Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda has revealed she is a rape survivor and suffered sexual abuse as a child. In an interview with fellow Oscar winner Brie Larson for The Edit, the 79-year-old also said she had once lost a job because she refused her boss’s sexual advances. The star added she thought being a young … Read more
American actress Jane Fonda revealed she has been raped and was sexually abused as a child, in an interview with British magazine The Edit. “I’ve been raped, I’ve been sexually abused as a child and I’ve been fired because I wouldn’t sleep with my boss, and I always thought it was my fault,” the 79-year-old … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has called on relevant institutions to intensify public sensitization on the risks of trafficking and child labour in the country. Mr. Ampem Nyarko has also charged the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to work with relevant stakeholders to provide … Read more
There is no tale that does not have another side to it. Therefore, since the issue of sexual harassment has become topical and its discussion in some quarters seems to suggest that it is only men who prey on women for sexual favours, there is the need to look at the other side of the … Read more
No one got “Punk’d” Wednesday morning when Ashton Kutcher came to Capitol Hill. The actor testified Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing on progress in combating modern slavery. Kutcher spoke on behalf of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, an organization he co-founded with then-wife Demi Moore in 2009 that builds software … Read more
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ATHU) at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, the Marine Police Unit with support from the Eastern Regional Police Command in collaboration with International Justice Mission (IJM) and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection have rescued 24 male children from the Volta Lake. The Police during the operation arrested … Read more
A provision in the Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Bill which proposes stiff penalties for men who ogle at women saying that the proposition is not fair, local media reports caused an uproar from a section of male MPs in Kenya’s parliament. The MPs said there was no need to properly define the intentional indecent act in … Read more
By: James Kofi Annan I know you just came out of a very turbulent vetting and approval process. It was tough, so you probably would wish that I allowed you to settle first, before I brought my problems to you. Last year, I did an open letter to the then Minister for Gender, Children and … Read more
KUMASI circuit Court 1, presided over by Her Lordship, Mrs. Comfort Taseameh, has remanded a 41-year-old businessman, Owusu Desmond, for raping his twenty-year-old daughter. Presenting the fact of the case, Chief Prosecutor, Inspector Timothy Amoako, stated that the accused person, Desmond Owusu, is a resident of Kromoase new site, a suburb of Kumasi, while the victim is … Read more
A 22-year-old rape victim in Zimbabwe left many in shock when she asked a Magistrates Court to withdraw two counts of rape against a man who raped her, claiming that she has been bedding him on many occasions following the rape. Talent Zvenyika, of Plot 1 Tredidon, Featherstone, stunned the court after she asked for … Read more
A 67 year old old man, John Akanah has been put before Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ for allegedly defiling a thirteen (13) year old Class four pupil of an Islamic Primary School in Koforidua in the Eastern region. The accused person who was allegedly arrested red handed in the act, however pleaded not guilty to … Read more
24-year old man in court for defilement Ephraim Amuzu, a 24-year old man, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year old at Spintex in Accra but he has, however, denied the offence before the Police. He told the Police that he only inserted his left forefinger into the victim’s … Read more
Ephraim Amuzu, a 24-year old man, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year old at Spintex in Accra but he has, however, denied the offence before the Police. He told the Police that he only inserted his left forefinger into the victim’s vagina. Charged with defilement, Amuzu pleaded not … Read more
Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t a news report about a minor being sexually abused by a much older person. And the shocking thing is that for every case reported dozens are not because the young victims are either too scared of their attackers or embarrassed to talk to anyone. And it’s so … Read more
A sentence of life in jail is actually lurking around the corner for a 17-year-old Michigan girl who forced a man, 19 to have sex with her at knife point. As the world grows older, every new day comes with new stories, mostly of very bizarre incidents that hitherto have been unheard of. It happened … Read more
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region recorded 2,668 cases of domestic violence in 2016. The figure was a reduction comparing it to that of 2015 figure of 3,314. Some of the cases included, neglect of parental duties, defilement, child stealing, forced marriage, causing unlawful … Read more
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region recorded 2,668 cases of domestic violence in 2016. The figure was a reduction comparing it to that of 2015 figure of 3,314. Some of the cases included, neglect of parental duties, defilement, child stealing, forced marriage, causing unlawful … Read more
A 26 year-old Okada rider has allegedly raped a 50 year old woman in a bush at Mangoase, a small village near Dadieso in the Western region. Sir Joe our correspondent in a report said, the suspect carried out his act after he was hired by the victim to carry her load of cassava from … Read more
India’s human rights watchdog said more than a dozen tribal women were raped by police in restive Chhattisgarh state with the victims’ lawyer slamming authorities over delays in arresting the accused. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Sunday at least 16 women were “victims of rape, sexual and physical assault” after it concluded … Read more
Child sexual abuse refers to sexual activity with a minor. A child cannot consent to any form of sexual activity, period. When a perpetrator engages with a child this way, they are committing a crime that can have lasting effects on the victim for years. Child sexual abuse does not need to include physical contact … Read more