Government policy must do more to reflect the fact that rape isn't just something that happens to women and girls.
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Same old rape myths, same old victim blaming.
A new Canadian law introduced as a nod to #MeToo, meant to protect sexual assault complainants, will have limited impact because it fails to consider how sexist judges and lawyers interpret laws.
A series of brutal rapes in India has led to pressure to stop violence against women.
Rape culture in Kenya means that women are often blamed for being victims of assault. This needs to change.
As long as the media gives disproportionate prominence to powerful voices, they'll be able to shape the way unflattering coverage unfolds.
A debate has erupted over the recent sentencing in the Stanford sexual assault case, with questions being asked over the judge's bias, but could the same be said of jurors in other rape cases?
Hampshire constabulary has paid £20,000 in damages, but the underlying problems will take much more to solve.
Rolf Harris’s conviction on 12 charges of indecent assault came at the end of a long trial. The case put sexual assault victims in the spotlight once again – only the latest high-profile example of a growing…
The recent publication of a serious case review into the suicide of Frances Andrade reveals how difficult it is for a sexual assault victim to stand and testify against an accuser in court. Keir Starmer…
When US Republican Todd Akin declared earlier this week that it is impossible or “really rare” for a woman to become pregnant as a result of a “legitimate rape” because “the female body has ways to try…
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Lecturer, School of Humanities, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Journalism, City, University of London
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Assistant Professor in Political Science, University of Guelph
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Senior lecturer, University of Oslo
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PhD Candidate in Cross-Cultural Psychology, Brunel University London
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Doctoral Student, Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
