rape
Address, not dismiss, human rights violations
ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024
Make people aware of 109 hotline
The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.
Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice
The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints
She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’
A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
The cost of a complaint
When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.
Lamichhane sentenced to eight years for rape
A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.
‘Violence against women is a violation of human rights’
Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.
Ensure justice in Cox’s Bazar gang rape case
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
Youth held for spreading video on internet after ‘rape’
A youth is arrested for allegedly raping a girl, spreading a video footage and image on the internet in Rangpur.
Man confesses to raping college girl for seven months
A man who is prime accused in a rape case confesses that he raped a college girl locking her in a room for seven months in Kashem bazar area of Ratanpur village in Sakhipur upazila.
Is rape rising?
Amid an outcry over frequent incidents of rape, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur yesterday.
Rape, impunity and power—then and now
The Banani rape case that took place in March this year is yet another example of how our faulty system tends to work in favour of the criminal. The media's exposure of these crimes helped the protesters gain some ground. But one wonders why things have to move this way.
15-yr-old girl 'raped' in a running truck
A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by driver and helper of a goods-laden truck inside the vehicle.
Bogra Rape: Victim makes a judicial statement
The female student, who was raped by Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar, yesterday gave a judicial statement.
Girl abducted, raped in Bogra
Bogra town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker abducted a female student from her home, raped her and then asked his party
What about justice for the unheard?
It is a long and difficult struggle for persons with intellectual, hearing and speech disabilities
5 held for killing 2 girls after rape in Kadamtali
Five people are arrested in two separate cases filed for killing two girls after rape in Kadamtali area of Dhaka.
Woman resists rape, tortured
Villagers in in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur on Thursday allegedly tortured a woman and cut off her hair moments after she had narrowly escaped being raped by a stalker.