Rape, as a crime, is widely deplored. Society and media condemn rapists, and rape and other sexually-related crimes carry potentially heavy prison sentences when perpetrators are convicted. So why, ...

Gender-based violence researchers, feminists and activists use the term “rape culture” to describe a society where violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people is normalized, victims are ...

To absolutely no-one’s surprise a report from BBC News has shown that there is widespread sexual exploitation of young girls – the upper limit, according to one police source, is 15 – in London. The ...