Rape Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nigerian journalist threatened for alleging rape at a boys’ school

October 30, 2015 2:33 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, October 30, 2015–A radio journalist told the Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday that he had been threatened by three men after he reported on the alleged rape of students in a boys’ school in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano.

India should investigate journalist murder in Uttar Pradesh

August 28, 2013 4:45 PM EDT

New York, August 28, 2013–Indian authorities must investigate the motives behind the murder of a local journalist in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Indian journalist raped while on assignment

August 23, 2013 1:30 PM EDT

New York, August 23, 2013–Indian authorities must conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into the rape of a photographer in Mumbai on Thursday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.