Violence against men

Lawyers of child sex trafficking victim seek her protection, say she has more names for police

A team of lawyers representing a 12-year-old Athens girl who has exposed one of the country's biggest cases of child sex trafficking by speaking out about her own rape and exploitation by dozens of men is demanding a police guard for their client after she was attacked by a man with a knife. 

Man, 49, arrested for attempted rape

Police officers in Messinia in the Peloponnese have arrested a 49-year-old man for attempting to rape a 92-year-old woman. 

According to reports, the woman reported Saturday that while she was in the yard of her house, the suspect entered the area, held down her arms, and attempted to commit a sexual act. 

Domestic and Sexual Violence Sentences ‘Often Lenient’ in South-East Europe

The US State Department's global human rights report for 2022, published on Monday, said that in the majority of south-east European countries, perpetrators of domestic violence and rape often receive lenient sentences.

In some countries, the authorities also fail to properly investigate spousal rape cases, according to the State Department report.

Thessaloniki police arrest man on suspicion of attempted rape

Police in Thessaloniki have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of the attempted rape of a 19-year-old woman, who is being treated in a hospital in the city.

On Friday evening, the woman told police that in the early hours of the same day, she was approached by the suspect in the Toumba area, who attempted to rape her and stole her backpack.

Too Many Children Suffering Abuse in Kosovo Schools, TV Show Hears

Sexual, physical and mental abuse of school pupils in Kosovo is one of the biggest challenges for Kosovo's Social Welfare Centres, after domestic violence, due to the high number of phsycological, physical and sexual abuse cases in schools, BIRN Kosovo's TV show Kallxo Pernime heard on Wednesday

Share Your Experience: Domestic Violence in Kosovo

The reported number of domestic violence cases has increased in Kosovo in recent years, with the majority of the victims being women who often do not find justice and live in fear for their lives.

The number of cases of domestic violence reported to police has risen steadily, from 1,915 in 2019 and just over 2,000 in 2020 to over 2,400 in 2021.

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