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Nov 25, 2025, 10:51:41 PM (9 days ago) Nov 25
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I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
IV.   POLICY / LEGISLATION
V.    LAW ENFORCEMENT
VI.   SEX TRAFFICKING
VII.  ARMED CONFLICT
VIII. CLERGY ABUSE
IX.   CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
X.    ONLINE ABUSE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/22/south-africa-g20-protests-gender-based-violence-national-disaster 



Refugee Women in Uganda Lead Quiet Revolution Against Gender-Based Violence

https://allafrica.com/stories/202511250012.html



Colombia raids hotel hosting Lev Tahor sect members and takes 17 children into protective custody

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-lev-tahor-ultra-orthodox-jewish-sect-161c2367da894ef5ca45ccbc618283af



UK: CPS to train staff on ‘spectrum of abuse’ in violence against women and girls

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/cps-to-train-staff-spectrum-of-abuse-violence-against-women-girls



Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/25/partners-family-members-killed-137-women-each-day-in-2024-un



Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison

https://apnews.com/article/italy-femicide-law-crime-gender-violence-women-99e4be4aaba9f6b940d834ed6c7cb4d0 





REGIONAL NEWS


West Manchester police seek man in alleged sexual assault of teen

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2025/11/25/york-county-man-wanted-in-alleged-sexual-assault-of-teen-police-say/87464795007/ 





FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Liberia Moves to Outlaw FGM, but Can Cultural Practitioners Let Go?

(Trigger warning)


Kenya: Laikipia NGOs engaging elders in Anti-FGM teachings





POLICY / LEGISLATION


DOJ drops immigration-related restrictions for states' domestic violence services

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/doj-drops-immigration-related-restrictions-states-domestic-violence-services-2025-11-24/ 





LAW ENFORCEMENT


Hawaii police face unique barriers to solving violent crimes

https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-crime-hawaii-violence-general-news-cacf0af77298f105383a3be0e5d08eb3 





SEX TRAFFICKING


Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials



Epstein’s accusers grapple with complex emotions about promised release of Justice Department files


More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/24/trafficked-children-lone-child-asylum-seekers-missing-councils-care-uk 



Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking
(Audio)






ARMED CONFLICT


Sexual abuse claims emerge from the Israel-Gaza war

(Video)


Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary group RSF of committing war crimes in Darfur city of el-Fasher
(Trigger warning)


Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander
(Trigger warning)





CLERGY ABUSE


Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-spain-clergy-abuse-fbdf2a2299f7fe3d83c0b55f3eab80be 





CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL


South Korean man gets life sentence over blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused hundreds

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-life-sentence-sex-crime-telegram-98dec485202947f4cbfc8e4679414bcc 





ONLINE ABUSE


UK: One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/one-in-four-unconcerned-by-sexual-deepfakes-created-without-consent-survey-finds 



Somalia: New Report Shows Increase of Online and Offline Violence Against Women Journalists

https://allafrica.com/stories/202511250260.html




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