Tag Archives: SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Saudi Cabinet approves measure criminalizing sexual harassment
:: The Saudi government approved a measure on Tuesday criminalizing sexual harassment in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman in Jeddah, backed the legislation, which requires a royal decree to become law. The
Tariq Ramadan denounces ‘slander campaign’ after rape allegations
:: Islamist thinker Tariq Ramadan, targeted by two recent rape accusations, has reacted for the first time on Saturday night by posting a message on his Facebook page denouncing what he called a “campaign of slander clearly orchestrated by my
Another woman accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape
:: Another woman came forward on Wednesday to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape. Natassia Malthe, an actress with dozens of credits, said the disgraced film mogul raped her in her London hotel room late at night in 2008. At
Twitter steps up fight against sexual harassment
:: Twitter has announced tough new rules on tweets containing “non-consensual nudity” and sexual harassment, which could be seen as fallout from the Harvey Weinstein abuse scandal. The rules will come into force in the coming weeks, Twitter said in
Moroccan beauty queen becomes latest victim of sexual assault
:: A Moroccan beauty queen has become that latest sexual harassment victim in the North African kingdom after she revealed that three men molested her in the coastal city of Tanja. Miss Arab beauty 2014, Fathima al-Zahra al-Jamali, known as
Jordan scraps controversial rape law
:: Jordan’s parliament on Tuesday scrapped a controversial article in the penal code that allowed a rapist to escape punishment if he married his victim. “Lawmakers agreed to remove the controversial Article 308, which stops the punishment of a perpetrator
‘Trust us,’ top US Marine tells women in shocking nude photo inquiry
Fewer than 10 women victims have come forward so far in the investigation into nude photos of female service members that were posted online without their permission, the top Marine general said Friday. He pleaded with female Marines to “trust
Uber exec out after hiding sexual harassment allegation
A top engineering executive at Uber, Amit Singhal, is out five weeks after his hire was announced. According to a report in the tech blog Recode, Singhal failed to disclose that he’d left his previous job at Google because of
Saudi Shoura Council to study a system against harassment
The Shoura Council will soon include in its agenda the formulation of a system to combat harassment, the council’s spokesman Mohammed Al-Muhana has said. He revealed that a specialized committee of the council has studied the outlines of the system
‘One in five’ British girls sexually harassed in school
At least one in five British women experienced unwanted sexual contact while they were in school, a children’s charity reported on Monday, and of that number, nearly half said the abuse was frequent. After surveying more than 2,000 women in
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