The NSW government is moving to curb rape myths in trials to reduce the impact on victim-survivors and increase the likelihood of justice being done.
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For decades, TV has had a ‘rape problem’. But Off Campus proves stories about sexual violence don’t need to be graphic to be powerful.
Failing to recognise when one has been raped contributes to miscarriages of justice for thousands of victims each year.
Rape myths relating to male survivors often blame victims, minimise the harm or exonerate the accused.
The Hockey Canada verdict shows how we talk about sexual violence matters and can have a profound impact on those who survive sexual assault.
Sexual and gender-based violence in sport validate misogyny and reinforce sexual entitlement and inadequate accountability. This was evident in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
Pelicot was victimised in her own home by her former husband.
Everyone — from academics to policymakers to the public — needs to think about how we can address toxic beliefs to create long-lasting change and foster safer online communities.
A study found that mock jurors endorsing several rape myths rated the victim’s testimony more truthful if they reported the sexual assault immediately, compared to delayed reporting.
Affirmative consent involves a ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’.
Five world junior hockey players are facing sexual assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident. Research has shown that rape myths and social status can affect jurors’ perceptions in high-profile cases.
Rape myths and unconscious biases often see juries and police officers disbelieve women who come forward with accusations of sexual assault.
In letters to the judge, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asked for Masterson to be shown leniency based on his supposedly good character.
Rape myths dominate international media coverage of internal military sexual violence.
Rape myths are deeply ingrained in our culture. We need education and action, on the part of all of our institutions, to weed them out.
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shane Drumgold today announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019, have been withdrawn…
Many people do not realise victims do not have access to their own lawyers to protect their privacy and individual interests at trial.
Government policy must do more to reflect the fact that rape isn’t just something that happens to women and girls.
Same old rape myths, same old victim blaming.
A new Canadian law introduced as a nod to #MeToo, meant to protect sexual assault complainants, will have limited impact because it fails to consider how sexist judges and lawyers interpret laws.
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