US Catholic leaders’ databases on child sexual abuse have failed survivors

Dioceses employ different criteria to decide which abusers must be named and who must be exempted.

Lexi Churchill, ProPublica

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Ellis Simani, ProPublica

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Topher Sanders, ProPublica

· Jan 29, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Can lynching or castrating rapists reduce rape? No, say lawyers and activists yet again

India got a stricter rape law in 2013, but that has not yet helped improve justice delivery for women and children.

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 06, 2019 · 09:00 am

Hyderabad rape and murder: Despite clear legal prohibitions, victim’s name was used in media, online

The fact that the woman is dead is immaterial

Sambit Pal

· Dec 02, 2019 · 06:27 am

What will happen to Michael Jackson’s legacy? A famed writer’s fall from fame could offer clues

There's a reason many today have never heard of Norman Douglas: After his death, more and more came forward with stories of his sexual relationships with boys.

Rachel Hope Cleves, The Conversation

· Mar 18, 2019 · 05:30 pm

In Tamil Nadu, outrage mounts as Adivasi girl dies – family says police refused to register rape

The police failed to arrest the accused while doctors at two government hospitals were negligent in treating the victim, the parents allege.

S Senthalir

· Nov 11, 2018 · 06:00 am

#MeToo: Woman who accused Vikas Bahl of sexual assault tells Bombay HC she stands by her statement

On Thursday, both the woman and producer Madhu Mantena, who was one of the partners at Phantom Films, filed affidavits in the court.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 26, 2018 · 08:30 am

Jokes about rape are never funny. So why do filmmakers keep making them?

Tamil director Mysskin’s remark that he would have ‘raped’ the actor Mammooty if he were a woman reflects a larger culture of misogyny in the movies.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 18, 2018 · 08:15 am

Writer KR Meera on the Dileep row: ‘By nature, Kerala men do not and cannot approve of survivors’

The debate surrounding Malayalam actor Dileep exposes the ‘patriarchal mindset that Malayalees are proud to possess’, says the renowned author.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Jul 09, 2018 · 08:15 am

Writer Junot Diaz is accused of harassment. It isn’t his art that matters – the women he hurt do

In the wake of allegations of abuse against the author, the point is not his writing or his own experiences.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· May 06, 2018 · 12:30 pm

US Olympic Committee chief Scott Blackmun resigns after gymnastics sex abuse scandal

Scott Blackmun faced stinging criticism for his handling of the sex abuse case involving team doctor Larry Nassar.

AFP

· Mar 01, 2018 · 11:19 am

US education department to investigate Michigan State University’s handling of Nassar case

The 54-year-old has been accused by close to 265 women of sexually abusing them over a more than two-decade career.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 27, 2018 · 10:18 am

A Pakistani mother’s anguish at the rape-murder of 8-year-old Zainab: ‘She isn’t just a statistic’

The horrific crime has broken the taboo around child abuse in conservative Pakistani society, as parents and teachers lead conversations about it.

Mina Malik-Hussain

· Feb 06, 2018 · 11:30 am