All articles tagged with #sexual violence
Britain’s ASA has banned Activision Blizzard UK’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert for trivialising sexual violence, citing a spoof airport security scene in which a male passenger is humiliated. Activision argued the 18-rated ad used a comedic, implausible tone and was restricted in timing, but the ASA upheld the complaints and barred the ad from running in its current form; two drug-use complaints were not upheld.
Britain's Advertising Standards Authority banned Activision Blizzard UK's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert after upholding 11 complaints that it trivialised sexual violence; the regulator said the humour came from humiliation and implied non-consensual penetration, and ordered the ad not to appear in its current form, while complaints about drug use were not upheld.
BBC findings show vulnerable London girls as young as 13–15 being groomed by gangs for forced sex and broader exploitation, including drug dealing; survivors describe coercion and exploitation, with police saying victims are the lowest rung in gangs. The cases involve gangs from diverse backgrounds, not a single ethnicity, and authorities are re-examining thousands of cases and preparing an independent inquiry into grooming gangs; official figures note around 2,000 child exploitation cases a year in the Met area.
Britain’s ASA ruled Activision’s live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ad trivialized sexual violence by showing Replacers humiliating a passenger at airport security and joking about non-consensual acts; it must be edited before it can air again in the UK, while Activision argues the ad targets adults and the clip is still available on YouTube.
Gisèle Pelicot's memoir, released in 22 languages, recounts her survival from years of sexual assault after her husband drugged her and invited other men to assault her, aiming to offer hope to victims; the case helped propel France to enact consent-based rape laws following a landmark 2024 trial and drew praise from international figures like Simone Biles.
Gisèle Pelicot says she was drugged and raped by her husband, who filmed the assaults by dozens of men; after the 2020 discovery and a 2024 trial, she published a memoir and chose to testify publicly, sparking a French feminist push to change consent laws.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition condemns sexual assaults by Israeli forces against flotilla participants and highlights systemic sexual violence and torture against Palestinians, calling for international accountability and an end to impunity for these crimes.
A German man faces trial for allegedly drugging, raping, and filming his wife over 15 years, highlighting issues in German rape laws and online abuse content, with calls for legal reforms and increased accountability.
France's Senate approved a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, aligning with other European countries, following a landmark case that highlighted issues of consent and sexual violence in France.
A suspect was arrested in connection with an attempted rape on a Paris train after a viral video of the incident sparked renewed concern over rising sexual violence on public transport in France, which has increased by 86% since 2016.
A French appeals court is reviewing the case of Gisèle Pelicot, a woman who became a symbol of the fight against sexual violence after her ex-husband and other men were convicted of raping her while she was drugged. The case has sparked national discussions on rape culture and legal reforms, with the appeal focusing on a man challenging his nine-year sentence for his role in the assaults.
Gisèle Pelicot's case, where she was drugged and raped by her husband's accomplices, has sparked a national debate in France about sexual violence and societal attitudes, leading to increased awareness and reporting, but significant legal and cultural changes remain slow and challenging.
Choi Mal-ja, a South Korean woman convicted 61 years ago for biting off her attacker's tongue during a sexual assault, has been acquitted after a retrial, highlighting issues of gender bias and self-defense recognition in South Korea's legal system.
Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese national and prolific sex offender, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 24 years for raping 10 women across the UK and China, with investigations revealing he attacked women within 24 hours of each other, and fears he may have assaulted up to 50 more. The article details the experiences of two victims, Zou's methods, and ongoing police investigations.
Human rights groups report widespread killings and sexual violence by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, with over 140 deaths in July and ongoing abuses despite peace talks, highlighting a worsening humanitarian crisis.