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Sexual Violence On "Staggering" Scale In Sudan Civil War: UN Probe
Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries, especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.
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Forced To Give Birth After Rape, Honduran Woman Seeks UN Remedy
On a November day in 2015, Fausia went to fetch water from a river near her home in rural Honduras. She was attacked by two men who beat and kicked her and put a knife to her throat.
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Russia Committing "Systematic" Torture, Rape In Ukraine: UN
Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including "systematic" torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday.
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UN Finds "Clear Information" That Hamas Raped Hostages In Oct 7 Attack
There are "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes were committed during Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel and that hostages subsequently taken to Gaza have also been raped, a UN report said Monday.
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"Where Are You?": Netanyahu Slams UN Over Silence On Rape Of Women By Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday came down heavily on international human rights organisations, women's groups and the UN for failing to speak out about the rapes and other atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli women.
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UN Probe Finds New Evidence On War Crime's Committed By Russia In Ukraine
A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday it had found additional evidence that Russian forces had committed "indiscriminate attacks" and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia.
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How Did 'Kailasa', A Fictional Country, Reach UN? All You Need To Know
Nithyananda left India years ago after facing several cases, including rape and sexual assault. He founded 'Kailasa' in 2019.
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Kidnapped Woman Made To Cook, Eat Human Flesh: Rights Group To UN
A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
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At UN, Nobel Prize Winner Lists Guidelines On Collecting Evidence Of War Rapes
Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.
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Russian Army Using "Rape" As Weapon Of War: Ukraine Rights Group To UN
The United Nations is increasingly hearing accounts of rape and sexual violence in Ukraine, a senior U.N. official told the Security Council on Monday, as a Ukrainian human rights group accused Russian troops of using rape as a weapon of war.
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Men Forced To Rape Family Members In Ethiopia's Tigray Region: UN
More than 500 rape cases have been reported to five clinics in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning that the actual numbers might be far higher.
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Let's Pay Homage To 3 Million Killed, 2 Lakh Raped By Pak Army In 1971: India At UN
As the United Nations marked International Day of Victims of Genocide on Wednesday, India called for paying homage to the three million people killed and hundreds of thousands of women raped by the Pakistan Army and religious militias in the 1971 Liberation War, describing it the "most horrific episode in human history".
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"Unnecessary, Unwarranted": India On UN Official's Remark On UP Rapes
India on Monday termed the UN Resident Coordinator's statement regarding recent cases of violence against women as "unwarranted."
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3 Nirbhaya Convicts Move UN Court In Latest Attempt To Stall Execution
Three of the four men convicted in the 2012 gang-rape and killing of Nirbhaya today petitioned the United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) in another eleventh-hour attempt to stall their hanging, scheduled on Friday.
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Top Court Designates Tis Hazari Judge To Hold Trial In Unnao Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday designated the court of Tis Hazari (West) District Judge Dharmesh Sharma as the competent court to hold trial in five criminal cases relating to the sensational Unnao rape case.
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Sexual Violence On "Staggering" Scale In Sudan Civil War: UN Probe
Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries, especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.
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Forced To Give Birth After Rape, Honduran Woman Seeks UN Remedy
On a November day in 2015, Fausia went to fetch water from a river near her home in rural Honduras. She was attacked by two men who beat and kicked her and put a knife to her throat.
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Russia Committing "Systematic" Torture, Rape In Ukraine: UN
Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including "systematic" torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday.
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UN Finds "Clear Information" That Hamas Raped Hostages In Oct 7 Attack
There are "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes were committed during Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel and that hostages subsequently taken to Gaza have also been raped, a UN report said Monday.
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"Where Are You?": Netanyahu Slams UN Over Silence On Rape Of Women By Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday came down heavily on international human rights organisations, women's groups and the UN for failing to speak out about the rapes and other atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli women.
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UN Probe Finds New Evidence On War Crime's Committed By Russia In Ukraine
A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday it had found additional evidence that Russian forces had committed "indiscriminate attacks" and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia.
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How Did 'Kailasa', A Fictional Country, Reach UN? All You Need To Know
Nithyananda left India years ago after facing several cases, including rape and sexual assault. He founded 'Kailasa' in 2019.
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Kidnapped Woman Made To Cook, Eat Human Flesh: Rights Group To UN
A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
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At UN, Nobel Prize Winner Lists Guidelines On Collecting Evidence Of War Rapes
Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.
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Russian Army Using "Rape" As Weapon Of War: Ukraine Rights Group To UN
The United Nations is increasingly hearing accounts of rape and sexual violence in Ukraine, a senior U.N. official told the Security Council on Monday, as a Ukrainian human rights group accused Russian troops of using rape as a weapon of war.
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Men Forced To Rape Family Members In Ethiopia's Tigray Region: UN
More than 500 rape cases have been reported to five clinics in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning that the actual numbers might be far higher.
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Let's Pay Homage To 3 Million Killed, 2 Lakh Raped By Pak Army In 1971: India At UN
As the United Nations marked International Day of Victims of Genocide on Wednesday, India called for paying homage to the three million people killed and hundreds of thousands of women raped by the Pakistan Army and religious militias in the 1971 Liberation War, describing it the "most horrific episode in human history".
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"Unnecessary, Unwarranted": India On UN Official's Remark On UP Rapes
India on Monday termed the UN Resident Coordinator's statement regarding recent cases of violence against women as "unwarranted."
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3 Nirbhaya Convicts Move UN Court In Latest Attempt To Stall Execution
Three of the four men convicted in the 2012 gang-rape and killing of Nirbhaya today petitioned the United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) in another eleventh-hour attempt to stall their hanging, scheduled on Friday.
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Top Court Designates Tis Hazari Judge To Hold Trial In Unnao Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday designated the court of Tis Hazari (West) District Judge Dharmesh Sharma as the competent court to hold trial in five criminal cases relating to the sensational Unnao rape case.
