India is a growing technology hub. In 2019, it became the second most connected country in the world, with over 560 million internet users. As internet use in urban India increased during the pandemic, so did online violence on digital platforms, which ...
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The United States (US) is a key player in the fight against online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA). The role of the US in this fight is especially important because the US is a global hub of technological innovation. Many digital service providers and ...
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The United Kingdom (UK) is a key player in the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Their Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy 2021 outlines the government’s ambitious objectives to address all forms of child sexual abuse, prevent ...
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As one of Africa’s leaders on internet uptake, recording the highest internet penetration rate in Africa in 2020, Kenya’s laws are particularly important in protecting users against online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA). Among a population of 47.6 ...
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As one of Africa’s leaders on internet uptake with more than half of Nigeria’s population subscribing to the internet, Nigeria’s laws are of particular importance in protecting users against online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA). While Nigeria has ...
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Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in the United States of America, where almost 1 in 5 women have reported being raped at least once in their lifetime. The vast majority (78.7%) of rape survivors reported that their first rape occurred before ...
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Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in Mexico, as 41.3% of women above the age of 15 have reportedfacing at least one incident of sexual violence. Despite this, gaps in the laws themselves deny access to justice for many survivors of sexual ...
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Bolivia has the second highest rate of sexual violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (after Haiti) during a woman’s lifetime, according to data from the PanAmerican Health Organization. However, even these high numbers fail to capture the full extent ...
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A statute of limitations is a law that sets the amount of time (usually specified in years) that a victim has to come forward and report a crime before prosecution is no longer possible. Applied to sexual violence cases, statutes of limitations add an ...
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The crime of estupro usually describes cases in which an adult has sexual relations with a minor above the legal age of consent by means of seduction or deceit. This discriminatory law mislabels rape and contributes to impunity for rapists as it ignores the ...
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Definitions of rape need to be based on voluntary, genuine, and willing consent and recognize a broad range of coercive circumstances where consent cannot be voluntary, genuine, or willing and where the victim is incapable of giving consent. Concerningly, ...
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Protection gaps in rape laws and barriers to accessing justice continue to lead to effective denial of justice for survivors of sexual violence in South Asia, including in the ...
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Protection gaps in rape laws and barriers to accessing justice continue to lead to effective denial of justice for survivors of sexual violence in South Asia, including in ...
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AUSTRALIA Indirect estimates indicate that there are 53,088 survivors of FGM/C living in Australia. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM The Government of Brunei has confirmed that Type I FGM/C is practiced in the country. Though no specific prevalence rates are available, ...
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BAHRAIN – There is anecdotal evidence of FGM/C occurring in Bahrain, but the evidence available is scarce. IRAN – FGM/C in Iran is known to be concentrated among the Kurdish community and the Sunni minority communities in Iran, largely in ...
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AUSTRIA – Indirect estimates indicate 7,036 women and girls who have undergone FGM/C. BELGIUM – Indirect estimates indicate 17,575 women and girls who have undergone FGM/C, with a further 8,342 at risk. BULGARIA – Indirect ...
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