South Africa in the news: Connecticut residents connected to victims of Florida condo collapse devastated: Connecticut is over 1,000 miles away from Florida, but many local residents are still feeling devastated over the building that collapsed near Miami.: “South Africa” – BingNews The best teams across 145 years of Test cricket – part two: A …
We’ve been following victims of the Boxing Day tsunami for 16 years – this is what we’ve learned about recovering from disaster: On December 26 2004, waves triggered by a massive earthquake slammed into the coastlines of countries ringing the Indian Ocean. The death toll was enormous. Worldwide, it is estimated that about 230,000 people died …
Football’s Darkest Secret: why many sexual abuse victims’ complaints were left off charge sheets: Michael Balog It’s now almost five years since ex-professional footballer Andy Woodward first waived his anonymity to speak out about the abuse he suffered as a child. His decision to come forward broke the silence that had long plagued football, resulting …
South Africa in the news: COVID-19 rages in Brazil, with young victims bearing the brunt: As the rest of the world begins to emerge from the pandemic, Brazil is being ravaged by COVID-19 — with a more contagious variant spreading and deaths surging, particularly among younger people.: “South Africa” – BingNews We are capable of …
LGBTQ+ History Month: gay victims and survivors of the Holocaust are often forgotten – we need to tell their stories: Representatives from LGBTQ+ Compass Community Center in Florida pose in front of a 2012 exhibit called Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945 ZUMA Press Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Alongside the murder of six million Jews, …
South Africa in the news: ‘Twitter feels safe’ to abuse victims: Popular DJs Fresh and Euphonik have stepped away from the mic while ‘the law takes its course’. It is not the first time Fresh has been accused of rape, while Euphonik was previously accused of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Arms caches could be …
Why the courts and police should be held responsible for failing victims of crime: In order to honour the rights of victims of crime, chronic under-funding in the criminal justice system needs to be addressed. Andy Rain/EPA Nearly a quarter of a million victims and witnesses of crime in London are waiting to have their …
South Africa in the news: GBV victims remembered during balloon send-off ceremony: Violence who died in the past month in Polokwane in Limpopo and other parts have been remembered during a balloon send-off ceremony.% …: “South Africa” – BingNews Shudufhadzo Musida crowned Miss South Africa 2020: Musida stepped off the stage with the coveted title, …
Domestic abuse workers reveal the trauma of trying to help victims during lockdown: Shutterstock It became clear, very early on in the coronavirus pandemic, that lockdown would put domestic abuse victims and survivors at increased risk. But the pandemic has also taken its toll on the people who help them. I spoke to people on …
Novichok: how are victims surviving poisoning?: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is likely to survive a suspected poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok, according to the hospital treating him. There have now been at least six known cases of serious Novichok poisoning in the past two years. But only one victim tragically died from it. …
South Africa in the news: Lockdown: GBV cases could drop after booze sales ban, but curfew may limit victims’ options – CSVR: The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation believes the ban on alcohol and re-implementation of a curfew will pose a challenge for women in abusive homes.: “South Africa” – BingNews Zimbabwe …
Conflict between herders and farmers: Nigeria needs to accept there are victims on both sides: Civil rights groups protest bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the central region of Nigeria. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Between 2010 and 2015, Nigeria lost 6,500 citizens and 62,000 others were displaced from their homelands in 850 recorded violent …
Victims of Boko Haram feel like strangers when they return home to southern Nigeria: An injured woman and her children arrive at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, after a Boko Haram suicide bomb attack Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images During the past ten years of Boko Haram’s campaign against the Nigerian state, over 27,000 …
Reynhard Sinaga case: why male victims and survivors need their own support system: shutterstock/bluedog studio The crimes of Reynhard Sinaga described by prosecutors as “the most prolific rapist in British history” have shocked and horrified many people. But the case has also highlighted that rape doesn’t just happen to women. Sinaga was jailed for a …
Why the legal definition of consent fails victims: Tanushree Rao/Unsplash, FAL A British man called Jason Lawrance is appealing his conviction for raping a woman. The woman had willingly had unprotected sex with him – he told her he’d had a vasectomy – but pressed charges after he texted her to say he had lied. …
Americans identified as victims in Amsterdam stabbing: Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after stabbing two people in the central railway station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Friday Aug. 31, 2018. Police investigators in Amsterdam included an extremist attack as a possible motive for the stabbings …
Driver in fatal crash accused of stalking victim’s wife: This booking photograph released Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office shows Catrina Costello, arrested on charges of striking Stephen and Erin VanDalinda and their dog with a car Wednesday night in Seabrook, N.H. Stephen VanDalinda, died and his wife was hospitalized …
Colombia’s ‘cash-for-kills’ victims could number 10,000 civilians: Of all the horrors to emerge from Colombia’s five-decades long conflict with the guerilla forces of the FARC-EP, the so-called false positives scandal is one of the most notorious. Between 2002 and 2010, members of the Colombian military used promises of employment to lure, kidnap and murder thousands …