When Justice Is Skin-Deep

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 26, 2007 The falsely accused Duke lacrosse players deserve their indignation, but so does Jerry Miller, who spent 24 years in jail for a rape he did not commit. It turns out there are many innocent men -- too many of them African-American -- who have done time they shouldn't have, and there are probably many, many more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Justice for the ‘Comfort Women’

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 During World War II, the Japanese army enslaved and raped 100,000 to 200,000 young women. By denying this atrocity, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others have brought shame back to Japan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soldier Gets 100 Years for Rape and Murder

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2007 Sgt. Paul Cortez has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her and her family. Cortez testified that he and two other soldiers chose the family because it was an "easy target." The gang rape, murder and mutilation of the girl (the soldiers burned her corpse) outraged Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Soldiers Confess to Rape

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2007 After a Sunni mother of 11 told al-Jazeera she had been raped by Iraqi soldiers, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused her of fabricating the story to stir sectarian tensions. But four men, including an officer who allegedly recorded the crime on his mobile phone, were arrested and confessed to the crime. Update: An alleged victim in a similar rape case has come forward. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rape Victim Jailed and Denied Contraception

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 A rape victim in Florida was thrown in jail for two days when police discovered a warrant accusing her of failing to pay restitution for a theft she committed as a juvenile. A jail worker, allegedly motivated by religious convictions, then refused to give her a crucial dose of the morning-after pill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli President to be Charged With Rape

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 The office of the attorney general of Israel intends to charge President Moshe Katsav with rape and abuse of power. He will be allowed to present his case before charges are filed. Katsav has indicated he might resign if indicted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Susan Estrich: Male-on-Male Rape

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2006 Most sexual violations of men by men go unreported for the same reasons violations of women went unreported in the 19th and early 20th centuries -- and it's time we change that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli President Accused of Rape

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2006 Israeli police have found sufficient evidence to charge President Moshe Katsav with multiple acts of rape and sexual harassment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Rape-Murder Hearing Reveals Horrifying Details

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2006 The specifics of this case are made more sickening by the fact that they did not occur in a vacuum. Several cases of U.S. forces killing unarmed Iraqi civilians are pending in military courts, and they have badly mangled America's already bad image in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq to America: We Need Security–Against Your Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for US troops, reports Reuters Iraq's human rights minister says the lack of enforcement of U military law has led to crimes like the rape-murder allegedly committed by five U soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-G.I. Charged in Slayings of 4 and Rape in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 The 21-year-old former Army private first class was recently discharged because of a "personality disorder." Four other members of his former platoon are also implicated in the killing of the Iraqis and are being held at a U.S. base in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Troops Accused of Killing Iraq Family

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2006 The accused soldiers belong to the same platoon that recently saw two of its members abducted, tortured and beheaded by Iraqi. It is unclear whether there is any connection between the killings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )