Rape Survivor

US Lawmaker Says Rape Can Be "Consensual". Female Colleague Corrects Him

World News | Orion Donovan-Smith, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

A Republican Missouri legislator apologised on Friday for saying that some sexual assaults are "consensual rapes" during a debate over a new, restrictive antiabortion bill.

Rahul Gandhi To Meet Alwar Rape Survivor Amid Attacks On Congress

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will on Thursday visit a woman who was gang-raped in Alwar in Rajasthan last month by six men who also beat up her husband. The April 26 incident has provoked anger and protests across the state and, in the middle of a fierce election campaign, attacks on the Congress government by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as...

Goa Congress Responds After Rape Survivor Who Accused Leader Goes Missing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The "missing" rape victim who, in 2016, had accused Congress leader Atanasio Monserrate, now a candidate for the Panaji assembly bypoll on May 19, could have gone for a party or a wedding and may not be missing at all, Goa Congress said

UK Rape Victims Told To Give Police Phone Data Or Risk Case Being Dropped

World News | Reuters | Monday April 29, 2019

British police faced an outcry on Monday over new policies which demand rape and sexual assault victims hand over their phones to police to be combed for data or risk seeing their cases dropped.

"Court Has Accepted Pain I Went Through. I Am Happy": 2002 Rape Survivor Bilkis Bano

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 24, 2019

At the end of a long and hard road to justice, Bilkis Bano - who lost her whole family and was gang-raped during the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat - says she is just grateful that the country's top court has acknowledged her pain. "It is a big deal for me" said the woman, adding that her case "is about the shameful failure of the state in prote...

Cops Turn Away Rape Survivor On A Technicality, Senior Officer Suspended

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Thursday April 18, 2019

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken up the case of a 22-year-old rape survivor who approached two police stations in Punjab's Mohali for help soon after the sexual assault, only to be turned away on a technicality. A police officer has been suspended in this connection.

"Tried Closing Your Legs?" US Judge Asked Alleged Rape Survivor

World News | Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post | Friday April 5, 2019

A New Jersey Superior Court judge could be suspended for three months without pay after asking an alleged sexual assault survivor if she tried closing her legs to prevent the attack, according to a court advisory panel.

5,000 Survivors Of Sexual Abuse March To Delhi For "Dignity"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 22, 2019

A gathering in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Friday saw more than 5,000 survivors of sexual abuse across India, who traveled 10,000 km starting from Mumbai on December 20 last year.

"I Obeyed Like A Robot": Rape Survivor Tells Of Predator Priest

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a priest in her native Jamaica. The Catholic Church, she says, has offered her nothing but their "prayers".

"Like Mothers, Sisters": Karnataka Speaker Withdraws Rape Survivor Remark

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Facing disapproval from women lawmakers for comparing himself to a rape survivor, Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar Wednesday expunged his own remarks made in the House and sought pardon from them.

"My Situation Like Rape Survivor's": Karnataka Speaker Amid 'Bribery' Row

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar compared himself to a "rape survivor" having to undergo repeated questioning as he referred to repeated charges against him being part of the controversial audio tapes, over which government has announced a special investigative team or an SIT.

Rape Survivor Shot Dead Allegedly For Not Withdrawing Case In Gurgaon

Gurgaon News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

A bouncer allegedly shot dead a 22-year-old woman for not withdrawing a rape case against him, hours before she was to record her statement in court on Friday, the police said. According to the woman's mother, the bouncer, Sandeep Kumar, took her daughter from home by force. No one could stop him, the mother said.

35-Year-Old Rape Survivor Hangs Herself In UP

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

A 35-year-old rape survivor hanged herself at home in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, police said on Wednesday.

Teen Rape Survivor Allegedly Forced To Drink Poison In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 12, 2019

A 17-year-old rape survivor was allegedly forced to drink poison by two bike-borne men when she was returning home from tuition in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, the police said.

Unnao Rape Survivor Charged With Forging Age Certificate

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2018

A case has been filed against the rape survivor who has accused Uttar Pradesh BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar for producing a forged age certificate to prove she was a minor.