5 h. ago Abuse victims pursue £3.3m group action against GP sex creep and Scots health board

Thirty-one women abused by disgraced GP Krishna Singh are pursuing group legal action against him and NHS Lanarkshire.

Economics

12 h. ago Not in my name: Victim who waited six years for sex abuser to be convicted urges Lammy to rethink 'cost

A woman who waited almost six years for her childhood sexual abuser to be convicted today urged the Government to stop using cases like hers to push through controversial plans to cut jury trials.

Events

1 week ago Stormont Education Minister vows to maintain Christian ethos in NI schools

Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.

Politics

2 w. ago Child sex abuse victims face ‘agonisingly long waits’ for justice

The wait rose to around 18 months for cases of rape of a child aged between 13 and 15

Events

3 w. ago Chief prosecutor reassures Scots sex abuse victims after Supreme Court judgment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has said that sex abuse of women and children was “the single greatest challenge our justice system faces”.

Events

3 w. ago Chief prosecutor reassures victims of sex abuse after Supreme Court judgment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC says safeguards ‘remain firmly in place’ after judges’ ruling on questioning of victims’ history

Events

3 w. ago Chinese rapist dubbed one of UK's most prolific sex offenders who drugged women and recorded abuse through camera hidden in air freshener is jailed for 14 years

Chao Xu, pictured fixing a hidden camera in his bathroom, has been jailed for a series of sexual offences including rapes at his home in London - but police believe there could be many more victims.

Events

3 w. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence will lead to human rights violations

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

Events

3 w. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence rules could breach human rights

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

Events

3 w. ago British state supplied victims to ‘worst sex offender in history’ as abuse continued unchecked at notorious detention centre

Investigation finds the ‘silence of many’ allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to continue at Medomsley Detention Centre - as watchdog says victims deserve public apology

Events