Amar Ilyas left the UK while on bail for sexual offences, and never returned for his trial.

In August, four young women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed at the school in Harrogate.

Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.

Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.

Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack Gisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her daughter to encourage people who suspect they have been drugged and sexually assaulted to come forward, even if they have little to no memory of the attack. Caroline Darian, 47, who believes she was also drugged and assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot – her mother’s ex-husband – launched a primetime public information push on Monday across France’s television network, on social media, in the press and on posters. Continue reading...

BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.

Sir Mark Rowley issued a statement outside court after the sentencing of Zafer Dogan

When an institution defines you by your trauma narrative or your skin colour, it leaves no room for you to be ordinary, says Aymen Idris

With individuals being ‘secretly’ filmed by strangers using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and having their encounters shared online, the social media giant is facing legal action in India over whether it...

In letter to justice secretary, groups say judge-led decisions more likely to be influenced by bias than those made by 12 random people Thirty organisations representing victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) have written to the justice secretary, David Lammy, urging him to drop plans to significantly reduce the number of jury trials. The groups said that the proposals, which will affect court cases in England and Wales, will deepen mistrust in the justice system among victims and distract from measures designed to reduce offending. Continue reading...

For Autumn Durald Arkapaw, going “full bananas” was the ideal way to bring Sinners to life.

Researchers have found evidence of what many of us always suspected: ‘hasslers’ shorten your lifespan. And they know by exactly how long

UK police investigated just seven cases in 2024 out of 4,450 instances of child abuse, despite a national helpline receiving over 1,000 calls of organised and ritualistic abuse

Nazanin Shahrokni rethinks the meaning of transnational solidarity, understood as a political intervention stretched across an uneven geopolitical landscape.

For Black Americans like me who came of age in the turbulent 1960s, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was a bridge between us and our parents – and so much more, says Bonnie Greer

The editors of the Journal of Gender-Based Violence argue that digital violence against women extends offline patriarchal abuse and demands urgent feminist action and accountability.

The Epstein case has descended into political rows and point scoring, with precious little thought given to the victims, writes Eric Lewis. It should instead provide a wake-up call about the prevalenc...

The presence of coercion is a key criterion for recognising cases of forced marriage (FM) and triggering the appropriate protective response from lega…

Two million New Yorkers voted in this year’s election, the first time since 1969, according to election officials

Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.

The former Duke of York would block statements that made reference to survivors, new reports say

I grew up with skinheads patrolling my neighbourhood, spreading hate, says deputy PM David Lammy – but what I remember most is those who stood with us. That is the spirit of solidarity we must now ren...

John Ashby, 32, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault in relation to the attack

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Victims of child sexual abuse have been let down by the justice system.

Victims of child sexual abuse have been let down by the justice system.

The prime minister has bowed to pressure to agree to set up an inquiry into grooming gangs with legal powers to call witnesses

Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight in the Northern Ireland town as rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and glass bottles at police officers

Parents around the world increasingly value daughters over sons, a trend that has been growing for at least two decades

Jaggi Vasudev, known to millions of devotees, including music, film and sport stars, as Sadhguru, faces allegations that pupils and staff were assaulted at his foundation’s HQ

A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at Liverpool FC’s open-top bus victory parade

Terrence Floyd spoke to The Sunday Times about the years since his brother’s death, what has changed for the better — and what hasn’t

The names of a woman and her three children who died following a house fire in north-west London have been released.

St Michael’s hospital was reopened at 7pm after the fire was extinguished and its cause will be investigated Firefighters have been called to a maternity hospital in Bristol after a blaze broke out. Emergency services were called to the scene at St Michael’s hospital at about 4.30pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."

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Exclusive: In letters seen by The Independent, the government promised that the perpetrator would only be released once a plan was put in place to manage him safely

Whether it was writing great plays, poetry or creating musical masterpieces and art, it’s time to recognise and revive the rich culture of ‘ordinary’ people, says Richard Benson. Together with Michael...

This horrifying miscarriage of justice — and others — point to systemic failures across the entire appeals system

The prolific non-fiction writer returns to her favourite themes of hope and uncertainty in her cheerful new book, ‘No Straight Road Takes You There’. In a conversation with Hannah Ewens, she discusses...

Police declared an ongoing serious incident after a man was seen with weapons in Leeds