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Former SDF sexual assault victim and member of Time's list of rising leaders
Time magazine announced on Wednesday that former Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi, who exposed the culture of sexual abuse within the service, and lawmaker Arfiya Eri, a former United Nations official of Uyghur descent, have been selected as two of this year's 100 emerging global l...
The age of consent goes up from 13 to 16 in Japan.
Japan's age of consent went from 13 (one of the lowest in the world) to 16 on Friday, when important changes to sex crime laws were passed.
The upper house of parliament voted unanimously in favor of the changes, which make it clearer what needs to be done to prosecute rape and make...
Germany will ease restrictions on gay blood donors.
Official criteria will be changed so that potential donors are not judged differently depending on their sexual orientation, according to Karl Lauterbach of the RND broadcaster. "Whether someone can become a blood donor is a question of behavioral risk, not sexual orientation," Lauterba...
Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux believes males must change today
Annie Ernaux, a Nobel laureate, has spoken out against sexism in literature.
The recipient of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature spoke about the need for men to alter their views today, ahead of her acceptance speech on Saturday.
Women, according to the 82-year-old nove...
A member of the Ground SDF has issued an unusual apology for sexual harassment.
Japan's army commander apologized to a former service member for the harm done by a group of service members by admitting sexual harassment for the first time in the country's history on Thursday.
The chief of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, Yoshihide Yoshida, has stated ...
A closed loophole prevents sports coaches and religious figures from dating minors
A ban on having sex with children under the age of 18 will go into effect this week for coaches in sports and religious figures. Following a campaign to close a loophole to ensure that young people who are over the age of consent but under the age of 18 are not preyed upon, action has been taken ...
Will Thailand’s new law be able to stop sexual crimes?
Thailand is about to enact legislation allowing the chemical castration of sex convicts to keep them from reoffending.
It is currently in use in South Korea, Pakistan, Poland, and at least eight states in the United States. Other nations, such as Norway, Denmark, and Germany, have chose...
Australia Investigates Claims of Sexual Assault from the 1980s
A former under-19s cricketer, Jamie Mitchell, from Australia has said that he was sexually assaulted by an official from the team during the 1985 tour of India and Sri Lanka. The player has revealed the distress and trauma that he felt for decades.
Last year, an Australian Federal Polic...
UN demands an investigation in Peng Shuai's case and asks about her well-being
The United Nations said that it wants proof about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. The tennis star is missing after she made sexual assault allegations against a former vice-premier.
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- Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai missing
Afghan women forced to marry Taliban terrorists
As the Taliban acquires over Afghanistan after the retrieval of US forces from the country, it deviates from its promise of magnanimous victory and has started torturing civilians and taking over cities. Taliban is now forcing unmarried girls and women of the age group 12-45 to become wives for t...
Arizona Senate resigns after getting accused of child sex abuse
Tony Navarrete was arrested on Thursday when found having connections with several cases of child sex abuse. The state senate of Arizona was called out to resign by the Democratic and Republic leaders. Following up with the same Tony signed resignation from his Arizona state Senate seat on Tuesda...
FORMER MAYOR OF BUSAN SENTENCED FOR THREE YEARS OVER CHARGES OF SEXUAL ABUSE
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• The ex mayor of Busan was ruled guilty by the Busan’s district court which also ordered him to receive counseling
• Oh had resigned from the post of mayor in April 2020 after he had admitted of having “unnecessary physical contact” with...
HOKKAIDO GOVT. SUED BY A WOMAN OVER DENIAL OF SPOUSAL BENEFITS
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- Hokkaido govt. sued by a woman over denial of spousal benefits.
- The woman in a same-sex relationship had filed the lawsuit with Sapporo District Court.
- Kaoru Sasaki seeks $43,000 for being denied spousal benefits. ...
SEX EDUCATION CAMPAIGN OF AUSTRALIA IS BRANDED CONCERNING BY ACTIVISTS
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- The sex education campaign of Australia has been branded concerning by the activists
- The equality activists have described the videos of the sex education as concerning and bizarre
The government of Australia has been cri...
FORMER LDP LAWMAKER QUESTIONS GOVT. ON USE OF MAIDEN NAME AS ALIAS
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- Former LDP lawmaker questions govt. on use of maiden name as alias.
- Ex policy chief Tomomi Inada have doubts on granting permission for the use of aliases.
- Inada has also raised an issue with Japan's current system fo...
SCOTT MORRISON: POLITICIANS NO LONGER EXEMPT FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT RULES AT WORK
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- The politicians of Australia will no longer exempt from the rules against the sexual harassment at work
- The prime minister of Australia said that, the government is going to overhaul the sexual discrimination laws in the country
ASUTRALIA: ANDREW LAMING TO RESIGN FROM POLITICS AFTER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS
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- The Australian MP ‘Andrew Laming’ is going to resign from the politics
- He is resigning over the growing allegations of sexual misconduct and complaints of the harassment of women online
Josh Frydenberg, who is...
PROPOSAL OF SEX CONSENT APPLICATION SPARKS BACKLASH IN AUSTRALIA
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- NSW police commissioner suggested an application that can be used to register the sexual consent
- He said that, technology can be used for establishing the positive consent
The people of Australia have been angered by a su...
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN PROTESTS AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA
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- Thousands of women in Australia have gathered for protesting against the sexual violence and inequality
- The protests emerged after Scott Morrison had rejected the calls to launch an independent probe into rape allegations
AUSTRALIA: GOVERNMENT TO EQUIP SCHOOLS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON SEXUAL CONSENT
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- The government of Australia is going to be equip the schools with the educational material on sexual consent
- The children in Australia are soon going to be given the fundamental educational lessons on the sexual consent
T...