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Delhi HC mandates free medical treatment for rape, acid attack, sexual ass
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment at both government and private hospitals, as well as nursing ho
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Israel opens special hospital emergency rooms for sexual assault victims
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Health launched a new campaign to raise awareness about special hospital emergency rooms that offer services for victims of sexual assault. The launch came after what the Ministry called "very sensitive work" by the department for the treatment of domestic violence and
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Political bias impacts believing sexual assault victims: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): Recently, the findings of new research from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications revealed a relationship between political biases and attitudes about sexual assault.
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Pune victim's husband calls for justice to rape victims in 5 years
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The husband of a Pune-based techie, who was raped and murdered back in 2009, has urged the government to ensure that the courts in the country ensure justice to the sexual assault victims, within five years while dispensing criminal cases.
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Kerala: ABVP holds protest march demanding justice for Walayar sexual assa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday took out a protest march at the state secretariat after a special court acquitted the three accused in the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls in 2017 here.
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Rose McGowan sues Weinstein for 'illegal effort to silence sexual-assault
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Actor Rose McGowan has sued producer Harvey Weinstein and his attorneys for their alleged "illegal" efforts to silence victims along with racketeering, violations of the Federal Wiretap Act, invasion of privacy, fraud and intentional infliction of emotion
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Teens at higher risk of injury, violence during sexual assault: Study
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): New study has found that teens are at a higher risk of injuries and violence during sexual assaults and there are 'striking similarities' in the types of injuries and violence experienced by adults and adolescent sexual assault victims.
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Financial fraud case against Harvey Weinstein dropped
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York, [USA] Nov 26 (ANI): New York's Manhattan district attorney has dropped a financial crime case against Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein in connection with settling his sexual assault victims.
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John Legend criticises Senate for behaviour towards sexual assault victims
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sept 30 (ANI): Singer-songwriter John Legend at New York City's Global Citizen festival lambasted the Senate in regards to the events surrounding US Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused the former of assaulting her.
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People rally in solidarity with Ford, 59 arrested
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 28 (ANI): At least 59 people were arrested when police descended over a crowd who were rallying near the Supreme Court of the United States in solidarity with the sexual assault victim Christine Blasey Ford.
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