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The "Sexual Offender Register" will contain the names of all those prosecuted for sexual violence in Africa's most populous nation since 2015. The record will be available online to better help the public, state bodies, and police conduct background checks and identify repeat offenders.

Breaking down India's wall of silence on sexual violence

Multiple incidents of ghastly sexual violence in recent months have raised serious concerns over the safety of women and children in Bangladesh. Experts blame "a culture of impunity" for the spike in sex crimes.

Rape as a weapon of war: Sexual violence on the rise in Cameroon’s Anglophone region.

Women are demanding action against sexual violence in Somalia. Hundreds have been displaced during two decades of conflict and many say it has left them vulnerable.