New analysis reveals misogyny increasingly prevalent online and being used to steer people into racism and antisemitismSexual violence is increasingly being promoted by the British far right, according to new analysis documenting how misogyny is used t…
11 men sentenced for kidnap and gang-rape of Moroccan girl
Khadija Okkarou had accused members of a ‘dangerous gang’ of kidnapping and torturing her for two monthsEleven men accused of kidnapping and gang-raping a Moroccan teenager have been each sentenced to 20 years in prison, the victim’s lawyer said on Wed…
Witness feared alleged victims would sue if she testified against Malka Leifer, court hears
Former school counsellor told police in 2011 email she was ‘a bit suspect when someone is in something for a possible payoff’An ex-school counsellor did not want to make a statement against former ultra-Orthodox school principal Malka Leifer because sh…
Woman raped in Berkshire layby after stopping for child seat
Police investigate whether empty child car seat was left by road to lure victim into laybyA driver was raped after she stopped to check if a child was safe after spotting an empty car seat in a layby, police have said.Thames Valley police said the woma…
‘Still going through hell’: the search for Yazidi women seven years on
As two women are rescued in Syria after being kidnapped by Isis years earlier, Yazidis renew calls for international help to find the thousands still unaccounted forFor seven years, their families waited and hoped for news. In July, they finally receiv…
‘Collective strength’: the LRA captive restoring dignity to survivors in Uganda
Kidnapped by Lord’s Resistance Army rebels as a girl, Victoria Nyanjura has pushed through major reforms for victims of abduction and rapeWhen Victoria Nyanjura was abducted from her Catholic boarding school in northern Uganda by members of the Lord’s …