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.
New call in Poland to extradite Roman Polanski to US
Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape.
War crimes charges pressed against 4 Moulvibazar men
The prosecution presses two charges against four Moulvibazar men for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Indonesia to impose castration for child rapists
Amid rampant rape cases against children, President Joko Widodo issued a regulation in lieu of law to impose more severe punishments for child rapists, which include chemical castration.
Tonu’s autopsy doctor 'receives death threat'
The doctor who performed second autopsy of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu receives death threat. Ahead of publication of the report, an anonymous letter has advised him to prepare it in a "prescribed manner".
No arrest in 2 months
The investigators of Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case have yet to identify the killers, let alone arresting anyone two months into the
138 children raped in last 4 months: Report
A total of 138 children were raped during the first four months of the current year, according to a report revealed by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.
Minister orders probe in 'rape of teacher' by headmaster
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid ordered an investigation into the incident of a teacher being allegedly raped by the headmaster in Kushtia.
Tonu’s parents call DNA test findings a clear path to justice
The parents of Sohagi Jahan Tonu expresses satisfaction over the DNA test report by the Criminal Investigation Department, saying the positive results of the test are a clear path to justice.
Evidence of rape found, finally
Sohagi Jahan Tonu was raped before she was murdered.
Tonu murder: DNA test finds evidence of rape
Investigators found evidence of rape after DNA test on slain Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a CID official confirms.