Research shows that few people take a stand when they witness sexual harassment. Until that changes, this predatory behavior will haunt American workplaces.
For all offences in the higher courts, the proportion of Victorians sent to prison is actually higher than the national average.
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Men like Harvey Weinstein have been able to abuse with relative impunity, despite many in the entertainment industry appearing to know or have suspicion of their behaviour.
Of the institutional categories employed by the royal commission, educational institutions were the second most represented.
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The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has demonstrated how catastrophically some teachers have failed their duties - a pledge is one way to turn that around.
Congolese women in the eastern town of Bunia. Even in conflict zones women are more likely to face violence in their homes than outside.
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Shocking new findings show that even in conflict-affected countries where soldiers and rebel fighters are a daily danger to women, their husbands and boyfriends are the bigger threat.
Class and race have long played a role in the way victims of abuse are treated.
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The United Nations has had many chances to deal decisively with the endemic sexual and gender based violence against children in its missions. But the problem persists. What will it take to stop it?
Court proceedings are rarely sensitive to the inequalities faced by women and girls in Africa.
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Anthony Foster’s attention to detail and his clarity about the evil perpetrated in the systematic institutional abuse of children was often the object of media analysis.
These South Sudanese soldiers are among those accused of rape, torture, killing and looting during an attack on aid workers.
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Ron Paterson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
It seems likely that the disciplinary findings and criminal convictions that come to media attention are only the tip of the iceberg of doctor-patient sexual contact.