Rape

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arrive before US President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, US, April 11, 2026.

Andrew and Tristan Tate to seek release from US jail as they fight UK extradition for sex offenses

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Father sentenced to over 20 years for rape, sexual assault against toddler daughter, then-wife

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.

Tate brothers arrested in Miami, to be extradited to UK, after charges of rape, human trafficking


Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says

HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests.

Illustrative People step on an Iranian flag at a march in support of nationwide protests in Iran, Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 18, 2026.

October 7 survivor testifies she was raped in 2011, says courts 'hand out gag orders like candy'

Michal Gadisman, who said she previously worked as a senior secretary for former minister Silvan Shalom, also testified, alleging he sexually assaulted her years ago. 

 Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.

Haifa man arrested for repeatedly raping underage daughter over several years

The man allegedly began raping the girl when she was 7 years old and continued until she was 15, at which point the police intervened.

Israeli police tape.

Antisemitic ISIS-tied rape, kidnapping plot conspirator on bail as Toronto Jews question safety

Azizov was released on bail under court-imposed conditions after being charged in August with 19 different offenses related to kidnapping, sexual assault, firearms, and conspiracy.

Image of accused, Osman Azizov, 18

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.

From left: Ahlam Daniel, retired judge Dvora Berliner, journalist Vered Pelman, Taisia Zamolowski, Orit Sulitzeanu, 'N', Hila Tzur, and Hanania Rotem.

Supreme Court upholds seven-year prison sentence in rape conviction

In a unanimous ruling, the court dismissed the defendant’s claim that the circumstances of the offense were comparatively minor and did not justify the punishment imposed.

Police station

State indicts Tel Aviv man with rape after alleged drugging at Bat Yam event

Prosecutors allege Zainab raped the complainant by vaginal penetration while exploiting the fact that her senses were “blurred” by substances and she was unable to give free consent. 

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Cyril Laucci, Lead Counsel for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, a Sudanese national, waits to hear the verdict of the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

In denying Hamas's sexual atrocities, UN's Reem Alsalem is complicit with terror - opinion

When a UN mandate-holder denies crimes so thoroughly documented, it is not a failure. It is complicity with terror.

SAYS THE WRITER: ‘From the stage of the Halifax International Security Forum, I issued a simple, painful invitation to the special rapporteur: come see. Bear witness to the evidence and heartbreaking testimonies we have been living with every day.’

Two asylum-seeking Afghan teenagers jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in England

The boys, Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, carried out the attack in a park in Leamington Spa in May after taking the girl away from her friends, prosecutors said.

In this photo illustration, a close up of a police cordon tape is scene across a footpath, on June 28, 2025 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.