Bangladeshi protestors say death penalty not the answer to rise in rape
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Protesters took to Dhaka’s streets on Wednesday to demand action on rising rape cases in Bangladesh, saying a new law that expanded the use of the death penalty was not enough to bring about real change. Women’s rights campaigners are demanding a root and branch reform of the legal system and […]
Only one in seven UK rape victims think reporting will bring justice
Thomson Reuters Foundation Just one in seven British rape victims believe they will get justice if they go to the police, according to a survey published on Tuesday that the victims’ commissioner said showed a need for radical change. The survey of nearly 500 survivors came after official data showed prosecutions and convictions for rape […]
UK police scrap searches of rape victims’ private data after outcry
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British police said on Thursday they are scrapping forms that allowed prosecutors to search rape complainants’ private data, after sustained pressure to end the “intrusive” practice. The move comes after a year-long legal campaign by Britain’s Centre for Women’s Justice, on behalf of two women identified only as Olivia and Courtney […]