Topline A Romanian court on Tuesday rejected controversial social media star Andrew Tate’s appeal of his 30-day detention on charges of human trafficking, organized crime and rape, multiple outlets re...
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Over A Period Of 16 Days, More Than 2,000 Women Will Be Killed By A Partner Or Family Member
November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a U.N. day designated to highlight the issue of violence against women and girls and to call for action to combat...
“The Time Has Come To Mobilize Real Political Will To Address CRSV In The DRC”
The use of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is not a crime of the past. In 2020, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Billionaire Leon Black Accused Of Rape In N.Y. Civil Suit
Topline Hedge fund billionaire Leon Black—who stepped down as CEO of Apollo Global Management last year amid revelations about his financial relationship with late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—...
Trump Sued For Rape In New E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit As N.Y. Law Expected To Spark Flood Of Sexual Assault Suits
Topline Writer E. Jean Carroll sued former President Donald Trump Thursday for sexual assault including rape in the first degree—her second lawsuit against the ex-president—part of an expected rush of...
Jury tells filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay $10 million total in rape suit
NEW YORK — Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually ...
Putin’s Atrocities In Ukraine – Crimes With A Name
On November 14, 2022, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, will host a briefing on the issue of Russia’s genocide in Ukraine. The briefing comes months a...
There Can Be No Peace In Ethiopia Without Justice And Accountability
On November 2, 2022, the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal towards ending the brutal two year war in Ethiopia. On November 12, 2022, they further...
Indiana Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Sues State AG Over ‘Sham Investigation’
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio obtain an abortion, sued Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Thursday for opening an investigation into her, acc...
What To Know About The Defamation Suit Accusing Trump Of Rape
Topline Writer E. Jean Carroll sued then-President Donald Trump in 2019 for defamation after alleging he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s—here’s what to know about the civil ...
Rape Is Part Of Russia’s Military Strategy
On October 13, Pramila Patten, Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, confirmed that rape is part of Russia’s “military strategy” and a “deliberate tactic to dehu...
China E-Commerce Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Alleged Rape Case
JD.com Chairman Richard Liu in 2016. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP China billionaire Richard Liu, founder and chairman of e-commerce site JD.com, has settled a lawsuit...
Torture, Executions, Rape Among Russian War Crimes In Ukraine, UN Reports
Topline A group of United Nations investigators tasked with reviewing suspected war crimes Ukraine announced Friday they found extensive evidence of Russian atrocities against both military and civili...
Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Moves To Sue Indiana AG For Defamation
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who oversaw a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion after she was denied one in Ohio, took a first step toward suing the Indiana attorney general for defam...
HHS Secretary Becerra promises abortion access in cases of rape, risk to woman’s life
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xaviar Becerra holds a news conference to unveil the Biden administration’s action plan following the overturning of Roe v Wade, at the Department of Hea...
Judge Tosses Suit Accusing Cristiano Ronaldo Of Rape In Las Vegas
Topline A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from a Nevada woman who sought millions of dollars from soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who she said raped her in a Las Vegas hotel suite in 2009&#...