A representational image of a person resisting rape, sexual abuse. — AFP/File At least 1,400 girls were abused, trafficked and groomed. Police, social services failed to put stop to abuse: report. Some 36 people convicted so far as a result of operation. LONDON: Seven men who sexually abused two girls two decades ago received hefty … Read more
BENGALURU: Saving lives was the childhood dream for 28-year-old Indian doctor Radhika, but after the brutal rape and murder of a colleague her own safety has increasingly become a top concern. Earlier this month, at the government-run hospital where Radhika works in the eastern city of Kolkata, the battered and bloodied body of a 31-year-old … Read more
Iga Swiatek after beating Ena Shibahara (JPN) on day four of the 2024 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. — Reuters Five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek on Thursday called for the sport’s governing bodies to provide players with more tools to combat online abuse after Caroline Garcia spoke … Read more
A combination of images shows a man spitting on a Muslim bus driver in London. — Screengrab/X/@lil_doza Police in the United Kingdom has arrested a man who dyed his hair in an apparent attempt to escape arrest after racially abusing a Muslim bus driver in the London Borough of Hillingdon area. A shocking video showing the … Read more
Amnesty International documents harrowing torture, ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees at Israel’s Sde Teiman military camp Israel’s inhumane treatment of Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman Prison in southern Israel, including torture and sexual violence, are “war crimes,” according to an official of Amnesty International, a global human rights watchdog. “In its recent research, Amnesty International documented … Read more