sexual violence

In the Australian military, it is estimated around 26% of servicewomen and 9% of servicemen have been sexually assaulted.

June 19 was the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The world’s media remained largely silent about the anniversary.

A 110-year-old legal loophole in Queensland that allows accused rapists to argue that they had an honest yet mistaken belief that their rape victim had consented, will come under review.

I woke up this morning to an ABC update. A woman’s body found on the corner of Little Bourke St and Celestial Avenue in Melbourne. I wanted to throw up.

Natalia and Tamara both experienced extreme violence in an abusive relationship and they are both speaking publicly about it to create change.

In an interview Tayla Harris gave on radio with RSN Breakfast on Wednesday morning she said there needs to be consequences for the trolls.

Advocates want students & parents to consider what training prospective university campus residences will provide to prevent sexual violence.

The latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey shows alarming attitudes to violence and gender equality.

NSW Bar Association says ‘mistaken belief’ as to consent should not be a crime. NSW Police Association say it’s often an accused’s lack of care.

A landmark study from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare paints a dire picture of domestic violence in Australia. One woman dies every week and one in six Australian women have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

A Human Rights Watch report by Ske Wheeler outlines the extent to which sexual violence is being used against women in Burma.

Almost one third of the world’s women have experienced domestic violence, and 38% of women who’re murdered are killed by a current or former partner, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).