Laws regarding rape
Sailing coach accused of sexually abusing 11-year-old athlete appears before prosecutor
A Greek sailing coach accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old athlete appeared before a prosecutor in Athens on Monday.
The 38-year-old was arrested on Sunday on the eastern Aegean island of Samos. He faces charges of aggravated rape, repeated seduction and misconduct.
Milena Radulović arrived at the Higher Prosecutor's Office PHOTO
She arrived at the Higher Prosecutor's Office accompanied by a lawyer.
Just to reiterate, Aleksi is suspected of rape and sexual abuse.
Renowned Serbian Acting Teacher Detained over Rape Claims
Belgrade Higher Court on Monday evening ordered a 30-day custody remand for well-known acting teacher Miroslav 'Mika' Aleksic, who is accused of raping several female pupils, at least one of whom was a minor at the time.
Dangerous fugitive nabbed in northern Greece
Police in Edessa, northern Greece, have arrested a dangerous fugitive who has been convicted of multiple violent crimes, including rape, and is also wanted by authorities in Athens.
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UN Court Rejects Bosnian War Rape Convict’s Plea for Release
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has turned down a request for early release from Dragoljub Kunarac, the wartime leader of a Bosnian Serb Army reconnaissance unit, who was jailed by the UN court for multiple rape and the enslavement of two women in the Foca area during the Bosnian conflict.
Pakistan Adopts Chemical Castration For Rapists
Pakistan will now chemically castrate convicted rapists after new laws were signed in by the government recently.
The country has brought in tough new laws seeking to tackle the rape epidemic in Pakistan following public outcry against sexual violence in the country.
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New conviction for Rhodes rapist
One of the two men convicted last month for the rape and murder of 21-year-old student Eleni Topaloudi on Rhodes in 2018 has been issued with another conviction, a 15-year prison sentence for the rape of a 19-year-old disabled woman, reports said on Saturday.
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Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, U.S. media reported on March 22.
Weinstein, 68, is in prison in northern New York state after being sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault.
The fallen film producer's diagnosis was first reported on March 21 evening by local paper the Niagara Gazette.
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India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged on March 20, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.
Kosovo War Rape Survivors Still Waiting for First Convictions
He used to be a police reservist in Vushtrri/Vucitrn, and was also a prison guard during the war, when he took part in the illegal detention of a large number of ethnic Albanian civilians at the nearby Smrekovnica detention centre from May to early June 1999.