# sexual-violence - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
Post-MeToo, more people are disclosing their sexual violence experiences online – but what issues might this bring up for them and society at large?
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
Noeline Blackwell of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says the law around image-based sexual abuse is useless as it pre-dates the internet and new legislation can’t come quickly enough.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 28 October, 2020
# Court
# Court
A review into the legal protections offered to complainants in sexual assault cases was carried out following the high-profile Belfast rape trial in 2018.
# sexual-violence - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Road To Reform
# Road To Reform
Part two of Noteworthy series on victims of sexual crimes who speak out focuses on the poor mental health supports and outcomes for survivors.
# sexual-violence - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Road To Reform
# Road To Reform
Survivors of sexual crimes tell Noteworthy investigation what needs to change to give victims a chance to find a voice, justice – and peace.
# sexual-violence - Monday 22 June, 2020
# Students
# Students
That’s according to a new national survey published by NUI Galway’s Active Consent Programme.
# sexual-violence - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Violent Crime
# Violent Crime
New figures on serious crime published today by the Central Statistics Office.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# Lavinia Kerwick
# Lavinia Kerwick
Lavinia Kerwick, the first rape survivor in Ireland to waive her anonymity, has called for more supports to be made available to fellow survivors.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 26 September, 2019
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
The vast majority of victims are women and over half are abused in their own home.
# sexual-violence - Friday 26 April, 2019
# Funding
# Funding
The total amount of funding for 2019 has increased to €23.8 million.
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Aicha Dounia was abused by her biological father from the age of four but she refuses to live a life ‘consumed by hatred’.
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Of all reported cases of child sexual violence only 2% end in a conviction. Children whose disclosures don’t result in a criminal conviction still need protection, writes Dr Clíona Saidléar.
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
# CSO
# CSO
It’s been 16 years since the Savi – Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland – report, was published.
# sexual-violence - Sunday 7 October, 2018
# New Savi Report
# New Savi Report
It’s been 16 years since the Savi – Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland – report, and it’s high time Ireland has another one, writes Lynn Ruane.
# sexual-violence - Friday 5 October, 2018
# Not Trump
# Not Trump
The Congolese doctor and Iraqi human rights activist have been honored with the world-renowned humanitarian prize this morning.
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
# Me Too
From The Daily Edge
# Me Too
Lily Allen was able to run away to stop her sexual assault becoming rape, but some women can’t.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
The Together For Yes campaign launched a position paper on the proposed legislation.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, while accepting the verdict of the Belfast jury, is concerned about how all parties are treated in such cases and how it can deter reporting sexual violence .
# sexual-violence - Thursday 4 January, 2018
# Savi Report
# Savi Report
The last SAVI report, which was commissioned 16 years ago, is to be updated.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 26 October, 2017
# Savi Report
# Savi Report
There have been calls for the SAVI report, commissioned 15 years ago, to be updated.
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 12 September, 2017
# Bosnian War
# Bosnian War
Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland says the report shows that the women are being forgotten.
# sexual-violence - Monday 26 June, 2017
# Support Service
# Support Service
Nine in 10 victims that availed of the centre’s services were female.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
# Longford
# Longford
The man allegedly beat and threatened the mother of his children throughout their five-year relationship.
# sexual-violence - Monday 19 December, 2016
# Rape Crisis Network
# Rape Crisis Network
At the launch of its annual report, the RCNI spoke about consent, abortion and how we judge teenage victims.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 8 December, 2016
# House Of Commons
# House Of Commons
A number of MPs were moved to tears when Michelle Thomson recalled the ordeal.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 20 October, 2016
# South America
# South America
Student Lucia Perez was allegedly raped and impaled on a spike by drug dealers.
# sexual-violence - Monday 7 March, 2016
# Sexual Assault
# Sexual Assault
The 47-year-old man was on bail for previously kidnapping the daughter.
# sexual-violence - Monday 15 February, 2016
# Revenge Porn
# Revenge Porn
UCDSU says management have treated the allegations as ‘public relations’ matter.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
# Sexual Assault
# Sexual Assault
There’ll be extra training for gardaí and a nationwide awareness campaign.
# sexual-violence - Thursday 3 December, 2015
# Women And War
# Women And War
A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence ” during humanitarian crises.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 16 September, 2015
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
There are calls for victims to be able to meet offenders in the aftermath of sexual crimes.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
# Column
# Column
Yesterday Magnus Meyer Hustveit walked free from court after admitting that he had repeatedly raped his former girlfriend when she was unconscious.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
# Counselling
# Counselling
Over 9,000 contacts were received in 2014.
# sexual-violence - Sunday 14 June, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
Two out of every three sexual assaults in Ireland last year were never reported to any authority.
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
“There’s no grey area in the law.”
# sexual-violence - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
It says, “The decision is dictated by the need to achieve the best use of limited available resources.”
# sexual-violence - Saturday 23 May, 2015
“Most people who are raped already know the person who raped them,” said Rape Crisis Midwest.
# sexual-violence - Wednesday 29 April, 2015
# Central African Republic
# Central African Republic
Reports claim children as young as nine were raped in exchange for food.
# sexual-violence - Saturday 25 April, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Language matters – none of us are perfect human beings and we all fall prey to our unconscious prejudices that we absorb from our environment.
# sexual-violence - Friday 3 April, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Until we accept that we have inaccurate perceptions about what kind of person perpetrates sexual violence , it will continue.
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