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UK censors to put stronger restrictions on films with sexually explicit sc
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Jan 17 (ANI): Films that have scenes of rape or other forms of sexual violence can only be watched by viewers who are at least 15 years old in the UK now.
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Two recipients named for the 2018 Nobel Peace prize
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 5 (ANI): The Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 has been awarded to rape survivor and Human rights activist Nadia Murad and Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege jointly for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
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J-K Guv promulgates ordinance on death penalty for rape
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018.
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Meditation-exercise combo helps sexual assault survivors
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): The impact of sexual violence upon survivors can be considerable. A recent study has found that exercise can help women recover.
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Beauty lies in the eye of beer-holder
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 14 (ANI): The concept of beer goggles is not a myth.
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U.S. Dept. of Education launches probe into MSU's handling of Gymnastics s
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos opened an investigation into how Michigan State University (MSU) is handling the reports of sexual violence against former employee, Larry Nassar.
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Latin America, Caribbean most 'violent region' in world for women
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-UN Women revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean were the most violent regions in the world for women.
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Angelina Jolie gives powerful speech at UN about sexual violence
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 17 (ANI): "Sexual violence is everywhere - in the industry where I work, in business, in universities, in politics, in the military, and across the world," said the Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie.
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Bisexual women face higher rates of sexual violence
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Sexual harassment and sexual violence may have been pervasive problems for women over the course of history, but according to a recent study, bisexual women specifically experience them more often than straight and lesbian women.
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New Delhi now world's worst megacity for sexual violence against women, sa
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): New Delhi, the national capital, has been named as world's worst megacity for sexual violence against women in a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Chouhan promises Bill to hang child molesters in MP
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Oct.6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Friday his government will soon introduce a Bill in the state assembly that will ensure that child molesters are hanged.
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Minor allegedly gangraped in Rajasthan, accused on the run
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sikar (Rajasthan) [India], September 18 (ANI): A minor was allegedly gangraped by the school director and a teacher in Rajasthan's Sikar district, in yet another case of sexual violence.
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