United Nations
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing, emphasizing the importance of promoting women's all-round development and addressing the complex challenges they face in achieving equality and empowerment. He called for a rededication to
Police officers
A proposal to overhaul Scotland's prostitution laws has gained significant momentum after the country's national police force, Police Scotland, expressed its support for the measure. The proposed reforms, put forward by Ash Regan, an Alba MSP, would decriminalize the selling of sex and make buying sex
Police officers
Former Merseyside Police Sergeant Craig Baker, 47, has been found to have engaged in gross misconduct on multiple occasions between 2018 and 2022. The misconduct hearings, which took place in 2022, 2024, and 2025, revealed a pattern of behavior that included sending and receiving lewd messages, making racist comments, and
Police officers
Concerns over the difficulties in enforcing new laws to combat prostitution have been raised by the Crown Office, citing challenges faced by police officers in Ireland and Northern Ireland where the Nordic model has already been introduced. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have expressed concerns that the
Police officers
A police officer in Sussex, PC Peter May, has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct hearing found him guilty of gross misconduct. The allegations against PC May centred around his inappropriate conversation with a woman he met during a criminal investigation, where he offered to take her to his
Human rights
Pacific civil society organizations are calling on Forum Leaders to reaffirm their commitment to people-centred, rights-based, and inclusive regionalism. A briefing paper by the Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisations (PRNGOs) Alliance emphasizes the importance of defending civic space, prioritizing human rights, and putting people over extractive growth and geopolitics. The Alliance
Human rights
As the Sudan conflict grinds on, civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence. The latest report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to the UN Human Rights Council documents widespread war crimes and human rights abuses committed by both the Sudanese army (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces
Human rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has welcomed a new Brazilian bill aimed at repealing the Parental Alienation Law and removing the concept of "parental alienation" from the country's statute books. This move is seen as an important step towards
Human rights
The Women in Politics Forum (WIPF) is spearheading a regional and intergenerational movement against Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) sub-region. The movement aims to shape the future of women's rights advocacy across the region, with a focus on addressing
Police departments
A report set to be discussed by the Scottish Police Authority has revealed that 140 complaints of domestic abuse were made against police officers and support staff over a 12-month period, with 125 reports involving serving officers. The majority of perpetrators were males, with 80% of the 99 named individuals
Human rights
The European River Restoration Community has announced a practical legal training program aimed at empowering Romani & Traveller women activists and women-led organisations to use human rights language to describe problems in their communities. The training, part of a three-year project, will focus on women's rights and show
Police departments
A 29-year-old man, Gogoa Tape, has been sentenced to a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with an additional restriction order under Section 41 for the manslaughter of his 25-year-old partner, Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche. The incident occurred on April 6, 2024, in Talavera Place, near Whiston Road,
