News of rape

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.

CRIME & SECURITY

Palermo gang rape victim tells court she didn’t consent

04-09-2023 16:04 Six detainees could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for February 2022 gang rape; Trial, which is taking place behind closed doors, lasts into September.

RAPE ALLEGATION

Thelma Fardín vows appeals as Brazil court acquits Darthés of rape

18-05-2023 17:28 Actor Juan Darthés acquitted in first instance for the crime of rape against Thelma Fardin by Brazilian court, which concluded it could not prove penetration had taken place.

CHURCH ABUSES

Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight

14-03-2023 17:21 Pope Francis sends message to special congress in Latin America, calling on religious leaders to "prioritise" the battle against sexual abuses and acknowledging that the "mishandling" of such cases represents a "clear danger" to the Catholic Church.

CRIME & THE COURTS

Boca showing lack of ‘empathy’ over sex abuse claims, says footballer’s accuser

16-06-2022 15:08 Tamara Doldán, the woman who accused Colombia and Boca Juniors star Sebastián Villa of sexual abuse and rape, criticises club’s response to allegations.

COURTS

Ex-Tucumán governor José Alperovich indicted on sex abuse, rape charges

04-05-2022 21:40 Former national senator and governor of Tucumán Province José Alperovich formally indicted by courts for alleged sexual abuse and rape. Complaint made by his niece and ex-personal assistant.

COURTS & JUSTICE

Brazilian court restores trial for rape of Argentine actress Thelma Fardin

30-03-2022 02:19 A federal court in São Paulo federal court has reversed its own ruling that annulled the rape trial involving Thelma Fardin and her ex-co-star Juan Darthés.

justice

Thelma Fardin seeks justice in Brazil after rape trial collapse

16-03-2022 10:35 Thelma Fardin visits São Paulo "seeking justice," following the annulment of the rape trial against Juan Darthés – and the Argentine actress shows no sign of giving up.

CRIME & SECURITY

Six accused in Palermo gang rape case refuse to testify

04-03-2022 23:11 Six men aged between 20 and 24 refuse to give testimony before judge; They stand accused of gang raping 20-year-old victim in popular Palermo area of Buenos Aires City and were caught in the act by police.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Colombian court decriminalises abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy

22-02-2022 10:31 Colombia is now the fifth Latin American country to decriminalise abortion access, along with Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba and Guyana.

COURTS, CRIME & SECURITY

Thelma Fardin decries ‘impunity’ as Juan Darthés rape trial is halted

12-02-2022 09:10 Actress vows to take legal battle to Brazilian Supreme Court after trial into alleged 2009 rape and sexual assualt collapses amid debate over jurisdiction.

Abortion rights

Horror in Tucumán: 10-year-old girl gives birth following rape

14-01-2022 17:24 Young girl had been sexually abused by her foster mother's partner; Accused has been on the run since last October.

PROVOLO CHURCH ABUSE CASE

Catholic Church ordered to pay 14 million pesos to sexual abuse victim

07-01-2022 18:13 Mendoza judge orders multi-million-peso compensation be paid to an ex-pupil of Antonio Próvolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in Mendoza Province who suffered serious sexual abuse.

HUMAN RIGHTS

China's Uyghur population control was 'genocide,' concludes report

10-12-2021 12:49 China committed genocide in the Xinjiang region by preventing births in the Uyghur population, an unofficial tribunal probing alleged human rights abuses has concluded.

CRIME & THE COURTS

Rape trial against actor Juan Darthés begins in Brazil

01-12-2021 16:37 Actress Thelma Fardín gives testimony to courts in Brazil from Buenos Aires, recounting allegations that actor Juan Darthés raped her back in 2009 while in Nicaragua on tour.

News of rape

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

Palermo gang rape victim tells court she didn’t consent

Thelma Fardín vows appeals as Brazil court acquits Darthés of rape

Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight

Boca showing lack of ‘empathy’ over sex abuse claims, says footballer’s accuser

Ex-Tucumán governor José Alperovich indicted on sex abuse, rape charges

Brazilian court restores trial for rape of Argentine actress Thelma Fardin

Thelma Fardin seeks justice in Brazil after rape trial collapse

Six accused in Palermo gang rape case refuse to testify

Colombian court decriminalises abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy

Thelma Fardin decries ‘impunity’ as Juan Darthés rape trial is halted

Horror in Tucumán: 10-year-old girl gives birth following rape

Catholic Church ordered to pay 14 million pesos to sexual abuse victim

China's Uyghur population control was 'genocide,' concludes report

Rape trial against actor Juan Darthés begins in Brazil

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Victoria Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting

Karina Milei: How the most important member of Argentina’s next government thinks

Attack on fans overshadows Argentina historic win over Brazil

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Victoria Villarruel, the first vice-president to play down dictatorship’s crimes

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