In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
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The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
Governance failure and location of schools around large expanses of unprotected forest zones make school children easy targets for bandits in Nigeria’s north-west.
At a time when women had limited rights, writers found ways to raise the issues of coercion and control.
The inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence is taking a holistic approach, which is a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still elements missing from the terms of reference.
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
Too often, sexual violence from an intimate partner is not taken seriously. New research shows the impact this can have on victim survivors, and how it can be redressed.
Rape myths and unconscious biases often see juries and police officers disbelieve women who come forward with accusations of sexual assault.
I’ve researched women’s experience of the UK comedy circuit for ten years – this is what I’ve learned.
In letters to the judge, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asked for Masterson to be shown leniency based on his supposedly good character.
Rape myths dominate international media coverage of internal military sexual violence.
In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater effect on knowledge about sexual assault than on prevention.
Women’s Day is used to draw attention to the issues women still face in South Africa.
Two recent incidents involving gang rape and murder have highlighted the problems of sexual violence against women in India.
Rape myths are deeply ingrained in our culture. We need education and action, on the part of all of our institutions, to weed them out.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a lot of focus on consent. However, that focus takes the spotlight away from other strategies that can better inform ethical sex.
A Scottish pilot will see rape trials conducted without juries in what could set a dangerous precedent.
Trump’s lawyers questioned E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, about why she did not scream or call the police after, she alleged, Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.
When Justin Trudeau raised the issue of rape victims during a recent argument with an anti-abortionist, he inadvertently suggested there are acceptable and unacceptable reasons to abort.
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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