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sexual abuse
Assam: Rahmania Jame Masjid’s Imam Manzil Islam sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing a minor boy in 2023
The court examined all the pieces of evidence that exposed the Imam of having sexually abused a minor child. The accused also had threatened the victim of death.
Horror unfolding in madrasas, dargahs, Mosques: 6 horrifying cases of sexual abuse and rape reported in the past 15 days
Sexual abuse of children in religious organizations like Madarsas and Mosques is one of the least publicized subjects, largely due to the triple taboo involved (sex, minors, and religion)
‘He was sexually abusing us’: 6 minor students of a madrasa arrested for murder of Maulana Mohammad Mahir, say they were fed up with...
According to the Police, students told the authorities that they were outraged because Mahir sexually abused students regularly.
UK: Over 50 children were sexually abused by paedophile catholic monks on holy Caldey Island for decades, no action taken against the accused
The Caldey Island is one of the holy islands in UK where Cistercian monks reside and has been a popular tourist destination.
Delhi: Female students complain of sexual harassment by Professor Salim Sheikh, Hindu outfits protest outside Babasaheb Ambedkar Medical College
The protests are said to have erupted after two college girls complained that they were sexually harassed by Sheikh during their MBBS viva on 31st January. The victims later filed a police complaint on 22nd February.
‘Forced to watch porn, have threesome in the name of Holy Trinity’: Former nuns reveal sexual abuse by Catholic priest close to Vatican
Marko Rupnik has been accused of sexually abusing at least 20 women in the past 30 years. He continues to serve as a 'priest' in a diocese in Koper city of Slovenia
Kerala: Karate teacher Siddique Ali accused of raping and killing a minor girl in Mallapuram, arrested after body found in river
Vazhakkad police arrested Karate Teacher Oorkadavu native V Siddique Ali over the rape and murder of minor girl who was his student
Tripura: Rape victim alleges sexual abuse by a judicial magistrate while recording statement in Court, panel formed to probe
A rape victim in Tripura alleged that a judicial magistrate touched her inappropriately and warned her if she didn’t allow his sexual advances, the court case would go against her
Lawyer files PIL in SC over Sandeshkhali unrest, demands impartial probe either by CBI or SIT; seeks transfer of case outside West Bengal
SC lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava described the Sandeshkhali incident as highly unsettling and expressed a realistic concern that a free and fair investigation and trial of the instant case could not be conducted in West Bengal, and so the case should be transferred outside the state in the interests of justice
Negligence of child welfare by Mamata govt, deliberate violations of law: NCPCR report on crimes against minors in West Bengal
The NCPCR highlighted that the state has failed to work in the best interest of the victims while the authorities were entrusted with the responsibility of protecting children's rights. The Commission noticed that there were deliberate violations of the laws and the minors were not treated with due care in several cases involving crimes against the children.
