Rape
CoE urges Slovenia to address all types of violence against women
Ljubljana – The government has received a report by the Council of Europe’s group of experts on Slovenia’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention. The group believes that the measures taken in Slovenia do not cover all types of violence as defined in the convention. Slovenia needs to respond to all forms of violence in a holistic way, the experts said.
The hearing of Miroslav Aleksić postponed; A banner was waiting for him PHOTO
Aleksic arrived at the Palace of Justice, however, his lawyer Zoran Jakovljevic tested positive for coronavirus, so today's preparatory hearing, scheduled for 12 o'clock, was postponed for October 28. The defense attorney informed the court that he tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and that he could not come, the High Court told Tanjug.
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Actor Petros Filippidis remanded for rape and attempted rape
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Kosovo War Rape Survivors Tell Stories of Pain and Courage
After the rape, the police sent him to the capital Pristina, where his ordeal continued. "Then I was seriously abused again, beaten up… I was praying to be killed rather than endure what was happening to me."
New MeToo movement reverberates across Turkey’s entertainment world
After Turkish people vented their frustration at the verdict in a child abuse case that occurred in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, many prominent figures in the entertainment industry have taken to social media, recounting harassment and sexual assaults they had been subjected to in the past.
Bill Cosby to be released from prison
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court
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Note on stone helps police find rapist
Police in the southern province of Antalya have detained a man who raped a 12-year-old child, who asked for help in a note she wrote on a stone.
A local in the Kepez district found the stone in a park that read: "I am 12 years old. I have been raped. Please help me. My name is A."
The local then uploaded the stone's photo on social media and asked for help.
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A gang member shot dead in his back in Athens
The man was most likely a victim of a gang feud
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MPs unanimously adopt changes redefining sexual violence
Ljubljana – The National Assembly passed in a unanimous vote on Friday amendments to the penal code that redefine sexual consent in line with the concept that only yes means yes. MPs said during the debate that the credit should go to NGOs, which mobilised the public to create a genuine social movement.