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May 26, 2019

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Nigeria moves to shield students from sexual harassment July 8, 2020
Nigerian lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at protecting students from sexual harassment in the country's institutes of higher education, local media ...
Decatur schools make deal after feds find sex assault case mishandled July 8, 2020
Oakhurst Elementary School in Decatur was the site of a November 2017 sexual assault allegation involving kindergartners. The U.S. Department of ...
Maine transgender man sues Dunkin' Donuts franchise for wrongful termination and sexual ... July 8, 2020
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Finland to Redefine Sexual Harassment, Introduce Tougher Rape Laws July 8, 2020
The proposal also redefines sexual harassment to include verbal abuse as well as using images or exposing oneself in public. As of today, ...
Emails, open letters, tweets from USF sexual assault survivors portray lack of action from university ... July 8, 2020
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Plaintiff Wins China's First Sexual Harassment Lawsuit July 8, 2020
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Delhi High Court sets aside interim injunction on publishing allegations of Mahesh Murthy sexual ... July 8, 2020
... of certain impugned allegations of sexual harassment made against Mahesh Murthy, a Mumbai-based venture capitalist, by several women.
Vanessa Guillen's death shines light on military's handling of sex assault and harassment July 8, 2020
Her case also raises troubling questions about harassment and sexual assault in the military, and even sparked the social media hashtag ...
Women's rights group urges think tank IRF to investigate sexual harassment claims July 8, 2020
“Sexual harassment robs victims of their dignity, physical and mental health, and socio-economic wellbeing. “No one, regardless of gender and social ...

Latest News on Sexual Violence

Nigeria moves to shield students from sexual harassment July 8, 2020
Nigerian lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at protecting students from sexual harassment in the country's institutes of higher education, local media ...
Powderhorn residents try to keep peace as concerns over violence grow July 8, 2020
Police arrested suspects in the sexual assault of a girl last Sunday and the rape of a woman the previous Sunday. A similar attack June 26 remains ...
Hertfordshire Constabulary issue warning over online dating after surge of sexual assaults July 8, 2020
An inspector from the force says that prior to the UK-wide lockdown Hertfordshire Constabulary experienced a surge in reports of sexual assaults ...
Female protesters urge Indonesian government to pass Bill against Sexual Violence July 8, 2020
... People's Representative Council of Indonesia (DPR) to pass the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (PKS Bill) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ontario school board found 'vicariously liable' in sexual abuse case July 8, 2020
The former teacher, Royce Galon Williamson, was found liable for the torts of assault, battery, sexual assault and sexual battery. Both Williamson and the ...
Seizing the moment: Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics July 8, 2020
Meanwhile, women and girls are too often denied their sexual and reproductive health and rights, while gender-based violence and gender ...
Emails, open letters, tweets from USF sexual assault survivors show lack of action from university ... July 8, 2020
The emails, exchanged between 2016-2017, addressed sexual assault cases while also demanding action from the university after sexual violence ...
A video exposing Pornhub has gone viral with more than 25 million views July 8, 2020
And it's blatantly enabling and profiting from rape, sexual abuse, and child sex trafficking.” The video then goes on to list a series of case examples in ...
The Case of “Lote Ocho”: Indigenous women hold corporations accountable for violence July 8, 2020
In the context of the armed conflict (1960-1996), the military corps used sexual violence against Indigenous women as a weapon of war with the ...
Vanessa Guillen's death shines light on military's handling of sex assault and harassment July 8, 2020
Her case also raises troubling questions about harassment and sexual assault in the military, and even sparked the social media hashtag ...

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Legislation to stop sexual assaults in police custody on its way to becoming law July 8, 2020
Rabb said his measure (H.B. 1807) to close a dangerous loophole that has allowed police who sexually assault a person in custody to use sexual ...
Ontario school board found 'vicariously liable' in sexual abuse case July 8, 2020
The former teacher, Royce Galon Williamson, was found liable for the torts of assault, battery, sexual assault and sexual battery. Both Williamson and the ...
Delhi HC lifts gag order against media and victims in #MeToo sexual harassment cases against ... July 8, 2020
Sexual harassment charges against Mahesh Murthy. In 2017, several media organisation including OpIndia had reported allegations of sexual ...
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Nintendo condense sexual misconduct and issues statements on EVO cancellation July 8, 2020
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Bassnectar “stepping back” from career due to sexual misconduct allegations July 8, 2020
Bassnectar has been accused of sexual misconduct among various women along with being accused as manipulative and abusive. Since the ...
Emails, open letters, tweets from USF sexual assault survivors show lack of action from university ... July 8, 2020
Although university officials launched an inquiry July 1 over the recent sexual misconduct allegations and said they will be surveying campus culture, ...
Vanessa Guillen's death shines light on military's handling of sex assault and harassment July 8, 2020
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Employee at women's jail in Lynwood arrested on suspicion of sexual crimes against detainees July 8, 2020
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UA to quietly reform Title IX procedures in face of new federal regulations July 8, 2020
In addition to these changes, the DeVos regulations narrow the definition of sexual assault under Title IX to exclude off-campus sexual assaults, allow ...

Google Alert – sexual harassment in canada

Federal government releases regulations on harassment and violence training July 7, 2020
“What the government is putting forth [now] is not foreign to Canadian ... The changes to workplace sexual harassment and violence regulations were ...
Excerpt: Eternity Martis's 'They Said It Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up' July 7, 2020
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#ThisIsArtSchool Is Exposing Allegations Of Racism & Sexual Abuse In Montreal Universities July 6, 2020
... ableist, and sexually predatory behaviours, by professors in art schools in some of Canada's most prestigious universities. The allegations date back ...
Canada: Federal Government Publishes Final Work Place Harassment And Violence Prevention ... July 6, 2020
the number of occurrences that were related to sexual harassment and violence, as well as non-sexual harassment and violence;; the number of ...

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In Canada, Whistleblowers Pay a Steep Price

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In Canada, Whistleblowers Pay a Steep Price

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Google Alert – sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment Bill Not Targeted At Educators, Says Senate… July 8, 2020
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Download Campus Violence Prevention And Response July 8, 2020
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#Metoo?: How Japanese Legislation and Society Are Failing Sexual Assault Victims July 7, 2020
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Italian Institute Revokes Appointment of Cancer Researcher July 7, 2020
The sexual harassment allegations that Pandolfi admits to concern a Harvard postdoc, who tells Nature that Pandolfi organized “too many one-to-one ...
Ubisoft to overhaul HR processes after employees fired, resigned and placed on leave following ... July 7, 2020
... have resigned, been fired or placed on leave after allegations of harassment within the company, sexual and otherwise, surfaced on social media.
Ubisoft to overhaul HR processes after employees fired, resigned and placed on leave following ... July 7, 2020
Senior managers at Ubisoft offices around the globe have been accused of acts of sexual harassment that went unpunished by the company, ...
2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirements July 7, 2020
When Thomas, now the court's longest-serving justice, faced sexual harassment allegations by former EEOC employee Anita Hill during his 1991 ...
Recommendations to protect city assistants not enough, councillors say July 7, 2020
Rick Chiarelli and allegations he sexually harassed applicants and ... “Raising awareness towards sexual harassment is the key to what you're ...
Recount called off and Carcross/Tagish chief officially re-elected July 7, 2020
... chief in a byelection last summer after Andy Carvill was ousted in the wake of sexual harassment allegations with under a year left in his term.

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Latest News on Sexual Violence

Nigeria moves to shield students from sexual harassment July 8, 2020
Nigerian lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at protecting students from sexual harassment in the country's institutes of higher education, local media ...
Powderhorn residents try to keep peace as concerns over violence grow July 8, 2020
Police arrested suspects in the sexual assault of a girl last Sunday and the rape of a woman the previous Sunday. A similar attack June 26 remains ...
Hertfordshire Constabulary issue warning over online dating after surge of sexual assaults July 8, 2020
An inspector from the force says that prior to the UK-wide lockdown Hertfordshire Constabulary experienced a surge in reports of sexual assaults ...
Female protesters urge Indonesian government to pass Bill against Sexual Violence July 8, 2020
... People's Representative Council of Indonesia (DPR) to pass the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (PKS Bill) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ontario school board found 'vicariously liable' in sexual abuse case July 8, 2020
The former teacher, Royce Galon Williamson, was found liable for the torts of assault, battery, sexual assault and sexual battery. Both Williamson and the ...
Seizing the moment: Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics July 8, 2020
Meanwhile, women and girls are too often denied their sexual and reproductive health and rights, while gender-based violence and gender ...
Emails, open letters, tweets from USF sexual assault survivors show lack of action from university ... July 8, 2020
The emails, exchanged between 2016-2017, addressed sexual assault cases while also demanding action from the university after sexual violence ...
A video exposing Pornhub has gone viral with more than 25 million views July 8, 2020
And it's blatantly enabling and profiting from rape, sexual abuse, and child sex trafficking.” The video then goes on to list a series of case examples in ...
The Case of “Lote Ocho”: Indigenous women hold corporations accountable for violence July 8, 2020
In the context of the armed conflict (1960-1996), the military corps used sexual violence against Indigenous women as a weapon of war with the ...
Vanessa Guillen's death shines light on military's handling of sex assault and harassment July 8, 2020
Her case also raises troubling questions about harassment and sexual assault in the military, and even sparked the social media hashtag ...

Latest News on Sexual Violence in Canada

Groups 'shocked' by minister's approach to inquiry into Nova Scotia mass murder July 8, 2020
A coalition of groups devoted to reducing or eradicating gender based violence across Canada is urging Ottawa and Nova Scotia to refrain from using ...
Ontario school board found 'vicariously liable' in sexual abuse case July 8, 2020
For years, lawyer Rob Talach has represented the victims of sexual abuse at institutions including churches and schools. "In Ontario and most of Canada ...
The Case of “Lote Ocho”: Indigenous women hold corporations accountable for violence July 8, 2020
In the context of the armed conflict (1960-1996), the military corps used sexual violence against Indigenous women as a ... For these reasons, the Indigenous women of the "Lote Ocho" sought justice in Canadian courts in 2012.
The Case of “Lote Ocho”: Indigenous women hold corporations accountable for violence July 8, 2020
... the armed conflict (1960-1996), the military corps used sexual violence against Indigenous women as a weapon of war with ... For these reasons, the Indigenous women of the "Lote Ocho" sought justice in Canadian courts in 2012.
Federal government releases regulations on harassment and violence training July 7, 2020
“What the government is putting forth [now] is not foreign to Canadian ... The changes to workplace sexual harassment and violence regulations were ...
Lindsay Ell shares her story of sexual assault in powerful song, "make you" July 7, 2020
Lindsay Ell bravely tells her story as a survivor of sexual assault in her new song, ... by a man at her church in her native Calgary, Canada when she was 13. ... at-risk youth who are domestic abuse and sexual violence survivors.
UK's New Human Rights Sanctions Offer Tool to Curb Abuse July 7, 2020
... torture, and forced labor, and in some cases, rape and sexual violence. The United States and Canada already have similar mechanisms and the ...
Britain set to outlaw 'rough sex' defence in murder trials July 7, 2020
Mackenzie said academics in Canada and New Zealand were already looking at pushing for similar reforms. The Domestic Abuse Bill - expected to ...
Britain set to outlaw 'rough sex' defense in murder trials July 7, 2020
Women's rights campaigners say the normalization of violent sex in popular ... Mackenzie said academics in Canada and New Zealand were already ... The Domestic Abuse Bill - expected to pass later this year - applies to ... a man should be able to bat away brutal sexual violence as just an accident .
Hit film '365 Days' sparks calls for rape, trafficking warnings July 7, 2020
In Britain, the film carries an 18 certificate and a warning that it contains sex and sexual violence, a Netflix spokesman told the Thomson Reuters ...

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