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Sexual assault during conflicts must be prosecuted as war crime, says expe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): On the night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army started the now infamous 'Operation Searchlight' in which they killed students, intellectuals, and civilians in Bangladesh. Thousands of Bengali women were raped by the Pakistani army. The idea was to brutally
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US court overturns actor Bill Cosby's 2018 sexual assault conviction
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it has overturned on appeal actor and comedian Bill Cosby's 2018 sexual assault conviction.
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Days after confession, former Pak cleric denies sexually assaulting studen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): In a dramatic U-turn, former Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistani cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman on Monday denied sexually assaulting one of his students and told a judicial magistrate that he was being pressurised by the police to admit to the cri
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Bombay HC permits Goa govt to amend its appeal against Tarun Tejpal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Bombay High Court at Goa on Thursday permitted the State government to further amend its appeal against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, in an alleged sexual assault case.
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Lahore court grants bail to Pakistani cleric's sons in student sexual assa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): A sessions court in Pakistan's Lahore on Tuesday granted interim bail to three sons of Pakistani cleric and former Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman till June 30 in connection with a sexual assault case of a student.
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Pakistani cleric confesses to sexually assaulting student during interroga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A day after his arrest from Mianwali along with his sons, Pakistan cleric and former Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman on Monday confessed to sexually assaulting a student during interrogation, police informed.
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Pakistani cleric, sons arrested in sexual assault case
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Pakistan cleric accused of sexually assaulting one of his students, was arrested by a team of the Crime Investigation Agency, along with his two sons during separate raids, officials confirmed.
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Pakistan: Former JUI-F leader arrested in sexual abuse case along with his
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mianwali [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): Former Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) leader and cleric Mufti Aziz ur Rehman was arrested on Sunday in sexual abuse case along with his sons from Mianwali.
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Pak journalists, activists question silence of religious bodies after cler
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Lahore police have registered a case against cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman following a video clip surfaced on social media showing him allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students, prompting journalists and activists to condemn the incident and question
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Amid crisis in LJP, woman files sexual assault complaint against Chirag Pa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): A woman has filed a complaint against Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan's cousin Prince Raj Paswan on alleged sexual assault charges at Delhi's Connaught Place police station.
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Political bias impacts believing sexual assault victims: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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Harvey Weinstein's extradition to Los Angeles approved by Judge
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): The extradition of Harvey Weinstein to face sexual assault and rape charges in Los Angeles has been approved by a Buffalo, N.Y., judge on Tuesday, rejecting the producer's last-ditch efforts to stall the transfer.
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