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CRIMES

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2017
Myanmar army and police commanders should be punished for rape of Rohingya, rights group says
Human Rights Watch on Monday called for Myanmar to punish army and police commanders if they allowed troops to rape and sexually assault women and girls of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 23, 2017
Conspiracy bill's fourth bid dressed in Olympic clothing
As the debate on counterterrorism heats up ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, some are pushing for stronger measures and others are warning against the potential for government overreach and the loss of constitutional rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 22, 2017
Indian women attend rallies, demand safety in public places after reported mass molestation
Hundreds of women gathered in over 30 towns and cities across India late Saturday, saying they were "occupying the night streets" to demand safety in public spaces after reports of the mass molestation of women in the city of Bangalore on New Year's Eve.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2017
Amid Trump's rise, more women make plans to seek public office
After spending Saturday marching in Washington alongside other women protesting the presidency of Donald Trump on his first full day in office, Amy Davis-Comstock plans to take her first steps toward her own possible run for office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2017
From Athens to Zihuatanejo, a global show of unity for women's rights
More than a million people are expected to attend women's marches around the world on Saturday to demonstrate against sexism and sexual violence and call for women's rights following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th American president.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 7, 2017
Figuring out Japan's unsolved mysteries
As a visit to any large public library or online search will reveal, Japan boasts a superb body of crime literature, both fiction and nonfiction. Among these, English readers may be most familiar with a half-dozen works by Seicho Matsumoto (1909-92). Many of his novels, such as "Kuroi Fukuin" ("The Black...
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2017
Harsher punishment for rape
The government is headed in the right direction with its planned changes to make it easier to prosecute rape.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Naked woman steals Arizona sheriff's car, is caught after hourlong high-speed chase
A naked woman who said she had been sexually assaulted stole a sheriff's vehicle on Thursday and led authorities on a long high-speed chase that ended in the middle of an Arizona highway, a sheriff's deputy said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Pakistani province launches app for women to report harassment
A smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police in Pakistan's Punjab province went live this week as authorities step up efforts to promote women's safety in one of the worst provinces for crimes against them.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2016
Indian police arrest four men on charges of raping American tourist
Indian police arrested four men, including a bell boy of a five-star hotel in the national capital, on Monday for allegedly raping an American tourist in April, police said, highlighting the dangers faced by women in the country from violent sex attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2016
Trump urged to stop acting 'surprised' as hate incidents soar since election
The number of hate and bias incidents reported across the United States spiked in the 10 days following Donald Trump's presidential election victory, according a report released on Tuesday by a civil rights advocacy group.
EDITORIALS
Nov 22, 2016
The ICC: death by a thousand cuts
The International Criminal Court is not perfect but it has proven able to make a difference. It must not be allowed to fail.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2016
Crime at postwar low: 2016 white paper
Crime in Japan has dropped to a postwar low, but the bad news is that seniors are committing more offenses because they have nowhere else to go.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2016
Portugal anti-terror cops collar 20 from Dallas-based skinhead group for hate crimes
Police from Portugal's National Anti-Terrorism Unit arrested 20 ultra-nationalists on Tuesday in an operation that involved searches across the country as part of an investigation into attempted murder and other hate crimes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
Rohingya women say Myanmar soldiers raped them amid crackdown on militants
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.

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