Tag: <span>rape</span>
May 27, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Report of a Gang-Rape in Rio de Janeiro Shocks Brazil
BRASÍLIA — Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 20-year-old Michel Brasil da Silva uploaded a 30-second clip to Twitter, accompanied by the words: “They smashed the chick. Do you get it […] Read More >
February 2, 2016 > Staff
Landmark Sexual Slavery Trial Begins in Guatemala
Top Story — Two former soldiers in Guatemala went on trial Monday for the alleged rape, sexual enslavement, forced disappearance and murder of indigenous men and women in a 10-month […] Read More >
January 18, 2015 > Staff
Great Reads Round-Up: Jan. 12-18
“In Bolivian Prisons, Blood is Thicker Than Bars,” by Sara Shahriari. Al Jazeera America. January 12, 2015. San Pedro men’s prison in Bolivia is home to a number of unofficial […] Read More >
December 17, 2014 > Staff
Charges Filed Against Brazilian Lawmaker After Rape Remarks
Top Story — Brazil’s attorney general filed charges of incitement to rape against Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro after he made violent comments to a fellow lawmaker in Congress last Tuesday, […] Read More >
March 14, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Supreme Court Allows Abortion For Victims of Rape
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentina’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that abortion is legal for victims of rape in the country, clarifying an ambiguous 1922 law. Previously, some […] Read More >