Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala

Rick Kearns
May 13, 2013
On Friday, May 10 th , former Dictator and General Jose Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in the murder, rape and displacement...

Rape, Kidnapping Being Investigated as Hate Crime in Thunder Bay

Valerie Taliman
January 07, 2013
The abduction, brutal rape and strangulation of a First Nations woman by two white men on December 27 in Thunder Bay, Ontario has stirred fear, anger and urgent calls to catch the ...

Pennsylvania Bill Requires Women to Prove Rape to Qualify for Additional Welfare Assistance for Newborns

ICTMN Staff
October 25, 2012
A new bill in the Pennsylvania House proposes limiting the financial assistance provided to low-income women who give birth to children while covered by the Temporary Assistance to...

Indiana Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock Calls Pregnancy From Rape 'Something God Intended to Happen'

ICTMN Staff
October 24, 2012
Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock called pregnancy from rape a "gift from God," during his debate Tuesday night with Democratic opponent Rep. Joe Donnelly...

Restoring the Circle Campaign to End Sexual Assault Against American Indian Women Will Compliment Joe Biden’s 1 is 2 Many Initiative

ICTMN Staff
October 15, 2012
In September 2011, Vice President Joe Biden launched the “ 1 is 2 Many ” initiative to raise awareness of the need to reduce dating violence and sexual assault among women ages 16-...

Law Enforcement Gaps Leave Native Women Vulnerable to Rape and Domestic Violence

Kimberly N. Alleyne, America’s Wire
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON—A gap in law enforcement on Native American lands creates an environment in which Native women suffer a higher rate of violence than any demographic in the United States...

New York Times Covers Spirit Lake Tribe's Alleged Attempts to Conceal Child Sex Abuse

ICTMN Staff
September 20, 2012
A New York Times article published today, " A Tribe's Epidemic of Child Sex Abuse, Minimized for Years ," exposes the devastating prevalence of child sex abuse and rape on the Fort...

Todd Akin the Rape Excuser: Legitimate Rape, People Not Politics, and Virtuous Porn Stars

Gyasi Ross
August 22, 2012
I guess this is Part 1 of a short series on the upcoming elections and politics. These pieces will be kinda short, to-the-point, and not that artsy. The reason why?...

Rep. Todd Akin: Women's Bodies Prevent Pregnancy If It's 'Legitimate Rape'

ICTMN Staff
August 20, 2012
Rep. Todd Akin , the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri, said during an interview broadcast Sunday on St...

Convicted Assailant’s Appeal Denied

Carol Berry
July 16, 2012
Adam Frost, identified by the Department of Justice as a Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Southern Ute) member, unsuccessfully challenged a 2010 rape conviction charging that errors in t...

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