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Friday 23 October 2020
Part two of Noteworthy series on victims of sexual crimes who speak out focuses on the poor mental health supports and outcomes for survivors.
Survivors of sexual crimes tell Noteworthy investigation what needs to change to give victims a chance to find a voice, justice – and peace.
That’s according to a new national survey published by NUI Galway’s Active Consent Programme.
New figures on serious crime published today by the Central Statistics Office.
Lavinia Kerwick, the first rape survivor in Ireland to waive her anonymity, has called for more supports to be made available to fellow survivors.
The vast majority of victims are women and over half are abused in their own home.
The total amount of funding for 2019 has increased to €23.8 million.
Aicha Dounia was abused by her biological father from the age of four but she refuses to live a life ‘consumed by hatred’.
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.
It’s been 16 years since the Savi – Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland – report, was published.
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.
The Congolese doctor and Iraqi human rights activist have been honored with the world-renowned humanitarian prize this morning.
Lily Allen was able to run away to stop her sexual assault becoming rape, but some women can’t.
The Together For Yes campaign launched a position paper on the proposed legislation.
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.
The last SAVI report, which was commissioned 16 years ago, is to be updated.
There have been calls for the SAVI report, commissioned 15 years ago, to be updated.
Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland says the report shows that the women are being forgotten.
Nine in 10 victims that availed of the centre’s services were female.
The man allegedly beat and threatened the mother of his children throughout their five-year relationship.
At the launch of its annual report, the RCNI spoke about consent, abortion and how we judge teenage victims.
A number of MPs were moved to tears when Michelle Thomson recalled the ordeal.
Student Lucia Perez was allegedly raped and impaled on a spike by drug dealers.
The 47-year-old man was on bail for previously kidnapping the daughter.
UCDSU says management have treated the allegations as ‘public relations’ matter.
There’ll be extra training for gardaí and a nationwide awareness campaign.
A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence” during humanitarian crises.
There are calls for victims to be able to meet offenders in the aftermath of sexual crimes.
Yesterday Magnus Meyer Hustveit walked free from court after admitting that he had repeatedly raped his former girlfriend when she was unconscious.
Over 9,000 contacts were received in 2014.
Two out of every three sexual assaults in Ireland last year were never reported to any authority.
“There’s no grey area in the law.”
It says, “The decision is dictated by the need to achieve the best use of limited available resources.”
“Most people who are raped already know the person who raped them,” said Rape Crisis Midwest.
Reports claim children as young as nine were raped in exchange for food.
Language matters – none of us are perfect human beings and we all fall prey to our unconscious prejudices that we absorb from our environment.
Until we accept that we have inaccurate perceptions about what kind of person perpetrates sexual violence, it will continue.
A recent survey in UCC found that many students have worrying gaps in knowledge about sexual violence.
“Sophie was on a bus going to the market in Boguila in northwest Central African Republic when it was stopped by a group of armed men.”
The 26-year-old woman had fallen asleep during the trip home.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
Did you stay up to watch the debate, or catch highlights this morning?
If you did, we want to know: Who won last night’s US election debate?
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