Police grill alleged rape victim for 12 hours

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:02:42 +0000

Gadjah Mada University students rally at the campus' central office, demanding justice for Agni, the pseudonym of an alleged sexual assault victim, on Nov. 29. The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network/Bambang Muryanto

Yogyakarta Police have opened an investigation into a sexual assault case after an official at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), the school of both alleged victim and perpetrator, reported the case to the police against the victim’s wishes.

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School assignment draws flak for asking how victim can ‘avoid’ sexual assault

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:47:21 +0000

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A school assignment that attempted to start a conversation on sexual assault did just that, but for the wrong reasons.

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Man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman during flight gets 9 years in jail

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:36:44 +0000

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The sexual assault woke the female passenger; she discovered her pants unbuttoned and unzipped. She asked for help from flight attendants.

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Crimes of war

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:04:18 +0000

ISLAMABAD — In a year that witnessed an unprecedented groundswell of testimonies from survivors of sexual violence across the globe, the joint Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2018 shed light on the lack of justice for the countless victims of rape in conflict zones. In their emotionally charged acceptance speeches, Nadia Murad, an Iraqi-Yazidi rights activist […]

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Trump orders FBI probe of Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote

Trump orders FBI probe of Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote

US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a new investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court pick, as the US Senate delayed a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to make way for the probe.

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