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Bill which will ensure that her previous sexual- history is only ever brought up in court when there's been a previous application - to the judge who has ruled that it is relevant to that l particular issue i which is on trial? i think the undue focus on the victim begins right from the initial investigation and i think that is wrong. and i think that the proper emphasis in this report is about looking at the person who's alleged to have done it. we know 44% of rape victims pull out of the justice system before they are due in court and most will never come forward to the police at all, with t...

Low conviction rates for rape and sexual violence are a "cause of significant concern" and "source of regret", a Home Office minister has admitted ahead of a review aimed at tackling the crisis. Amid claims that rape has been virtually "decriminalised" by the low conviction rates, Kit Malthouse pledged a "set of actions" that should "lead to more cases reaching court and, we hope, more defendants pleading guilty". His strikingly frank admission comes as the number of rape offences resulting in a charge have plummeted from 8.3 per cent five year...

A 12-person jury has found a 54-year-old man from Sarepta guilty of raping a child under the age of 13.

Supreme Court seeks Centre's Response on prayer seeking constitution of district wise Medical Board all over India to protect and deal with rape victims.<b>A division Bench of CJI SA Bobde and Justice Bop</b>...

Last Updated: Pakistan To Charge Rape Victims Rs 25,000 For Medical Examination: Reports Pakistan's Forensics Department of Khyber Medical College University proposed a plan to charge rape victims PKR 25K for medical examination. In an insensitive move, Pakistan's Forensics Department of Khyber Medical College University proposed a plan to charge rape victims PKR 25,000 for medical examination and PKR 5,000 for an autopsy for the local residents of Peshawar. According to ANI, the decision was taken at a meeting of the Management Committee held on February 14 in which 17 new charges were ...