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Gisele Pelicot speaks to media as she leaves the Avignon court house, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. A woman allegedly drugged by her ex-husband so that she could be raped by other men while she laid unconscious, is expected to testify before a panel of French judges. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

French woman testifies against husband accused of bringing men to rape her

Gisele Pelicot could have chosen to keep the trial behind closed doors, but she decided it was important for all to hear her story and to shame the accused men.

  • Catherine Porter

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Daughter storms out of father’s rape trial after court hears he kept nude pictures of her

A husband is accused of drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape and sexual abuse for a decade by at least 50 other men, in a case which has appalled France.

  • Henry Samuel
The Australian Institute of Criminology research aims to examine links between pornography and sexual vioelnce.

Sexual violence ‘disturbingly common’ as research shows one in five admit to it

From harassing and threatening someone for sex to non-consensual intercourse, a new study finds the perpetration of sexual violence is commonplace in Australia.

  • Wendy Tuohy
An image from the federal government’s consent campaign.

‘What if we’ve been drinking?’: New campaign aims to improve what you know about consent

The success of the federal government’s year-long consent campaign will be a test for Anthony Albanese’s pledge to end gender-based violence in one generation.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
The new consent ads are part of a national campaign launched by the federal government.
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New national consent ads

The new consent ads are part of a national campaign launched by the federal government.

The new consent ads are part of a national campaign launched by the federal government.
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New national consent ads

The new consent ads are part of a national campaign launched by the federal government.

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More than half of offenders charged with sexual assault in the past decade committed crimes serious enough to be heard in higher courts, such as the County and Supreme courts.

‘Seeking justice adds to the trauma’: National review to probe sexual assault laws

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has commissioned a review into how Australia’s justice system can better serve victims and survivors of sexual violence.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
The Senate report said universities could not be trusted to tackle the scourge of sexual assault on campus.

Senate sexual assault inquiry slams university handling of complaints

Senators from all side of politics have united to condemn universities for being untrustworthy, inconsistent and opaque in the handling of sexual assault complaints.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

Chanel Contos: Stop asking women about doubt and imposter syndrome

The consent activist’s refreshing views on doubt, determination and death-threats.

  • Benjamin Law
NSW sexual assault trials are dogged by persistent myths about the way a “genuine victim” acts, stymying attempts to reform the justice system and help survivors get justice, a government-commissioned report has found.

‘Why did you wear that?’: The myths hurting sex abuse survivors in courts

A NSW government report, the first of its kind in decades, found outdated myths and stereotypes of “genuine victims” were rife in sexual assault trials.

  • Perry Duffin

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/consent-crisis-1no9