Tag Archives: Rape
The Kinshasa government has suspended a dozen senior military officers and is interrogating suspects in connection with a mass rape incident in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN said 126 women were raped in Minova in November after Congolese … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Rwanda
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Minova, Rape, United Nations, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Internally displaced people in Somalia are suffering sexual violence and other forms of abuse, reports the Human Rights Watch (HRW) campaign group. The abuse takes place at the hands of armed groups, including government forces, it says. In the report, … read more »
Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim speaks out about experience in jail where he was lodged for interviewing alleged rape victim. Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim set free after Somalia’s attorney general says the original investigation misled the court. ( 17-Mar-2013 ) Somalia’s Supreme Court … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Somali
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Tagged Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, Aljazeera, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Prison, Rape, Somalia, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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By: Amanda Koech In Somalia, we know that a man will sometimes rape a girl because his marriage proposal to her has been turned down. The act of rape ensures no one else will want her as a wife, so … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged crime, Habibo, House, IndepthAfrica, Rape, Somalia, violence against women, World Vision, World Vision International
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New Delhi (CNN) — One of the men accused of gang raping and fatally beating a woman on a New Delhi bus was found dead in his jail cell Monday. Police say Ram Singh hanged himself. But his lawyer and … read more »
Since the “Arab Spring” came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed. This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January 2011, when the Tahrir revolts … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahram, Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood, Rape, Sexual harassment, tahrir square
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A year after she was pardoned from prison on the condition she agree to marry her rapist, a young Afghan woman, faced with distressingly few options, has now reluctantly wed her attacker. In 2009, Gulnaz, then 16 years old, gained … read more »
(Nairobi) – Somali authorities should drop politically motivated charges against five people including a journalist and a woman who alleged she was raped by state security forces. The attorney general on January 29, 2013, brought charges of insulting a government … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Aljazeera, Catherine Ashton, European Commission, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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I posted an item a couple of days ago about a journalist having been arrested after interviewing a woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers. Now the country’s police commissioner, General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye, has issued a statement … read more »
A woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers and the journalist who was arrested for covering the story both made false allegations against the police, Police Commissioner General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye said Wednesday (January 16th). Medical examinations of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Burdhubo, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Journalist, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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Two young suspects were arrested for raping an Ethiopian maid in Fujairah during the past week. The arrested duo had recently been released after serving a jail term for stealing contents of 30 cars in Fujairah. The details in the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged arrest, Delhi, Ethiopia, ethiopia maids, Ethiopia news, ethiopian maids, ethiopian news, Facebook, Fujairah, Maid, Police, Rape
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Swaziland has not banned the wearing of miniskirts, government spokesperson Percy Simelane said. “Government has not deliberated or taken any position to that effect in recent times or any other time, nor has it ordered the arrest of anyone wearing … read more »
3 Gweru female rapists take turns to rape a soldier (33)A 33-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Army soldier was reportedly forced to drink an unknown substance by three women who later took turns to be intimate with him before dumping him in … read more »
Police in the small African kingdom of Swaziland have banned women from wearing miniskirts and midriff-revealing tops saying they provoke rape. Offenders face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal law dating back to 1889. … read more »
Every 30 minutes a woman or girl is raped in Kenya. That’s nearly 50 woman or girls every day, over 300 every week, over 1,200 every month and over 15,000 each year. While laws exist in Kenya to prevent such … read more »
Colonel Gaddafi beat and raped kidnapped schoolgirls he used as sex slaves in between checking his emails, according to a new book. French reporter Annick Cojean gathered horrific accounts from the girls forced into the former Libyan dictator’s harem for … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Annick Cojean, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Rape, Soraya, Sunday Times, Tripoli University
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Throughout the last few decades there has been no country more in need, and thus received more assistance, on a regular basis than Ethiopia. True, there are certainly times when certain countries need help, say in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged $61 million, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Rape, UK Government, United States
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Glenda Muzenda Why are our Women leaders silent when children are being killed like animals in South Africa? JUNE 2012: RAPED, MUTILATED, SHOT, KILLED AND MURDERED Phumeza Nkolozi Thapelo Makhutle Sasha Lee Gordon Sana Supa Hendrieeta Thapelo Morifi MAY 2012 … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Bathabile Dlamini, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, June, LGBT, Lulama Xingwana, Murder, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Rape, South Africa, West Africa
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Johannesburg – A 13-year-old Pretoria teenager was raped, allegedly by a 45-year-old man she met on social networking site Twitter, according to a report on Thursday. Police spokesperson Captain Marissa van der Merwe said the girl had skipped school on … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Allegation, Beeld, IndepthAfrica, Marissa, Pretoria, Rape, South African Press Association, Thursday, Twitter
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Johannesburg – A 13-year-old boy, allegedly involved in the gang rape of a 17-year-old mentally impaired Soweto girl, will appear in Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Four boys and three men, who matched the descriptions of rapists shown in a … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged crime, indepthafrica South African Press Association, National Prosecuting Authority, Rape, Roodepoort, South Africa, South African Press Association, Soweto, Types of rape
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A husband raped his bride on their wedding night after returning home from a huge party to celebrate their wedding, a court has heard. The newly-wed woman told him she did not want to have sex because she was so … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Women
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Tagged afria travel, Bideford, Bride, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Marriage, news, North Devon, Prince Charming, Rape, South Africa, travel to africa, wedding, West Africa, West Cornwall
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Four minors accused in a brutal videotaped gang rape of a mentally disabled teenager were released on $67 bail Thursday, their lawyer said. The boys fear for their safety and will not be returning to their homes because of anger … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged afria travel, CNN, East Africa, Gauteng, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Johannesburg, map africa, map of africa, news, Rape, South Africa, South African Press Association, Soweto, travel to africa, Types of rape, West Africa
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By A. Hawes A viral video of a girl being assaulted is shocking, but activists say that attacks are an epidemic. South African media reported the horrifying details of the viral video that has shocked the world: a 17-year-old, mentally … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged afria travel, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Lulama Xingwana, map africa, map of africa, Medical Research Council, Mobile phone, news, Rape, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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Eight suspects, including a 14-year-old boy, will appear in a South African court on Thursday for the rape of a 17-year-old girl whose attack was filmed and has gone viral. “Eight suspects, aged between 14 and 37, will appear at … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Cape Times, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Medical Research Council, Rape, Roodepoort, South Africa, Soweto, Thursday, Wednesday
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Johannesburg – The media’s use of screen shots and audio clips from the video of a Soweto teenager being gang raped was “highly problematic”, a media analyst said on Wednesday. University of the Witwatersrand journalism professor Anton Harber said that … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Lulama Xingwana, Rape, rapevideo, South Africa, Soweto, Twitter, Types of rape
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Johannesburg – A 17-year-old Soweto girl who was filmed being gang-raped by a group of boys has been found. The girl was reported missing by her mother three weeks ago. She is apparently at Dobsonville police station, EWN tweeted. The … read more »
Vaginal injuries are as common in voluntary sex as they are in rapes, a new study indicates. The research carried out in Denmark casts doubt on the commonly held view that vaginal injuries are evidence that intercourse has been forced. … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, News, Women
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Tagged Africa news, African news, crime, Denmark, IndepthAfrica, Informed consent, Odense University Hospital, Rape, ScienceNordic, Sexual assault, University of Southern Denmark
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A Cape Town man has received counselling after he was apparently raped by a man dressed as a woman, it was reported on Friday. Lt-Col Andrè Traut told the Cape Times the man, 26, was walking to the Groote Schuur … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Cape Times, Cape Town, DNA, indepthafrica africa news, London, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Rape, Seattle, Woman
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Sunny Islam, 23, kidnapped and raped girl, 15 Subjected victims to his ‘trademark double rape’ Attacks took place over 2 months in east London Jailed indefinitely due to danger he poses to women Sunny Islam, 23, has been jailed … read more »
Posted in Odd News
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Tagged DNA, Forest Gate, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, London, Prison, Rape, Sunny Islam, Woolwich Crown Court
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November 28, 2011 by benim
A nationwide syndicate of suspected witches is operating in Zimbabwe, kidnapping men and raping them to use their semen in magic rituals—or at least that’s what the Zimbabwe police apparently believe, reports the BBC. After a year-long investigation, three women … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged breaking news, East Africa, Harare, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Rape, Ritual, Semen, Sexual assault, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police
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