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A 48-year-old man convicted of raping two of his daughters was sentenced in the Mariental Regional Court to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment on Friday.

The Supreme Court has added five years to the prison term of a man who raped a pregnant woman twice after breaking into a house in the Omusati region 12 years ago.

Monrovia, Liberia-June 19, 2023: June 19 is observed globally as the Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict to raise awareness and strategize on ways to eliminate sexual violence.

Several leading private lawyers have demanded that the Office of the Judiciary halt a series of training workshops for magistrates and state prosecutors on Chapter 5 of the...

Rape continues to be a serious concern across the country, with cases of child rape being reported on a daily basis despite the gender ministry spearheading various awareness...

FORMER National Council member Steve Biko Booys is claiming the rape charges on which he has been in jail for the past two years are the result of a conspiracy against him.

A RUSSIAN citizen and a Walvis Bay resident convicted on multiple charges of rape and human trafficking involving five teenage girls dragged the teens “from the edge into the abyss” when they sexually exploited them, a judge said in the Windhoek High Court on Friday.

A Cuban national was unsuccessful in his attempt to have a part of the Combating of Rape Act 8 of 2000 declared unconstitutional. Pedro Louise Veira challenged Section 2(2) of the...

A Cuban national was unsuccessful in his attempt to get a part of the Combatting of Rape Act 8 of 2000 declared unconstitutional.Pedro Louise Veira challenged section 2(2) of the...

The report, in turn, was tabled in the state legislature by Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil on Wednesday. The committee has suggested a new section175 C, proposing a simple imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine up to Rs 25 lakh or both for internet or mobile telephony providers for their failure to share data for police investigation.