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- November 15, 2025
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France Redefines Rape

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In the wake of the sensational Gisèle Pelicot gang-rape trial, the French Senate unanimously approved a bill, previously approved by the National Assembly, to redefine rape as any sexual act without consent, defined as “freely given, informed, specific, prior, and revocable.” This makes rape easier to prove than the previous standard, which required an expression […]

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- November 1, 2025
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Pray and Prey: Fundamentalist Pastors and Child Abuse

An investigation by NBC news reveals a 50-year pattern of covering up child abuse by pastors, youth leaders, and church volunteers in the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination. Aspects of the church’s theology, which emphasizes both forgiveness and divine “anointment” of pastors gifted with charismatic powers, have created an environment of reluctance […]

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- October 1, 2025
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Violence Against Intersex People

Since 2019, the rates of violence and harassment against intersex people have sharply increased within the European Union as found by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights. The Vienna-based agency linked the rise to a wider climate of “increasing or persisting intolerance and bigotry, as well as intense online hatred campaigns.” Sirpa Rautio, director of […]

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- October 1, 2025
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Atlanta Hotels Sued for Sex Trafficking on Premises

In the wake of a $40 million judgment in July against an Atlanta-area motel for ignoring signs that a minor was being trafficked on its premises, a similar lawsuit has now been filed on behalf of another victim against chains ranging from the Ritz-Carlton to Motel 6. The suit argues that staff ignored obvious signs […]

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