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I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    SEXUAL HARASSMENT

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   FORENSIC EVIDENCE
V.    SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.   ARMED CONFLICT

VII.  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

VIII. CHILD MARRIAGE
IX.   CLERGY ABUSE

X.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

XI.   CASE STORIES
XII.  COMMENTARY





GLOBAL NEWS


Landmark Indian court ruling says rape includes marital rape and extends abortion rights to 24 weeks
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/asia/india-supreme-court-marital-rape-abortion-intl



Israel: Rate of sexual abuse of kids is highest among religious Zionist sector
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-718741


Philippines: Anti-sexual abuse group wants Duterte meeting on sexual harassment in schools
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/anti-sexual-abuse-group-wants-duterte-meeting-sexual-harassment-schools-064423792.html


Women walk length of New Zealand to draw attention to sexual abuse
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/475886/women-walk-length-of-nz-to-draw-attention-to-sexual-abuse


Dating apps rife with sexual violence, Australian study reveals, amid calls for better user safeguards
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/04/dating-apps-rife-with-sexual-violence-new-study-reveals-amid-calls-for-better-user-safeguards


Australia: police in Queensland and NSW failed to investigate alleged gang rape of 14-year-old girl, records show
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/04/unspeakable-trauma-police-in-queensland-and-nsw-failed-to-investigate-alleged-gang-of-14-year-old-girl-records-show




Time to ‘turn words into deeds’ in combating sexual exploitation in Central Africa, Says Saunders
(Audio)
https://news.un.org/en/audio/2022/09/1129072


Canada: Former senator Don Meredith charged with 3 counts of sexual assault
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/don-meredith-sexual-assault-charge-1.6602938


Canada: Some RCMP officers still aren't taking sexual assault claims seriously enough, watchdog says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-sexual-assault-1.6597502


Canada: Hockey culture suffers from a 'systemic problem' of sexual violence, minister says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hockey-culture-systemic-problem-minister-of-sport-says-1.6601431






SEXUAL HARASSMENT


California: Jury Awards LAPD Captain $4 Million Over Internal Nude Photo Distribution
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/jury-awards-lapd-captain-4-million-over-internal-nude-photo-distribution/2997274/





POLICY / LEGISLATION




Advocates push to make a Texas law related to child sexual abuse a federal law
https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/advocates-push-to-make-a-texas-law-related-to-child-sexual-abuse-a-federal-law/


California: Gov. Newsom signs bill to protect sexual assault victims’ DNA
https://www.kron4.com/news/gov-newsom-signs-bill-to-protect-sexual-assault-victims-dna/






FORENSIC EVIDENCE


Tennessee: Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-kidnapping-memphis-sexual-assault-3a87f9380f8732ae8682a6b0756dc1e8





SEX TRAFFICKING


Venezuela’s mining region a hotbed of sex trafficking and violence, UN says
(Trigger warning)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/sep/30/venezuela-mining-region-sex-trafficking-violence-un


Canada: Alberta announces $20.8M to fight human trafficking
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-announces-20-8m-to-fight-human-trafficking-1.6092847





ARMED CONFLICT







FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Experts criticize Netherlands' approach to female genital mutilation care, prevention
https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/02/experts-criticize-netherlands-approach-female-genital-mutilation-care-prevention





CHILD MARRIAGE


Delivering justice for abused child brides in the Comoros
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129032





CLERGY ABUSE













SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS


Maryland state park manager charged with string of rapes, sex assaults
https://wtop.com/maryland/2022/09/maryland-state-park-manager-charged-with-string-of-rapes-sex-assaults/


Washington: Woman seeks $1M from Spokane over sexual assault by cop
https://apnews.com/article/crime-sexual-assault-spokane-8e819d2c360811566abf9dc4d0bb3b67






CASE STORIES


Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mormons-meet-salt-lake-city-biannual-conference-90816632




NYC human rights officials are 'closely monitoring' allegations against the owner of a gay bar
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/michael-cohen-motel-23-human-rights-commission-rcna49781


Jehovah’s Witnesses covered up child sexual abuse in Washington state for decades, lawsuit alleges
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/02/the-silent-witnesses-jehovahs-witnesses-covered-up/





COMMENTARY




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