The rate of sexual violence in South Africa is among the highest recorded in the world. Police statistics of reported rapes as a per capita figure has...

Sexual violence is any harmful or unwanted sexual act—or attempt to obtain a sexual act through violence or coercion—or an act directed against a person's...

Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during an armed conflict, war, or military occupation often...

Sexual violence means that someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. Such violence can take place...

prohibits and punishes sexual violence. Despite the strong legal framework, sexual violence is very common in South Africa; in one study one in four men admitted...

undertaken in many cities and countries, using a common methodology to aid comparability, and have generally included questions on sexual violence. The United...

Sexual violence refers to a range of completed or attempted sexual acts in which the affected party does not or is unable to consent. Theories on the causes...

International: Sexual violence in Finland Sexual violence in South Africa Sexual violence in Papua New Guinea Rape statistics (worldwide) Estimates of sexual violence...

reportedly subject to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault by Hamas or other Gazan militants. The militants involved in the attack are accused...

Domestic violence in South Africa has been viewed as a taboo subject until recently. In 2012, just over one-third of violent crimes committed against women...