Sexual Violence

Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis has been detained in southern Italy after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her. The 69-year-old is accused of forcing the young, non-Italian woman to have non-consensual sexual relations with her over two days...

In a call to the authorities to take action to protect youngsters from child prostitution and other violations, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child heard that the majority of children who had sex for money, do so to survive....

The Global Disability Summit began on Wednesday in Oslo, where UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all countries to do more to put people living with disabilities “front and centre” of their post-COVID recovery plans. In opening comments to the meeting - hosted...

When the notification popped up on my phone about the Ghislaine Maxwell verdict, I uttered an internal “yes!” I’ve been afraid to learn of verdicts recently, in this climate of criminal-friendly judgements (See Kyle Rittenhouse, and the pardons of Roger...

Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was found guilty of conspiring with him for more than a decade of having recruited, groomed and sexually abused underage girls. A Federal jury in Manhattan found Maxwell, 60, guilty of sexual...

With more than 120 reports of rape in the last month, UN Peacekeepers are accused of standing by as situation in South Sudan worsens. Thousands of women and children are fleeing their home and seeking shelter at the UN compounds....

For the UN, the era of silence is gradually being replaced by international recognition and is the basis for June 19 being named as the International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict. Violence against women is a consequence of discrimination against women,...

Le Nazioni Unite hanno esortato il governo della Repubblica Democratica del Congo ( RDC) ad intensificare la lotta contro lo stupro e la violenza sessuale, che rimangono diffusi e in gran parte impuniti, nonostante alcuni progressi nel consegnarne i responsabili alla...