Rape

21 Persons Arrested in Police Operations for Robbery, Rape, Kidnapping and other Offences!

The purpose of this operation was to conduct searches at locations within the Northern and Central sector of the island… Read More

4 months ago

Men Can be Raped Too CCJ Finds

The magistrate decided that the crime of rape (s 3(1)) did not extend to anal intercourse between men. Read More

2 years ago

Can Fake News Be Effective Without Public Endorsement?

Several weeks ago sections of the mainstream media over three days or so discussed at length the escalation of local… Read More

4 years ago

Another week, another child raped!

In August this year the STAR reported on the shocking rape and impregnation of 12-year old, allegedly by her… Read More

5 years ago

Thirteen-year-old revisits the night her stepfather impregnated her

On particularly hot afternoon, we are seated in the shadiest area of a sun-drenched Serenity Park in Castries: a… Read More

5 years ago

And The Word Of The Week Is . . . BOMB!

Even millennials (oblivious as are so many of anything that predates their arrival) are likely to have heard about the… Read More

5 years ago

HOW MANY MORE TIMES MUST HELEN BE RAPED?

On Saturday, March 31 UK news platforms featured the following headlines: “British woman dragged into bushes and repeatedly raped while… Read More

5 years ago

UNDP Releases Challenges and Recommendations “From Commitment to Action” Study

A United Nations Development Program report on violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean has surmised it as simply… Read More

6 years ago

The more things change, the worse they become for women and girls!

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ictims of rape and other sexual assault, one way or another, are often further victimized in court. All too frequently… Read More

6 years ago

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in St Lucia

Made fearful by reports of others being abducted and dragged into bushes, walking the streets as woman in Saint… Read More

6 years ago

Youth Should Not Be Scapegoats For Local Crime (Conclusion of 2-part series)

Statistics provided by the Bordelais Correctional Facility as of October 12, 2017 indicate that 25% of inmates are 25 years… Read More

6 years ago

WHY ARE WE SO !$#%ed UP?

To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who… Read More

6 years ago

‘Me Too’ Campaign Sweeps Social Media

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]hocking revelations from celebrities and ordinary women alike took the web by storm this week after tweet by Alyssa… Read More

6 years ago

Saint Lucia: The Land of Missing the Point

Two weeks ago the STAR announced that the Justice for Roger Campaign was about to make one more play for… Read More

6 years ago

Governments Need to Fund Crisis Counselling Centres For Rape and Trauma

The Caribbean Committee Against Sex Crimes, an Initiative of the Zandoli International Foundation, is calling on all Caribbean governments to… Read More

6 years ago

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