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# sexual crimes

Last year
2022
# award winning
Investigative platform Noteworthy wins prestigious Mary Raftery Prize
Reporter Peter McGuire won for his investigation that found sexual violence victims were fighting roadblocks to justice.
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Mar 28th 2022, 6:55 PM
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# road to reform
Speak or Survive: Does Ireland write off survivors of sexual violence?
Part two of Noteworthy series on victims of sexual crimes who speak out focuses on the poor mental health supports and outcomes for survivors.
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Sep 13th 2020, 9:30 AM
# road to reform
Speak or Survive: Sexual violence victims still fighting roadblocks to justice
Survivors of sexual crimes tell Noteworthy investigation what needs to change to give victims a chance to find a voice, justice – and peace.
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Sep 12th 2020, 9:30 AM
# sexual crimes
Law to make penalty for incest equal for men and women approved by Cabinet
Currently there is life imprisonment for a male who is convicted of incest, but the sentence is three to seven years for a woman.
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Jul 24th 2018, 8:13 PM
# Abducted
Brutal gang rape and murder of eight-year-old girl in India triggers nationwide outrage
She was abducted and forced to take sedatives while held captive in a shed and Hindu temple.
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Apr 13th 2018, 10:19 AM
# Child Abuse
Four new HSE coordinators to deal with potential abuse cases
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced the appointment of the new HSE staff members following the publication of a major report on abuse by the RCNI.
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Oct 9th 2013, 11:12 AM
Voices
Column: 'It is a crime to be born a woman in India'
Shame is a powerful concept, used to control and modify behaviour the world over – and it has been used to perpetuate gender imbalances in countries like India, writes Christie Louise Tucker.
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Sep 16th 2013, 7:30 PM
# India
Second suspect arrested over Indian girl's rape
Police in New Dehli have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in the city last week.
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Apr 22nd 2013, 9:05 AM
# Legal process
Victims of sexual crimes wait average of three years for attacker's sentencing
A Rape Crisis Network Ireland guide for survivors of sexual violence says it takes an average of 33 months to reach sentencing stage.
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Dec 20th 2012, 2:30 PM