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Sexual assault
Harvey Weinstein hit with third sexual assault case
Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Friday with a third sexual assault case, and prosecutors there said they have started the process of seeking his extradition from New York, where the ...
Bollywood's first gay romcom: loud, proud and sealed with a kiss
A foot-tapping sequin-doused disco number, a hot-pink wedding, and a kiss between the two male leads: Bollywood's latest release, billed as India's first gay romcom, is making no bones about its ...
Having sex with 10 or more people increases cancer risk
Having sex with 10 or more partners over a lifetime inked to a heightened risk of being diagnosed with cancer, according to a study.The research, published in the journal BMJ Sexual & ...
Sixth-grader girl allegedly raped by classmate's father
A man has been accused of raping the classmate of his sixth-grader daughter in Goalanda upazila.The victim filed a case against Abul Sheikh, 35, with Goalanda Ghat police station on Thursday. Abul is ...
'Child rape increases by 76.01pc in 2019'
Bangladesh saw a spike in incidents of child rape and sexual assault on children last year compared to 2018, according to a child rights advocacy group, Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), ...
Sexual violence discussed round the year
The outgoing year has seen rise of all forms of violence against women with at least 1,500 instances of rape and attempt to rape and death of at least 400 women until October, according to a report ...
Sexist slurs mar Taiwan presidential elections
Taiwan has forged a reputation as Asia's most progressive democracy and it boasts a higher proportion of women in parliament than anywhere else in the region -- yet misogynistic insults have littered ...
Madrasa boy dies following ‘sexual assault’
An eight-year-old madrasa boy died on Wednesday morning reportedly after being sexually assaulted in Faridpur’s Charbhadrasan upazila, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Abdur Rahman ...
Madrasa teacher ‘sexually assaults’ boy
A 12 years old madrasa boy has allegedly been assaulted sexually by its teacher in Nandigram, Bogura, reports UNB.The accused is Maulana Abdul Khaleque, a director of Jamia Siddikia qawmi madrasa and ...
'The rapist is you': Chile hymn against sexual violence goes viral
Thousands of women have mobbed the National Stadium in Chile's capital for a flash denunciation of sexual violence -- the latest performance of a battle-cry that has seized public attention during ...
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