Steve Martin, a Metropolitan police officer has been found guilty of punching a teenager black child and sacked. Reportedly, Martin, in February last year, whilst serving in the firearms command had punched and verbally assaulted a 15-year-old kid who was not resisting the arrest in an alleged knifepoint robbery case.

Police Constable sacked for punching and verbally assaulting a black teenager during arrest last year

A retired priest has been charged with indecent assault following a decade-long investigation into a residential school in Manitoba, Canadian police said on Friday.

Retired priest charged with indecent assault after Canadian residential school probe

The Ukrainian president is rejecting Russian deadlines to surrender key cities to halt the military invasion. In an interview Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about Moscow asking Ukraine to hand over Kharkiv, Mariupol and Kyiv as a possible resolution to the conflict.

Ukraine faces intense Russian assault, defies Russian demand to lay down arms

Bangladesh will ban questions probing the "immoral character" of rape victims in criminal cases, authorities said Tuesday, after a long campaign by rights groups against humiliating interrogations of traumatised survivors.

Bangladesh to ban 'immoral character' evidence in rape cases

Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has ordered the media to stop describing Moscow's attack on Ukraine as an "assault, invasion, or declaration of war.

Russian watchdog orders media to ban usage of words 'invasion' and 'assault'

The Boy Scouts of America won pivotal support from a committee representing sexual abuse victims for a $2.7 billion settlement of their claims against the youth organization as it seeks to emerge from bankruptcy, according to a court filing.

Boy Scouts of America wins support for sex abuse settlement, may emerge from bankruptcy

In Faisalabad, Pakistani police arrested five men on suspicion of beating, stripping, and recording four women. After a video of several men abusing, beating, and stripping four women went online, it provoked worldwide outrage.

Four women assaulted, paraded naked and filmed in Pakistan over theft suspicion

In a sign that the Taliban may not be in a mood to allow vibrant, free media to flourish, horrific images of Afghan journalists beaten up and tortured by Taliban fighters have surfaced.

Taliban brutally flog and torture Afghan journalists for covering women's protests

In 2020, hate crimes in the United States rose to the highest level in more than a decade, largely driven by a spike in assaults against people of Asian and African heritage, an FBI report has stated.

Hate crimes in US spiked 6% in 2020, highest in 12 years: FBI report

In what brings to light the rising violence against women in Pakistan, a case has been registered by police in Lahore on Tuesday against hundreds of unidentified persons for assaulting and stealing from a woman and her companions at the city's Greater Iqbal Park on August 14, the Independence Day.

'They tore my clothes': Woman TikTok star assaulted by hundreds in Lahore on Pakistan’s Independence Day   

A Chinese man allegedly assaulted an Indian-origin woman and subjected her to racial slurs for not wearing a mask while she was brisk walking in Singapore. Police have arrested the man for public nuisance, uttering words with intent to wound the racial feelings of others and voluntarily causing hurt.

Singapore: Indian-origin woman allegedly kicked and racially abused by Chinese man

Thousands of women gathered in major cities across Australia on Monday to take part in rallies calling for gender equality and justice for victims of sexual assault.

Thousands rally at Australia's parliament to demand justice for sexual assault victims

FBI Director Chris Wray will testify to the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about the investigation of the deadly attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters and the bureau's efforts to stop right-wing extremist violence.

FBI Director to testify before Congress over Capitol assault 

A US woman, Amy Cooper, has been charged for filing false police reports and falsely accusing an African American birdwatcher of assaulting her. Cooper had accused a birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park and had made two emergency 911 calls that day, it was revealed on Wednesday.

Amy Cooper charged with falsely accusing Black man of assaulting

Violent crimes like murders and assault have witnessed a spike in many American cities during the global pandemic. Also read: A record number of aid workers were murdered in 2019 across the globe According to a new data from the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) think tank, from May to June homicides in 20 major US cities have witnessed an increase by 37 per cent, led by Chicago, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.

Violent crimes witness steep rise in American cities during pandemic: Report

Scotland Yard detectives have launched an appeal for witnesses after an Indian-origin man was found dead following an assault in an alleyway in west London. Also read: White House's official Twitter handle unfollows Prime Minister Narendra Modi Baljit Singh, 37, who lived in the Hayes area of London, was pronounced dead at the scene after the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service were called to Station Road on Saturday night.

Indian-origin man found dead following assault in alleyway in United Kingdom

The Egyptian police force, in tandem with the National Security Agency has been accused of forced disappearances, torture of children. Human Rights Watch and Belady: An Island for Humanity in report which was released today claim that the legal system ignored the abuse.

Egyptian security forces allegedly torture, detain children in direct violation of law

The United States recently issued a security alert for people planning to travel to Spain on account rampant sexual assault in the country. The advisory asks US citizens who are visiting or studying in Spain to exercise caution.

New US advisory requests its citizens in Spain to exercise caution against sexual assault

A student from Indonesia was identified as Britain's most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more than 150 offences, including 136 rapes. In four separate trials, Reynhard Sinaga, 36, was found guilty of assaulting 48 men whom he drugged after taking them back to his apartment from outside bars and clubs in the city of Manchester.

United Kingdom's 'most prolific rapist' convicted of 150 offences

The last rites of the Unnao rape victim were conducted by her family amidst heavy security on Sunday, after receiving assurance from the administration that all their demands will be met.

UP: Last rites of Unnao victim conducted with cabinet ministers in attendance

Doctors at government hospitals in Karnataka have been staging a sit-in for five days to protest against repeated cases of assault, demanding action against the attackers.

Karnataka: Government doctors stage sit-in to protest assault

Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing dozens, in a cross-border assault on US allies that has turned the Washington establishment against Donald Trump.

Thousands flee, dozens reported killed as Turkey pushes Syria assault

The Turkish military has begun a ground offensive into northeast Syria, releasing airstrikes and artillery barrages aimed at Kurdish soldiers who control the area.

Turkey's military operation in Syria: What does Erdogan want?

Turkey's military offensive on northeastern Syria has displaced more than 60,000 people in less than a day, a war monitor said Thursday. "Since Wednesday, more than 60,000 people fled border areas," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that most of the displaced travelled east towards the city of Hasakeh.

More than 60,000 displaced by Turkey assault on Syria: Monitor

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