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EU wide survey on violence against women shows startling statistics
The Rape Crisis Network is asking for funding to be protected in light of the findings.
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Mar 5th 2014, 11:07 AM
# RCNI
Children's Minister: 'Child abuse has not gone away...it doesn't go away'
A shocking statistic from yesterday’s report from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland showed a significant percentage of abusers were, themselves, children.
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Oct 10th 2013, 6:50 AM
# Rape stats
40 girls under 18 became pregnant following a rape in 2011
A total of 17 Irish women who became pregnant due to a rape terminated the pregnancy in 2011. Nine were under the age of 18.
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Jul 12th 2013, 8:42 AM
# Abuse
Victims of child sex abuse wait 25 years to report abuse
New figures from the Rape Crisis Network found people who had been abused as children made up the majority of cases of people seeking counselling last year.
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Nov 6th 2012, 10:34 AM
# Sex Abuse
Women with disabilities more vulnerable to sexual violence, says report
84 per cent of perpetrators were known to the victims.
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Jun 20th 2012, 2:01 PM
# Rape
New figures show outcome of pregnancies as a result of rape
More than half of women who became pregnant after rape went on to parent the child.
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Feb 29th 2012, 1:42 PM
# Rape
Increase in number of people availing of support for rape and sexual violence
Rape Council Network Ireland saw an increase of almost 10 per cent in people using its counselling services in 2010.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 9:22 PM