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Sexual violence


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Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2023

More than a dozen lawsuits target Sean 'Diddy' Combs as he sits in jail

Criminal charges against the 54-year-old could land him in prison - and the list of accusers is growing.

8 hrs ago
US & Canada
8 hrs ago
Diddy photographed in 2021.

When is Diddy's trial starting? What to know about his legal troubles

The rap mogul faces criminal charges and lawsuits from a number of alleged victims. He has denied wrongdoing

8 hrs ago
US & Canada
5 days ago
Gisèle Pelicot arrives at the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on October 10, 2024

Accused men confronted with abuse videos in French mass rape trial

Fifty men are accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot after her husband drugged her and left her unconscious.

5 days ago
Europe
6 days ago
Alexandra Burke and Mandip Gill are stood in the background in front of the Women's Safety Centre, Sarah Parish is stood in the front.

Curfew - is there a radical fix for violence against women?

Set in a dystopian future, the show imagines a society where men are subjected to a curfew.

6 days ago
4 Oct 2024
Gisèle Pelicot arrives during the trial of her husband in Avignon, France, 30 September

Judge rules public can view video evidence in French mass rape trial

A previous ruling is reversed in the trial of a man accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.

4 Oct 2024
Europe
30 Sep 2024
A group of women are sitting and standing on a bench holding placards which read 'My little black dress doesn't mean yes' and 'Women have the right to feel safe.'

‘Surreal’ award for group tackling male violence

The director of This Ends Now wins award for her work combating violence against women and girls.

30 Sep 2024
Gloucestershire
29 Sep 2024
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File photo dated 09/03/15 of a shadow of a man with a clenched fist as a woman covers in the corner

Justice system 'broken' says rape crisis charity

Domestic violence increased by more than 100% over the past seven years, Home Office figures show.

29 Sep 2024
Beds, Herts & Bucks
29 Sep 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed staring straight at the camera, wearing grey suit jacket and black and white patterned shirt

The red flags that were missed or dismissed when Harrods was bought

Experts say Qatar either missed or dismissed much of what was already known about Mohamed Al Fayed at the time of the purchase.

29 Sep 2024
Business
27 Sep 2024
Close up of a woman's hands, with chipped blue nail polish.

'Rape me, not my daughter' - women tell BBC of sexual violence in Sudan's civil war

The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF.

27 Sep 2024

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