All posts tagged rape
No, Mr defence lawyer, it does not matter what she was wearing
May 8, 2023 | No comments
I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking a victim what she was wearing when she was sexually assaulted or raped. But in 2023 Malta, apparently not.
Read more »And here we are talking about domestic violence. Again.
September 28, 2021 | No comments
This column first appeared in Malta Today The case of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, who was found murdered after being reported […]
Read more »Stop blaming children for the behaviour of sexual predators
November 24, 2020 | No comments
This column first appeared in Malta Today Two headlines this week have perturbed me considerably, not only because of the […]
Read more »Large majority of mothers from rape choose not to abort
December 10, 2018 | No comments
More than three-quarters of mothers of children from rape choose not to abort, according to Jennifer Christie, herself a rape […]
Read more »He said, she said
March 23, 2018 | No comments
This article first appeared on Malta Today When renowned American women’s rights lawyer Gloria Allred was in her mid-20s, she […]
Read more »Survivor born from rape to attend candlelight march in Valletta
November 15, 2016 | No comments
Rebecca Kiessling, a child born of rape, is taking part in a Malta Stand Up for Life candlelight march on […]
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