Category: SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Germany has presented a resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that raises concerns about torture, “arbitrary deprivations of life,” and sexual and gender-based violence linked to Belarus’ disputed presidential election last monthSeptember 18, 2020, 10:30 AM• 2 min readGENEVA — Germany has presented a resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that…

The Columbia University Marching Band has decided to voluntarily shut itself down over what it called a history “grounded in prejudiced culture and traditions.”September 16, 2020, 10:25 PM• 2 min readNEW YORK — The Columbia University Marching Band, which had run-ins with school administration over the years over situations like mocking its own team, has…

An arts reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News says she is resigning over what she says is management foot-dragging on her reporting about a male employee at a sister station accused of sexual misconductSeptember 14, 2020, 10:14 PM• 2 min readST. PAUL, Minn. — An arts reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News announced her resignation…

Twin boys in Texas say in a lawsuit that beginning when they were 13, “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sent them sexually explicit photos and videos of himselfSeptember 15, 2020, 9:59 PM• 3 min readFORT WORTH, Texas — Twin boys in Texas say that beginning when they were 13, “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sent them sexually…

Pakistani police say they have detained one of two suspects who allegeldy raped a woman in front of her children after her car broke down on a desolate highway in Punjab provinceSeptember 13, 2020, 10:46 AM• 2 min readLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police on Sunday said they have arrested one of two suspects in the…

Pakistani police say they have detained 15 people for questioning after two armed men allegedly gang raped a woman in front of her children after her car broke down on a deserted highwaySeptember 10, 2020, 3:39 PM• 2 min readLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police said they detained 15 people for questioning on Thursday, after two…