her relatives during anti-Muslim riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. Bilkis Bano, now in her forties, was five months…

Facing high rates of sexual violence, Colombia turns to salsa as therapy | Sexual Assault

Facing high rates of sexual violence, Colombia turns to salsa as therapy | Sexual Assault

Cali, Colombia – As the only sister to nine brothers, Carmen Diaz enjoyed a boisterous childhood in the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia. Together with her siblings, she would wreak havoc around the house or go out in the streets and kick a ragged ball around for hours. “I adored…