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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: NATO, Parliament, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Abusive Behavior
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
Reuters* House panel proposes tougher penalties for attackers * Measures also aim to improve victim treatment and support * Proposals follow string of military sexual assault cases By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers frustrated...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Abusive Behavior, Kirsten Gillibrand, Fort Hood (military base)
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EDITORIAL: Bills offer right response to military sex abuse crisis
Portland Press Herald, MaineRape and sexual abuse perpetrated against members of the military by fellow service members have reached epidemic proportions and are a national disgrace. Despite several years of increasing public awareness, these crimes against women and men serving...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Assault, Chellie Pingree, U.S. Congress, The Washington Post
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Civil Rights, Criminals, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Laws
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BRIEF: DNA leads to guilty plea in St. Louis County cold case rape
St. Louis Post-DispatchA St. Louis man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday to 48 years in prison for raping a woman at gunpoint in Castle Point in 2001. Jerrell Scott, 28, was linked to the attack by DNA, according to prosecutors. He would have been age 16 at the time....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Justice System, St. Louis
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EDITORIAL: Military must do more to address sexual-assault crisis
The News TribuneNothing better sums up the military's problem regarding sexual assault than the mug shot of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski. The officer in charge of the Air Force's sexual assault prevention programs had been arrested -- on suspicion of sexual battery in...Tags: Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Assault
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Man accused of having sex with 14-year-old girl
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.A former Maine man is facing a felonious sexual assault charge accusing him of committing statutory rape in Rochester. Justin Sanchez, 22, is an inmate at the Strafford County jail after being indicted by a grand jury in March on the felonious sexual...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Justice System, Sex Crimes
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BRIEF: Live in court: George Thomas retrial day 4
Knoxville News SentinelNews Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield today is live tweeting developments in the George Thomas retrial, you can view her tweets at the bottom of this page. Earlier this week Thomas admitted he was in the Chipman Street house where Channon Christian,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Justice and Rights
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Japan mayor told: Watch your mouth on comfort women
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday reminded Japanese officials to be careful in commenting about "comfort women" as the issue of wartime sexual abuse continues to rankle in the Philippines. DFA...Tags: Armed Forces, Abusive Behavior, Slavery, Japan, Osaka (Japan)
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Latest Missouri news, sports, business and entertainment
PLANT-ELECTROCUTION Man electrocuted at St. Louis Co. plant FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A worker is dead after being electrocuted at a manufacturing plant in St. Louis County. An employee of St. Louis Cold Drawn Incorporated arrived shortly after 4 a....Tags: U.S. Embassy, Government, Political Fundraising, Entertainment, Shootings
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Ex-lifeguard held in alleged rape of 14-year-old guest at resort
Seattle TimesA Thurston County judge found probable cause on Wednesday to hold a 19-year-old lifeguard at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound on investigation of third-degree child rape and second-degree rape for an alleged sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl who was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Justice System, Sex Crimes
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