Tag: rape

Soldiers and police in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle have expressed concerns about insecurity, with one saying women were raped this week, after...

Hundreds of Malawians took to the streets on Monday to demand tougher rape penalties following months of protests over sexual abuse in the country,...

Street protests that led to the arrest of 25 women’s rights activists in Namibia at the weekend have prompted the government to launch an...

The cases for sexual offences have increased by 1.7% when compared to the previous year, according to crimes statistics released by Police Minister, General...

South Sudan’s justice minister dismissed UN investigators accusations that fighting and gang rape persisted in the country and called for $285 million (£218.1 million)...

UN investigators identified perpetrators of pervasive rape and killings and torture in secret safe houses in South Sudan and believe oil revenues drive much...

Rape and sexual violence against women and girls as young as eight is still widespread in northern South Sudan despite a peace deal to...

A South Sudanese military court sentenced 10 soldiers to prison for the rape of foreign aid workers and the murder of a...

A 72-year-old pensioner was found guilty in a British court of raping two Kenyan girls while on holiday in the East African...

At least 15 people were killed and six raped during a referendum campaign in Burundi that could let President Pierre Nkurunziza hold...