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UN seeks to investigate Hamas sexual violence
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» GENEVA - The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Wednesday over allegations of sexual violence by Hamas militants during their October 7 attack, calling on Israel to allow his team in to investigate.
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose accused of sexual assault: filing
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1989, according to a court filing reported by US media and seen by AFP on Wednesday.
Spain's Catholic bishops apologise after report of 200,000 abused
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» MADRID - Spain's bishops apologised on Monday after a report estimated more than 200,000 minors had been sexually abused by the country's Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.
Spanish clergy ‘sexually abused over 200,000 children’
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» MADRID - Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission report published on Friday.
Tattoos cover up painful pasts for US sex-trafficking victims
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» MIAMI - Many tattoos carry a deeper meaning behind them. But for Emily, the "7" on her left leg represents a nightmare, a branding imposed by a pimp.
Kenya's Ruto vows action after 51 bodies linked to cult found
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» MALINDI, Kenya: Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.
Police investigating Kenyan cult find 26 more bodies
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» MALINDI (KENYA) - Kenyan police said Sunday they had found the bodies of another 26 suspected cult members in the east of the country, bringing to 47 the number of corpses linked to the movement.
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BELGAUM, India: Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery.
Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, its government has announced.
Funeral held for controversial cardinal Pell
AFP, Published on 14/01/2023
» VATICAN CITY: Several dozen people including bishops, cardinals and archbishops turned out for the funeral of the controversial Cardinal George Pell in the Vatican on Saturday.