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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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"No Culprit Will Be Spared", Says PM Modi Amid Anger Over Kathua And Unnao Rape Cases
In his first remarks on the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, which have sparked nationwide outrage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said no culprit will be spared. "Incidents being discussed since past two days cannot be part of a civilised society. As a country, as a society we all are ashamed of it," the prime minister said.
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Aamir Khan Speaks About Rape, Masculinity at New York Summit
"Based on all of these definitions of what a real man is, I'm completely not a real man because I hold my wife's hand all the time, hug my children and I cry all the time," Mr Khan said.
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Nigerian Schoolgirls Face Rape Danger: UN Official
The more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who remain captives of Boko Haram militants "definitely" face the danger of being raped, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict has said.
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Barack Obama slams 'offensive' remarks, insists: 'Rape is rape'
Coming out strongly against a Republican lawmaker's definition of a "legitimate rape", US President Barack Obama on Monday termed his remarks as offensive and insisted that a "rape is a rape" and there can be no differentiation in it.
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US expands count of rape victims by including men
The government is expanding its definition of rape, including men for the first time when counting the number of victims, the Obama administration announced on Friday. The expansion, which supporters say is long overdue, is important because policymakers and lawmakers use crime statistics to allocate resources for prevention and victim assistance.
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Definition of rape being widened: Chidambaram
Rejecting suggestions that government was diluting the definition of rape, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that moves were afoot to widen the term.
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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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"No Culprit Will Be Spared", Says PM Modi Amid Anger Over Kathua And Unnao Rape Cases
In his first remarks on the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, which have sparked nationwide outrage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said no culprit will be spared. "Incidents being discussed since past two days cannot be part of a civilised society. As a country, as a society we all are ashamed of it," the prime minister said.
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Aamir Khan Speaks About Rape, Masculinity at New York Summit
"Based on all of these definitions of what a real man is, I'm completely not a real man because I hold my wife's hand all the time, hug my children and I cry all the time," Mr Khan said.
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Nigerian Schoolgirls Face Rape Danger: UN Official
The more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who remain captives of Boko Haram militants "definitely" face the danger of being raped, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict has said.
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Barack Obama slams 'offensive' remarks, insists: 'Rape is rape'
Coming out strongly against a Republican lawmaker's definition of a "legitimate rape", US President Barack Obama on Monday termed his remarks as offensive and insisted that a "rape is a rape" and there can be no differentiation in it.
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US expands count of rape victims by including men
The government is expanding its definition of rape, including men for the first time when counting the number of victims, the Obama administration announced on Friday. The expansion, which supporters say is long overdue, is important because policymakers and lawmakers use crime statistics to allocate resources for prevention and victim assistance.
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Definition of rape being widened: Chidambaram
Rejecting suggestions that government was diluting the definition of rape, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that moves were afoot to widen the term.
