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14-year-old Afghani Rape Survivor Victimized Twice

In an effort to "shield the family from public scorn" a 20-year-old Afghan man took his 14-year-old sister out to a cowshed behind their home, cut her stomach open, removed her unborn five-month-old fetus, and then stitched her back up with some string.

In the Media by Carolyn E. Price - 31 comments

Dawn Leamon, Another Alleged Halliburton/KBR Rape Victim, To Address Congress Today

Jamie Leigh Jones was the first to step forward and tell her horrific tale of rape while employed by KBR and stationed in Iraq. Now another KBR employee, the mother of 2, has come forward to state that she too was drugged and raped in a similar fashion.

In the Media by Pamela Jean - 9 comments

Saudi Arabia Rape victim gets 200 lashes

Arab News reported a court in Saudi Arabia punished a female victim of gang rape with 200 lashes and six months in jail. She was initially ordered to undergo 90 lashes for being in the car of an unrelated male at the time of rape.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 11 comments

Planned Parenthood looked the other way, Mason rape victim says

Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said she has seen a few cases of child abuse but this is the worst case that she has ever seen. The young girl was molested by her father for five years.

In the Media by Cynthia Trowbridge - 10 comments

Progress In Pakistan For Victims Of Rape

Rape victims are no longer required to produce four witnesses in order to file a complaint against their attacker.

In the Media by Carolyn E. Price - 16 comments

Pakistani Rape Victim receives European Rights Award

Pakistani rape victim wins the European Human Rights prize

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 2 comments

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US rape definition to include men

The FBI revises its definition of rape for the first time in 83 years, to recognise male victims and drop the need for victims to resist physically.

Saudi rape case dropped in Spain

A court in Spain drops a rape case against a Saudi prince over "contradictions and vagueness" in evidence from the alleged victim.

Alleged B.C. rave rape victim seeks witnesses

A young woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a notorious Pitt Meadows, B.C., rave is urging witnesses to come forward.

Morocco protest over rape suicide

Moroccan women's rights activists step up pressure to scrap laws that allow rapists to marry their victims - after a 16-year-old girl kills herself.

Morocco rally over rape-marry law

Women's rights activists in Morocco protest outside parliament to demand repeal of a law allowing rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims.