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Sexual abuse

A parishioner enters into the Catholic church of Cazurra, a village of around 75 inhabitants, in the Zamora province of Spain, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.

‘People want to shed light’: Spain finally investigates sexual abuse within Catholic institutions

Religion

As full inquiries into clerical abuse swept Europe, Spain remained an outlier. Now, two separate investigations are underway.

Eneas Espinoza, who says he was sexually abused multiple times when he was a child, by several catholic priests in Chile

A growing number of clerical sexual abuse survivors are coming forward in Latin America

Sexual violence
A woman sits with her legs folded on the ground in a pose of shame and exhaustion.

For sexual assault victims in Ghana, justice is expensive — and elusive

Sexual violence
The World Health Organization (WHO) sign at its headquarters.

Sexual abuse during humanitarian operations still happens. What must be done to end it?

Human rights
Video still from a Tik Tok video

This teen’s TikTok video takes on Malaysia’s toxic culture of misogyny

Sexual violence
A man rides a bike by a slogan pasted on a wall reading "Avoid a rape trial: Become chief of police," in Paris, Saturday, July 11, 2020.

France’s 2nd #MeToo movement reckons with incest, child rape 

#MeToo

Several high-profile cases of sexual assault and child rape have bubbled to the surface in recent months. Each story has exposed a common denominator: a culture of silence and complicity in France that has let this kind of abuse continue for years — even decades.

Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for The Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who rece

Greece ‘finally’ has its #MeToo moment 

#MeToo

An Olympic medalist’s sexual assault allegations against a former coach have opened up a conversation about gender roles, discrimination, power dynamics and everyday sexism in Greek society.

Two Iranian women take a selfie outside a shopping mall in northern Tehran, Iran, on July 2, 2019.

Iranians share stories of sexual harassment, abuse on social media

#MeToo

A series of recent social media posts by Iranian women sparked public outrage in Iran and abroad. Some women’s rights activists see an opening to normalize public discussion around taboo subjects.

members of the Ethiopian diaspora

Ethiopian women abroad give abuse survivors a new platform — and a new voice

Women & Gender

The documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” brought attention to African American girls who were victims of sexual abuse by an older man. For those in the Ethiopian community, the film opened up the floodgates.

Pope Francis is shown wearing white while sitting behind a microphone.

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising ‘concrete’ remedies

Religion

Pope Francis promised that concrete actions against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened on Thursday.