rape cases

Despite tougher sentences introduced after a 2012 gang-rape case, campaigners argue little has changed in the criminal justice system.

MOE implemented measures against the issue, including cross-ministerial collaboration to carry out advocacy related to sexual harassment.

The majority of underage girls who became victims of rape told investigating officers that they knew the perpetrators through social media.

The fact that child marriage remains 'still LEGAL' in Malaysia may have unintended 'normalisation' effect on the rape cases.

The Dewan Rakyat was told today that a total of 22,234 sexual abuse cases were reported from 2010 to May 2017, with 13,272 being rape cases.

Sessions Court judge Yong Zarida Sazali presided over the cases which comprised one outrage of decency fresh charge, a rape trial and three mention rape cases.

Despite reforms and a new attention to sexual violence, in India, justice is still delayed.

Underage marriage as provided under the Islamic family laws is not a 'privilege' for Muslims and was never intended to legitimise rape cases as alleged.

Of the 149 rape cases reported in the state last year, the police have managed to solve all of them, with most of the criminals now behind bars.

The Penang Women's Development Corporation says most of the cases involve victims below 16 years of age.

Based on statistics, seven cases of child abuse were reported in the state, compared to 19 cases in the same period in the previous year.

PAS wants the federal government to be more serious in handling rape cases using Islamic law.

The Indian government will develop a national plan to improve sex ratio in the country, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

Rape cases in New Delhi jumped 23 percent in 2012 from a year earlier highlighting rising crime against women in the metropolis.

Tamil Nadu, emerged as the first state in India to respond to publics outcry for severe punishment for rape case after the Delhi gang rape case.

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The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

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This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

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