Paris protest disrupts Polanski film debut over rape accusations
Polanski is launching his new film in France just days after French actress Valentine Monnier accused Polanski, now 86, of having raped her in 1975, when she was 18 years old
FACTBOX-Virginity testing: a ritual from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
The United Nations calls virginity testing 'painful, humiliating and traumatic' and wants it banned
War crimes judges jail Congolese warlord Ntaganda for 30 years
The list of crimes on Ntaganda's charge sheet included conscription of child soldiers, as well as rape and sexual enslavement of both civilians and child soldiers
Spanish prosecutor to seek tougher rape verdict in abuse case after protests
Barcelona's High Court ruled that a 2016 assault was not rape because the victim, who was drunk and unconscious, could neither 'agree to (nor) oppose the sexual relations'
INTERVIEW-Sex workers denied justice over rapes, says UK prostitutes' collective
It's estimated that about two-thirds of sex workers have suffered some kind of violence
OPINION: Ghana needs a grievance mechanism to secure women’s land rights
As advocates for women’s land rights, isn’t it time we support the establishment of land-rights-specific grievance mechanisms?
'It's not abuse, it's rape': protesters denounce Spanish assault ruling
Spanish law doesn't legally recognise rape unless physical violence or intimidation is employed
Hollow building becomes centre of Iraq's uprising
The abandoned high-rise block in central Baghdad has become a centre for protests against Iraq's ruling elites
Anger erupts in Spain as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager
They were sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in jail for sexual abuse, avoiding more serious charges of rape because the court said the girl was unconscious and did not fight back
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads not guilty to new charges in groping case
Gooding is one of dozens of men in politics, entertainment, sports and the business world who have been accused of sexual misconduct