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Court of Appeal rejects claim CPS approach to rape prosecution was ‘unlawful’

March 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over its policy on prosecuting serious sexual offences. End Violence Against Women had said the CPS’ move away from a “merits-based […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna passes law to castrate child rapists

September 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age of 14. State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai needs to sign the bill for it to […]

Nirbhaya case: Four Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

March 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four Indian men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a […]

France: Former surgeon goes on trial on child rape and assault charges

March 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A retired French surgeon has gone on trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting children. Joël Le Scouarnec, 69, is charged with abusing his two nieces, a neighbour’s daughter and a patient. But prosecutors suspect […]

Spain plans ‘only yes means yes’ rape law

March 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

Spain’s government has backed a proposed change to its controversial rape laws that focuses on the importance of sexual consent. A series of court cases prompted outrage when men were convicted of sexual abuse, rather […]

Shiori Ito: Japanese journalist awarded $30,000 in damages in rape case

December 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Japanese court has ordered a high-profile TV reporter to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000; £22,917) in damages to a journalist who accused him of rape. Shiori Ito alleged that Noriyuki Yamaguchi raped her in […]

Pope scraps pontifical secrecy rule over sex abuse

December 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Pope Francis has made changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with cases of sexual abuses of minors, by abolishing the rule of “pontifical secrecy”. New papal documents lift the obligation of silence […]

Hyderabad case: Police kill suspects in Indian vet’s rape and murder

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Indian police have shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a young female vet in Hyderabad last week. The men were in police detention and were taken back to the scene of the […]

Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Barcelona court’s decision to acquit five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl of the charge of sexual assault has provoked outrage. The court ruled out rape because the victim was in an “unconscious […]

Jason Lawrance appeals against vasectomy lie rape convictions

September 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man found guilty of rape after lying about having had a vasectomy is appealing against the convictions. Jason Lawrance’s convictions were thought to be the first of their kind and could have wider implications […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]