Rape
Brazil’s football star Dani Alves found guilty of raping a woman in Spain nightclub
World
25.02.2024
Brazil’s football star Dani Alves found guilty of raping a woman in Spain nightclub
Former Barcelona and Brazil football player Dani Alves was on Thursday found guilty by a Spanish court of raping a…
Displaced Palestinian children in Rafah protest in support of other children suffering from hunger
World
25.02.2024
Displaced Palestinian children in Rafah protest in support of other children suffering from hunger
At least 71 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza have been killed by Israeli airstrikes within just 24 hours, according…
Gender-based violence tops W20 agenda ahead of G20 summit in Brazil
World
21.02.2024
Gender-based violence tops W20 agenda ahead of G20 summit in Brazil
The lack of a standard definition of rape in Europe’s first-ever law on violence against women has taken centre stage…
Brussels, my love? Fossil fuel phase-out absent from EU 2040 climate targets
My Europe
11.02.2024
Brussels, my love? Fossil fuel phase-out absent from EU 2040 climate targets
This week, we are joined by Heather Grabbe from Bruegel, Silvia Pastorelli from Greenpeace and Tomi Huhtanen from the Wilfried…
French actress Judith Godrèche files rape complaint against famed director
Culture
07.02.2024
French actress Judith Godrèche files rape complaint against famed director
French actress Judith Godrèche has lodged a rape complaint against filmmaker Benoît Jacquot, according to French newspaper Le Monde. French…
EU agrees first-ever law on violence against women. But rape is not included
My Europe
07.02.2024
EU agrees first-ever law on violence against women. But rape is not included
The original draft of the bill, tabled by the European Commission in March 2022, defined the crime of rape as…
Why the EU’s plan to criminalise non-consensual sex is falling apart
My Europe
03.02.2024
Why the EU’s plan to criminalise non-consensual sex is falling apart
The first ever EU-wide legislation to protect women against violence, tabled by the Commission in 2022, aims to define the…
Gérard Depardieu sexual assault charge dropped due to statute of limitations
Culture
23.01.2024
Gérard Depardieu sexual assault charge dropped due to statute of limitations
A French court has dismissed a sexual assault claim against embattled actor Gérard Depardieu, stating that the statute of limitations…