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​A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot, 72, to 20 years in prison on Thursday for drugging and orchestrating the mass rape of his ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot.
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Pelicot rape verdict: Shame changes sides

A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot, 72, to 20 years in prison on Thursday for drugging and orchestrating the mass rape of his ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot.

Refugee women stand in the Gorom refugee settlement during Foreign Minister Baerbock's visit.
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UN accuses Sudan militia of mass rape

The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan has just issued a new report accusing the Rapid Support Forces militia of using sexual violence to control civilians in their territory.

FILE PHOTO: Members of media speak in front of cameras outside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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Indian government opposes criminalizing marital rape as “excessively harsh”

India’s Supreme Court is hearing petitions this month and will soon rule on whether to criminalize marital rape, but the government opposes the idea, stating it would be “excessively harsh.”

The resident doctors hold placards while chanting slogans during a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor from Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital. The doctors' strike continues in the national capital, making a week since the indefinite protest began over the rape and murder of a medical student in Kolkata, causing disruptions to services and affecting patients.
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India’s doctors continue strike over Kolkata killing

Indian junior doctors extended their strike on Sunday, prompting thousands more to march in solidarity following the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate medical student in Kolkata.

Women from the city of Al-Junina (West Darfur) cry after receiving the news about the death of their relatives as they waited for them in Chad, November 7, 2023.
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Sudan’s civil war rages through Darfur

Sudan’s civil war reached a grim turning point this week as Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries solidified their control over the Darfur region in Western Sudan.

Release of notorious child rapist sparks outrage in South Korea
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Release of notorious child rapist sparks outrage in South Korea

Public anger erupts as South Korea's most notorious child rapist is released after 12 years in jail
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Public anger erupts as South Korea's most notorious child rapist is released after 12 years in jail

Death penalty may not prove a deterrent for rape: The Statesman
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Death penalty may not prove a deterrent for rape: The Statesman

Five sentenced to death in Bangladesh for gang rape
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Five sentenced to death in Bangladesh for gang rape