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Bangladesh faces a silent rape crisis despite recent Government approval of death penalty for sex crimes

24 October 2020

Bangladesh has lifted the lid off one of its darkest secrets — its silent rape crisis. As cases surge amid the pandemic, human rights organisations say the new death penalty for rape crimes won't fix the problem.

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Police are asking for the public's help after a man died in the Bay of Plenty overnight
	24 Oct: Police are asking for the public's help after a man died in the Bay of Plenty overnight... more

An exercise in passing the buck, that's the assessment from a campaign group to the race relations commissioner's idea to put iwi in charge of prisons
	24 Oct: An exercise in passing the buck, that's the assessment from a campaign group to the race relations commissioner's idea to put iwi in charge of prisons... more

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims want justice, but Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition is a determined, redacted denial
	24 Oct: After a protracted legal battle to keep the document secret, Ghislaine Maxwell's testimony in a defamation suit brought by one of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims is now public. This is what the 465 pages reveal.... more

Police are seeking information about a vehicle reportedly linked to a serious assault in Temuka
	23 Oct: Police are seeking information about a vehicle reportedly linked to a serious assault in Temuka... more

A 51-year-old shearing contractor has been sentenced to 16 months in prison
	23 Oct: A 51-year-old shearing contractor has been sentenced to 16 months in prison... more

The death of a dog in a Christchurch public waterway has come as no surprise to some locals
	23 Oct: The death of a dog in a Christchurch public waterway has come as no surprise to some locals... more

A judge has dismissed an appeal from the driver of a tourist bus that crashed near Queenstown, causing a girl and woman to lose limbs
	23 Oct: A judge has dismissed an appeal from the driver of a tourist bus that crashed near Queenstown, causing a girl and woman to lose limbs... more

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Prince Andrew to underage sex partners, calling the Prince's accuser an "awful fantasist"
	23 Oct: Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Prince Andrew to underage sex partners, calling the Prince's accuser an "awful fantasist"... more

Police will review the drowning of a Gore toddler, following claims by the boy's father there may have been foul play
	23 Oct: Police will review the drowning of a Gore toddler, following claims by the boy's father there may have been foul play... more