Why Do Some Men Rape?
A recent report from Equality Now titled ‘The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic’ offered a series of recommendations for strengthened laws to deter and punish sexual violence against women and girls. However, there is substantial evidence that legal approaches to dealing with violence in any context are ineffective. For example, the empirical evidence on […]
Zimbabwean Male teacher claims he was kidnapped, drugged and ‘gang-raped’ by four female ‘sperm bandits’
A MALE teacher claims he was kidnapped, drugged and ‘gang-raped’ by four women suspected to be ‘sperm bandits’. The man, who cannot be named legally, told cops he was sexually abused for several hours by a group of females in Lupane, Zimbabwe. He said he woke up naked next to a bush with bruised genitals after […]
South Sudan Army Troops Accused of Mass Rape of Women And Girls At Gunpoint
Officials in South Sudan say army troops entered a village near the capital, Juba, on Sunday and raped at least a half-dozen women and girls, some of them at gunpoint. The alleged rapes occurred less than two weeks after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir issued a warning that soldiers who commit acts of rape and […]
Nigerian Returnees From Libya Narrate Tales of Rape, Abuse, Violence
Some Nigerian returnees from Libya have narrated their experiences in the hands of Libyan officials. Scores of Nigerians travel to Libya daily with the hope of landing in Europe by boat through the Mediterranean. An average of 109 Nigerians arrived in Italy daily in 2016 travelling the risky route. A lot more are, however, still […]
South African Convicted Paedophile Handed 32 Life Sentences for Rape, Child Porn
A convicted paedophile has been sentenced to 32 life sentences and 170 years in prison for 870 charges of rape and possession of child pornography. East Rand car salesperson Warren Troy Knoop was sentenced by Judge Cassim Moosa in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday morning. Last Friday, Knoop wept and begged for help […]
South Sudan president Salva Kiir says soldiers who rape should be shot
The president of South Sudan said on Monday that soldiers who rape civilians should be shot, trying to mollify citizens outraged by abuses by security forces and quell growing international anger over attacks. South Sudan was plunged into a sporadic civil war in 2013 when Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fired his deputy, an ethnic […]
Zimbabwean Minister Encourages Rape Accused ‘Prophet’ Walter Magaya
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Dr Walter Mzembi has urged Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader, Prophet Walter Magaya to be strong in the wake of his brush with the law recently, saying his “heavenly mission” could not be stopped by men of flesh. Minister Mzembi said this on Saturday while commissioning a multi-million-dollar prayer […]
Devil worshiper with a Baphomet tattoo on his forehead raped teen after luring her from nightclub to his shrine full of satanic posters
A DEVIL worshipper raped a teenager after luring her into a room converted into a “satanic chamber”. Pedro Evangelou, 42, brought the 19-year-old from a nightclub to his home, where he preyed on her in the room that was filled with satanic posters and books on black magic. The rapist, who has a pentangle tattooed on […]
Zimbabwean Trio Faces 62 Murder, Rape Charges in South Africa
Three Zimbabwean men commonly known as omalayitsha and a South African woman, are expected to go for trial at the Palm Ridge High Court in Johannesburg between October 10 and November 4, facing 62 counts of murder, rape, robbery, extortion and assault among other violent crimes committed against fellow countrymen south of the Limpopo River. […]
Germany rape law: ‘No means No’ law passed
Germany’s parliament has passed a new law defining rape, clarifying that “No means No”, even if a victim did not fight back. Critics believe Germany has long lagged behind other developed nations when it comes to its rape laws. The issue was again brought to the fore after a number of sex attacks on women […]
