The law comes six years after the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman stirred mass protests and a general reckoning over the rights of sexual abuse victims.
Tag: Sexual Harassment
Top Vatican Official Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Quebec
A woman accused Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a member of Pope Francis’ inner circle, of inappropriately touching and kissing her.
Johnson follows a familiar playbook in his response to the latest scandal.
The British prime minister’s blueprint for dealing with a crisis, his critics say, almost never begins, and rarely ends, with simply telling the truth.
Businessman Tied to China Alibaba Rape Case Gets 18 Months
A court found Zhang Guo guilty of “forcible indecency.” The tech giant fired his accuser last year after she claimed that he had molested her and that her boss had raped her.
Paul Haggis Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges in Italy
Haggis, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning crime drama “Crash,” was accused of assaulting a woman in Ostuni over the course of two days.
Kevin Spacey, Accused of Sexual Assault, Appears in British Court
The proceedings are a rare example of a celebrity #MeToo case leading to criminal charges.
Attack on Women in China Stirs Outrage, and Competing Narratives
Graphic footage of an attack in a restaurant fueled online debate that showed both the growing awareness of women’s rights and how divisive feminism still remains.
A Wider Lens on the MeToo Backlash: Who Pays for Societal Change?
The same fundamentals apply to patriarchal systems, whether in Hollywood or India: Threats to men’s status can provoke broader resistance than you might think.
Canada’s Military, Where Sexual Misconduct Went to the Top, Looks for a New Path
A report by a former Supreme Court justice released Monday offers recommendations to turn around pervasive sexual assault and harassment.
The Fall of the ‘Sun King’ of French TV, and the Myth of Seduction
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, known as a great seducer, has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault and harassment in France’s belated #MeToo reckoning.