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- Man, 21, remanded on rape charge
BBC World | 13th August 2010
- A 21-year-old man is remanded in custody after being charged with raping a woman in west Belfast in June.
- UN 'ignored Congo rape warnings'
Guardian | 2nd September 2010
- Assistant secretary general to investigate after community leaders say they begged for help before villagers were rapedCommunity leaders begged UN officials for protection days before rebels raped more than 240 villagers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they claimed yesterday.The attacks took place over several days, with victims ranging from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old great-great-grandmother.The number of reported rapes between 30 July and 4 August has grown from initial figures of 179 and now stands at 242. Survivors have blamed the FDLR rebel group ? led by perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide who fled to Congo in 1994 ? along with Congolese Mai-Mai militia.The world's biggest UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, said it was not informed of the incidents until more than a week after they began, despite having a base just 20 miles from the affected village of Luvungi.UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has sent his assistant secretary general for peacekeeping, Atul Khare, to investigate the alleged lack of action from the UN mission in Congo.Charles Masudi Kisa said his Walikale Civil Association first sounded the alarm on 25 July, telling Congolese army and local authorities that the withdrawal of soldiers from several outposts was putting people in danger of attacks from rebels. The military had abandoned every post from Luvungi to just outside Walikale for unclear reasons, he said.Masudi said that on 29 July, acting on information from motorcycle taxis, he warned the UN civil affairs bureau in Walikale, the army and the local administration that rebels were moving in on Luvungi.Again we begged them to secure the population of Luvungi and told them that these people were in danger, he said.When Luvungi was occupied on 30 July, Masudi heard from truck drivers forced to turn back. He passed on information to officials in the same offices. That same day, the UN sent text and email messages to aid workers warning them to be aware that armed rebels were in the area, much of it dense forest that provides convenient cover for fighters.On 1 August, Masudi said, his group heard from some raped women who had escaped and reported that scores of rebels had overrun the area.Roger Meece, the UN mission chief in Congo, said a Congolese army patrol moved through the area on 2 August, apparently removed a rebel roadblock, exchanged fire with some fighters, and got information suggesting a dramatic decrease in rebel and militia activity.In fact, 200 to 400 rebels were occupying villages alongside the road and into the interior, according to reports from survivors. The UN says there are 80 peacekeepers at its Kibua camp near Luvungi.Also on 2 August, Indian peacekeepers accompanied some commercial vehicles to protect them from the rebel roadblock and stopped in Luvungi. How could they protect commercial goods but they could not protect the people? Masudi asked.The peacekeepers stayed long enough to arrest a Mai-Mai militiaman accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. But the villagers did not make any reports of what had happened in the preceding days, Meece said.The patrol also stopped in another village, Bunya Mumpire, where many rapes were reported by aid workers. Meece said people there wanted to fight the arrested militiaman but again did not report that they were under attack. It's unclear what means of communication were available to the peacekeepers, who often travel without interpreters and generally do not speak the Kiswahili, French or Kinyarwanda spoken in the region.On 4 August, the local chief came to Walikale and reported that the rebels had left and that large numbers of people had been raped. He spoke to Masudi's organisation, the International Medical Corps (IMC), the UN office in Walikale and to civilian authorities, Masudi said.On 5 August, a convoy including medical corps workers and Masudi's organisation drove to Luvungi and the extent of the horrors began to unfold, as raped women began coming out of the forest.Miel Hendrickson, regional director of the IMC, said her group briefed officials at the Walikale office of the UN Organisation for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs when they returned from their first trip to Luvungi on the night of 6 August. We told them the area had been attacked, that there had been no fighting and no deaths, but raping and looting, she said.Meece said UN peacekeepers in the area did not learn about the rape and looting spree until 12 August from the IMC. Two UN officials in Kinshasa told the Associated Press they got first word from media reports, even though the UN's small civil affairs office in Walikale is charged with protecting civilians.UN officials say soldiers are hampered by mountainous and rugged terrain and are sparsely deployed across a country the size of western Europe. But aid workers say there is a well-graded dirt road from the UN camp at Kibua to Luvungi, and from Walikale to Luvungi.Major Sylvain Ikenge, a spokesman for army operations in eastern Congo, would not say why soldiers had withdrawn from the area, allowing rebels to move in, only that they are now concentrated around Walikale to concentrate our efforts to track down the rebels.The FARDC [Congolese armed forces] cannot occupy each and every area to secure everyone and also track the rebels, he said, adding that Walikale territory is greater than the combined size of neighbouring Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.One senior western diplomat said there was a robust discussion under way at the UN about why it took Monusco so long to learn about the rapes, and for the security council to be informed.Congo's army and Monusco have been unable to defeat the few thousand rebels responsible for the long conflict in eastern Congo, which is fuelled by the area's massive mineral reserves.Monusco has been heavily criticised for failing to protect local populations and accused by aid agencies of supporting Congolese army units responsible for grave atrocities. The Congolese government has called for Monusco to withdraw.Democratic Republic of the CongoUnited NationsRapeDavid Smithguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
- DR Congo rape numbers rise to 240
BBC World | 2nd September 2010
- Some 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels seized a town in DR Congo, the UN says.
- 'We must do better' in combating mass rape in Congo
Yahoo - Most Recommended | 9th September 2010
- The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, the practice of mass rape by militias in eastern Congo made headlines in the United States as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the region to speak out against rape as a weapon of war.
- Assange rape probe reopens
The Hindu | 1st September 2010
- Wikileaks founder accused of rape
BBC World | 21st August 2010
- Swedish officials say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation.
- Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled
BBC World | 21st August 2010
- An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities.
- Police officer charged with rape
BBC World | 27th August 2010
- A police officer is charged with raping a woman while he was on duty in Devon.
- DR Congo 'mass rape' investigated
BBC World | 25th August 2010
- Claims that rebel fighters raped more that 150 women and baby boys in DR Congo are to be investigated, the UN says.
- Man jailed for 1989 rape attack
BBC World | 25th August 2010
- A man who raped a woman in Burnley 21 years ago is jailed for six-and-a-half-years.
- Australia: Indian man jailed for van rape
NDTV | 25th August 2010
- A court in Australia on Wednesday jailed an Indian national for 13 years, for allegedly raping a young university student in Melbourne last year. 27-year-old Harjot Hundal Singh dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her, according to AAP report.
- Prosecutors DefendWikiLeaks Rape Probe
FOX News | 22nd August 2010
- Swedish prosecutors defend their handling of rape accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying that they had made no mistakes in issuing an arrest warrant and withdrawing it less than a day laterTwist in WikiLeaks Rape Allegation
- Australia: Indian man jailed for rape in van
NDTV | 25th August 2010
- A court in Australia on Wednesday jailed an Indian national for 13 years, for allegedly raping a young university student in Melbourne last year. 27-year-old Harjot Hundal Singh dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her, according to AAP report.
- Wikileaks man says Pentagon may be behind rape claims
Yahoo - Most Viewed | 22nd August 2010
- AFP - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Sunday that he believes the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation against him that was later dropped by Swedish prosecutors.
- German priest charged with rape
BBC World | 25th August 2010
- A Roman Catholic priest has been charged in Germany with raping a 14-year-old girl two decades ago.
- More rape victims coming forward
BBC World | 9th September 2010
- More rape victims in Wales are now coming forward to seek help for their trauma thanks to new specialist units.
- Rape convictions reach new high
BBC World | 8th September 2010
- The number of rape convictions in Wales has risen to a four-year high, according to figures revealed to BBC Wales.
- UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
BBC World | 8th September 2010
- A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, and says the numbers affected are double the previous estimate.
- Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened
BBC World | 1st September 2010
- Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
- Boys sentenced for rape attempt
BBC World | 18th August 2010
- Two 11-year-old boys are given a three year supervision order for the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a west London park.
- Man who claims TV credentials is NY rape suspect
Yahoo - Most Viewed | 14th August 2010
- AP - He has been accused of raping a Russian tourist in a New York City park, lurking on another woman's fire escape and harassing a third woman when she turned down a date.
- Sweden to reopen WikiLeaks rape case
CNN | 1st September 2010
- Swedish prosecutors will reopen the rape case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. There is reason to believe that a crime has been committed, said a statement from Sweden's director of public prosecutions.
- German weatherman faces rape trial
Guardian | 5th September 2010
- Colourful self-taught forecaster Jörg Kachelmann accused of raping long-term girlfriendHe is a household name in Germany, affectionately known for his five-o'clock shadow, kipper ties and colourful weather forecasts.But tomorrow Jörg Kachelmann, Germany's top weatherman, is to go on trial charged with raping his girlfriend.Kachelmann, 52, had been in a relationship with the journalist, identified only as Simone W, for 10 years. She accused him of holding a knife to her throat and raping her at her home near Frankfurt last February after she confronted him with her suspicions that she was not his only girlfriend.Kachelmann has denied the charges.Germany's media have raked over every aspect of the case. It has been a cover story on best-selling news magazines Spiegel and Stern.The tabloids have been fighting to buy up the stories of Kachelmann's ex- and current girlfriends, as well as the alleged victim, and have uncovered the weatherman's complicated love life, including a penchant for S&M.Kachelmann has not denied this, or that he had several girlfriends simultaneously, but has said no one was interested in his love life until now as long as he more-or-less correctly predicted the weather.When I was a mere fourth-class television celebrity, no one was much interested in my private life, he said in a recent interview.The self-taught meteorologist owns a multi-million-euro weather service called Meteomania and is best known for his descriptions of slurping winds and cauliflower clouds. In one of his more famous broadcasts, he scooped up a cat which wandered on set and held it while reading the weather map.Kachelmann, who set up his company after becoming frustrated about inaccurate weather reports when he went sailing, beat the state-funded German Weather Service for the contract to provide forecasts for state television and hundreds of local radio and TV stations in 2002.His company, which has hundreds of weather stations around the country, was credited with considerably increasing the accuracy of weather bulletins. It relies heavily on the British Met Office's fine-mesh system, which produces 24-hour weather patterns. Meteomania's future has been in doubt since his arrest.During the four months he spent in prison awaiting news of his trial, Kachelmann said he missed the weather. In order to see the sky I had to stand on the bed because the window was so high up, he told Spiegel magazine.The court in Mannheim, where the case will open tomorrow amid high security, is due to hear evidence from 26 witnesses, including several of Kachelmann's former and current girlfriends. Kachelmann was arrested at Frankfurt airport on his return from the Vancouver Olympics in March. He was held in investigative custody until his release from prison in a surprise move at the end of July after the court ruled there was insufficient evidence to continue holding him. The judge said the case would probably come down to Kachelmann's word against his girlfriend.If convicted, he faces a year in prison.GermanyMeteorologyRapeKate Connollyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
- Indian national jailed for rape in Australia
DNA | 25th August 2010
- Harjot Hundal Singh, 27, dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her.
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- Man, 21, remanded on rape charge
- A 21-year-old man is remanded in custody after being charged with raping a woman in west Belfast in June.
- UN 'ignored Congo rape warnings'
- Assistant secretary general to investigate after community leaders say they begged for help before villagers were rapedCommunity leaders begged UN officials for protection days before rebels raped more than 240 villagers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they claimed yesterday.The attacks took place over several days, with victims ranging from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old great-great-grandmother.The number of reported rapes between 30 July and 4 August has grown from initial figures of 179 and now stands at 242. Survivors have blamed the FDLR rebel group ? led by perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide who fled to Congo in 1994 ? along with Congolese Mai-Mai militia.The world's biggest UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, said it was not informed of the incidents until more than a week after they began, despite having a base just 20 miles from the affected village of Luvungi.UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has sent his assistant secretary general for peacekeeping, Atul Khare, to investigate the alleged lack of action from the UN mission in Congo.Charles Masudi Kisa said his Walikale Civil Association first sounded the alarm on 25 July, telling Congolese army and local authorities that the withdrawal of soldiers from several outposts was putting people in danger of attacks from rebels. The military had abandoned every post from Luvungi to just outside Walikale for unclear reasons, he said.Masudi said that on 29 July, acting on information from motorcycle taxis, he warned the UN civil affairs bureau in Walikale, the army and the local administration that rebels were moving in on Luvungi.Again we begged them to secure the population of Luvungi and told them that these people were in danger, he said.When Luvungi was occupied on 30 July, Masudi heard from truck drivers forced to turn back. He passed on information to officials in the same offices. That same day, the UN sent text and email messages to aid workers warning them to be aware that armed rebels were in the area, much of it dense forest that provides convenient cover for fighters.On 1 August, Masudi said, his group heard from some raped women who had escaped and reported that scores of rebels had overrun the area.Roger Meece, the UN mission chief in Congo, said a Congolese army patrol moved through the area on 2 August, apparently removed a rebel roadblock, exchanged fire with some fighters, and got information suggesting a dramatic decrease in rebel and militia activity.In fact, 200 to 400 rebels were occupying villages alongside the road and into the interior, according to reports from survivors. The UN says there are 80 peacekeepers at its Kibua camp near Luvungi.Also on 2 August, Indian peacekeepers accompanied some commercial vehicles to protect them from the rebel roadblock and stopped in Luvungi. How could they protect commercial goods but they could not protect the people? Masudi asked.The peacekeepers stayed long enough to arrest a Mai-Mai militiaman accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. But the villagers did not make any reports of what had happened in the preceding days, Meece said.The patrol also stopped in another village, Bunya Mumpire, where many rapes were reported by aid workers. Meece said people there wanted to fight the arrested militiaman but again did not report that they were under attack. It's unclear what means of communication were available to the peacekeepers, who often travel without interpreters and generally do not speak the Kiswahili, French or Kinyarwanda spoken in the region.On 4 August, the local chief came to Walikale and reported that the rebels had left and that large numbers of people had been raped. He spoke to Masudi's organisation, the International Medical Corps (IMC), the UN office in Walikale and to civilian authorities, Masudi said.On 5 August, a convoy including medical corps workers and Masudi's organisation drove to Luvungi and the extent of the horrors began to unfold, as raped women began coming out of the forest.Miel Hendrickson, regional director of the IMC, said her group briefed officials at the Walikale office of the UN Organisation for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs when they returned from their first trip to Luvungi on the night of 6 August. We told them the area had been attacked, that there had been no fighting and no deaths, but raping and looting, she said.Meece said UN peacekeepers in the area did not learn about the rape and looting spree until 12 August from the IMC. Two UN officials in Kinshasa told the Associated Press they got first word from media reports, even though the UN's small civil affairs office in Walikale is charged with protecting civilians.UN officials say soldiers are hampered by mountainous and rugged terrain and are sparsely deployed across a country the size of western Europe. But aid workers say there is a well-graded dirt road from the UN camp at Kibua to Luvungi, and from Walikale to Luvungi.Major Sylvain Ikenge, a spokesman for army operations in eastern Congo, would not say why soldiers had withdrawn from the area, allowing rebels to move in, only that they are now concentrated around Walikale to concentrate our efforts to track down the rebels.The FARDC [Congolese armed forces] cannot occupy each and every area to secure everyone and also track the rebels, he said, adding that Walikale territory is greater than the combined size of neighbouring Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.One senior western diplomat said there was a robust discussion under way at the UN about why it took Monusco so long to learn about the rapes, and for the security council to be informed.Congo's army and Monusco have been unable to defeat the few thousand rebels responsible for the long conflict in eastern Congo, which is fuelled by the area's massive mineral reserves.Monusco has been heavily criticised for failing to protect local populations and accused by aid agencies of supporting Congolese army units responsible for grave atrocities. The Congolese government has called for Monusco to withdraw.Democratic Republic of the CongoUnited NationsRapeDavid Smithguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
- DR Congo rape numbers rise to 240
- Some 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels seized a town in DR Congo, the UN says.
- 'We must do better' in combating mass rape in Congo
- The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, the practice of mass rape by militias in eastern Congo made headlines in the United States as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the region to speak out against rape as a weapon of war.
- Assange rape probe reopens
The Hindu | 1st September 2010
- Wikileaks founder accused of rape
- Swedish officials say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation.
- Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled
- An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities.
- Police officer charged with rape
- A police officer is charged with raping a woman while he was on duty in Devon.
- DR Congo 'mass rape' investigated
- Claims that rebel fighters raped more that 150 women and baby boys in DR Congo are to be investigated, the UN says.
- Man jailed for 1989 rape attack
- A man who raped a woman in Burnley 21 years ago is jailed for six-and-a-half-years.
- Australia: Indian man jailed for van rape
NDTV | 25th August 2010 - A court in Australia on Wednesday jailed an Indian national for 13 years, for allegedly raping a young university student in Melbourne last year. 27-year-old Harjot Hundal Singh dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her, according to AAP report.
- Prosecutors DefendWikiLeaks Rape Probe
- Swedish prosecutors defend their handling of rape accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying that they had made no mistakes in issuing an arrest warrant and withdrawing it less than a day laterTwist in WikiLeaks Rape Allegation
- Australia: Indian man jailed for rape in van
NDTV | 25th August 2010 - A court in Australia on Wednesday jailed an Indian national for 13 years, for allegedly raping a young university student in Melbourne last year. 27-year-old Harjot Hundal Singh dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her, according to AAP report.
- Wikileaks man says Pentagon may be behind rape claims
- AFP - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Sunday that he believes the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation against him that was later dropped by Swedish prosecutors.
- German priest charged with rape
- A Roman Catholic priest has been charged in Germany with raping a 14-year-old girl two decades ago.
- More rape victims coming forward
- More rape victims in Wales are now coming forward to seek help for their trauma thanks to new specialist units.
- Rape convictions reach new high
- The number of rape convictions in Wales has risen to a four-year high, according to figures revealed to BBC Wales.
- UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
- A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, and says the numbers affected are double the previous estimate.
- Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened
- Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
- Boys sentenced for rape attempt
- Two 11-year-old boys are given a three year supervision order for the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a west London park.
- Man who claims TV credentials is NY rape suspect
- AP - He has been accused of raping a Russian tourist in a New York City park, lurking on another woman's fire escape and harassing a third woman when she turned down a date.
- Sweden to reopen WikiLeaks rape case
- Swedish prosecutors will reopen the rape case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. There is reason to believe that a crime has been committed, said a statement from Sweden's director of public prosecutions.
- German weatherman faces rape trial
- Colourful self-taught forecaster Jörg Kachelmann accused of raping long-term girlfriendHe is a household name in Germany, affectionately known for his five-o'clock shadow, kipper ties and colourful weather forecasts.But tomorrow Jörg Kachelmann, Germany's top weatherman, is to go on trial charged with raping his girlfriend.Kachelmann, 52, had been in a relationship with the journalist, identified only as Simone W, for 10 years. She accused him of holding a knife to her throat and raping her at her home near Frankfurt last February after she confronted him with her suspicions that she was not his only girlfriend.Kachelmann has denied the charges.Germany's media have raked over every aspect of the case. It has been a cover story on best-selling news magazines Spiegel and Stern.The tabloids have been fighting to buy up the stories of Kachelmann's ex- and current girlfriends, as well as the alleged victim, and have uncovered the weatherman's complicated love life, including a penchant for S&M.Kachelmann has not denied this, or that he had several girlfriends simultaneously, but has said no one was interested in his love life until now as long as he more-or-less correctly predicted the weather.When I was a mere fourth-class television celebrity, no one was much interested in my private life, he said in a recent interview.The self-taught meteorologist owns a multi-million-euro weather service called Meteomania and is best known for his descriptions of slurping winds and cauliflower clouds. In one of his more famous broadcasts, he scooped up a cat which wandered on set and held it while reading the weather map.Kachelmann, who set up his company after becoming frustrated about inaccurate weather reports when he went sailing, beat the state-funded German Weather Service for the contract to provide forecasts for state television and hundreds of local radio and TV stations in 2002.His company, which has hundreds of weather stations around the country, was credited with considerably increasing the accuracy of weather bulletins. It relies heavily on the British Met Office's fine-mesh system, which produces 24-hour weather patterns. Meteomania's future has been in doubt since his arrest.During the four months he spent in prison awaiting news of his trial, Kachelmann said he missed the weather. In order to see the sky I had to stand on the bed because the window was so high up, he told Spiegel magazine.The court in Mannheim, where the case will open tomorrow amid high security, is due to hear evidence from 26 witnesses, including several of Kachelmann's former and current girlfriends. Kachelmann was arrested at Frankfurt airport on his return from the Vancouver Olympics in March. He was held in investigative custody until his release from prison in a surprise move at the end of July after the court ruled there was insufficient evidence to continue holding him. The judge said the case would probably come down to Kachelmann's word against his girlfriend.If convicted, he faces a year in prison.GermanyMeteorologyRapeKate Connollyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
- Indian national jailed for rape in Australia
- Harjot Hundal Singh, 27, dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her.
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