On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, reports surface of increased torture and sexual violence by Iranian authorities against protesters.
The Church had until now refused to compensate victims in cases where the abuser had died, a frequent occurrence.
The deafening silence of global feminist organizations that were expected to spearhead the acknowledgment of gender-based violence in its most severe manifestations was followed by a denial campaign.
The university stated that "the former employee’s personal views and opinions do not in any way represent those of" the university.
Anywhere else, the #MeToo movement would have swung into action, yet women in Israel have not been afforded any support.
The suspect resorted to desperate measures when he attempted to evade arrest and destroy evidence, throwing phones off the building and jumping between balconies to different apartments.
Allegations against Rupnik began surfacing in Italian media late last year, after which the Jesuit headquarters acknowledged that he had been banned in 2019 from hearing confessions.
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