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A Dayton-area House Republican was the only lawmaker to oppose a bill that would eliminate spousal exceptions for rape and other sex crimes.

The police case was that the accused had forcibly established physical relations with the victim and impregnated her

Victim impact statements tell a heart-breaking story of the trauma they have gone through

Victim impact statements tell a heart-breaking story of the trauma they have gone through

The Delhi High Court has expressed strong displeasure over non-compliance of its directions regarding medical termination of pregnancy of rape victims by the Delhi Police and hospitals in the national...

Russian soldiers raped a 16-year-old pregnant girl and numerous women aged 19 to 83 during their occupation of Kherson Oblast. The victims were beaten, and some of them had broken ribs and knocked-out teeth.

Congolese surgical gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, who won the Nobel prize for his work with rape victims, is renowned at home for his boundless energy and biting criticism of the central African country's government. But the doctor has remained as critical of the new government as he was of the last.

CCTV footage of a young girl walking around a street reportedly asking for help surfaced online this week.

Family law attorney Holly Davis explained to YourTango why Danny Masterson's wife, Bijou Phillips, likely chose to file for divorce just days after his sentencing.

When the constant threat of violence acts as a barrier to women’s economic, social and developmental rights, such threat to violence delimits women’s exercise of citizenship.