Category: abuse

The Politicisation of Domestic Violence in Australia

Commentary While domestic violence against women is constantly mentioned by Australian politicians and duly highlighted by the national media, violence against men in this country is rarely reported and largely ignored by everyone. There is a constant pressure to phrase this issue only as a “male problem,” thus placing all the blame for such violence…


Prisoner of Conscience Recounts Being Subjected to Sexual Torture in China

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic details of torture and sexual assault.  A prisoner of conscience, recently released from a 7-year term at a notorious prison in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, has described being subjected to a range of brutal torture methods, including sexual assault. Zhou Xiangyang, a 49-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and…


Utah Couple Accused of Using Electric Shocks on 2 Kids

OGDEN, Utah—A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in Utah on allegations that they inflicted electric shocks to discipline two children while they were handcuffed to each other, police said. Video security footage shows the two adults using “an electronic shocking device” last Saturday to shock the woman’s children on their backs and arms,…


Widespread Sexual Abuse of Girls Plagued Los Angeles County Detention Camp, Women Allege

By Richard Winton From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—At least 20 women say they were sexually assaulted over the course of a dozen years at Camp Scott, Los Angeles County’s all-girls juvenile detention facility, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The women allege a culture of abuse at the Santa Clarita Valley military-style boot camp,…


Big Tech Should Be Responsible for Tackling Online Abuse, Advocate Says

An advocate says that big tech should take the responsibility to curb abusive content on social media as they “make a heap of money” out of their sites. It came after the federal government proposed the anti-trolling law, which will force social media platforms to take down offending posts and provide the identity of anonymous…


German Court: Syrian Man Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

KOBLENZ, Germany—A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Anwar Raslan is the highest-ranking Syrian official so far convicted of the charge. The verdict was keenly anticipated by those who suffered abuse…


China’s #MeToo Victims Face Abuse, Payback for Going Public

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Human resources and upper management wouldn’t deal with her accusation of sexual assault, a former employee of Alibaba said. So she went into the busy cafeteria at the Chinese e-commerce giant’s headquarters and screamed out her plight. Now she’s facing online harassment, accusations of lying from the wives of the two men she accused,…


Senior Australian Minister Steps Down, ‘Utterly Refutes’ Abuse Claims

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the federal parliament that Education Minister Alan Tudge has refuted the abuse allegations made by his former media advisor Rachelle Miller, but has agreed to stand down from his ministerial position while an independent review process takes place. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Tudge said he would use…


How to Find the Strength to Be Reborn and Fulfill Your Dreams, According to Maye Musk

By March Violante  Maye Musk has the air of a Belle Époque artist. Her bearing makes her look like one of those legendary Anna Wintour-style fashion magazine editors. No wonder, at 71 years old, she is a supermodel in every sense of the word, with millions of followers on social networks and a list of friends…


Shanghai State Security Bureau Chief Allegedly Abuses Subordinate’s Daughter

Taiwanese media outlets have posted two letters that allege a chief at the Shanghai State Security Bureau (SSSB) sexually assaulted a woman while driving her home from a party. The letters were published under the names of the father and husband of the alleged victim. The woman, named Shen Yue, is the daughter of an…