A team reporting for BBC Newsnight has uncovered evidence that soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ordered to rape women by their superior officers. On Thursday, foreign ministers of the G8 announced what they were calling a historic pact and $35 million to try to prevent the use of rape as a [...]
NAACP Official Criticizes Steubenville Rape Victim
March 28, 2013 | Posted by
More than a week after two Ohio high school football players were found guilty of sexual assault, a member of the state’s NAACP executive committee criticized the actions of the 16-year-old victim. Royal Mayo, formerly the president of the Steubenville, Ohio NAACP chapter, defended Steubenville High School students Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond during an [...]
2 Ohio High School Football Players Found Guilty of Rape
March 17, 2013 | Posted by
An Ohio judge found two teens guilty of raping a female friend at a party last year while she was incapacitated by alcohol. Ma’lik Richmond, 16, and Trent Mays, 17, both football players at Steubenville High School, were captured in damning photo and video evidence carrying the girl and talking about the incident afterward, referring [...]
Malians Report Vicious Rapes And Abuses Committed by Rebels
January 18, 2013 | Posted by
As French and Malian forces battle al Qaida-linked rebels in Mali, reports are emerging of horrific human rights abuses and rapes committed there by the rebel soldiers — leading to widespread fears that hundreds of thousands of refugees will flee to neighboring countries. According to the United Nations refugee agency, some estimates predict up to [...]
Hood Rich Clikk: Atlanta Rap Group Subject of Rape Investigation
January 5, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta police are investigating an alleged rape involving members of an Atlanta rap group, Hood Rich Clikk. On Dec. 12, police said they responded to a report of a partially clothed female who was running down Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard asking for help. The victim told the responding officer that she had been drugged and raped. [...]
Turmoil Brews in Congo, Mali, Somalia, As the World Looks the Other Way
November 28, 2012 | Posted by
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets today with African Union chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, they are slated to discuss a list of issues that neatly illustrate the traumas confronting modern Africa—and demonstrate why much of the rest of the world is plagued by a severe case of calamity fatigue that keeps the media and the [...]
Missouri Rep. Claims ‘Legitimate Rape’ Rarely Leads to Pregnancy
August 19, 2012 | Posted by
A Republican Senate hopeful sparked outrage on Sunday by suggesting that “legitimate rape” rarely results in pregnancy due to a woman’s biological defenses. Todd Akin, a member of the House of Representatives and recently appointed Senate nominee for Missouri, made the claim during an interview in which he attempted to explain his no-exceptions policy in [...]
SHOCKING: Twitter User Threatens to Rape Sherri Shepherd
June 8, 2012 | Posted by
Harsh words flew yet again via the social networking site Twitter and this time, ABC daytime talk show host Sherri Shepherd was the victim. Shepherd said she was verbally assaulted while using the online site and plans to press charges against the man behind the tweet. According to Gossip Cop, Sherri Shepherd was harassed by Twitter account [...]
