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The Delhi (India) High Court recently urged the government to act swiftly on a proposal to create a database of false rape complaints. While this is a novel and, for many, controversial idea, it touches on a reality that too often goes ignored: false allegations do happen, and the consequences can be devastating. Sexual assault is a deeply serious crime,

A Manchester (UK) school teacher has been banned from the classroom for two years after failing to declare her relationship with a sex offender. This article provides the details, but the outcome is outrageous. First, they boyfriend was in prison – so he was a risk to nobody. Second, the boyfriend wasn’t the teacher. She was. Does this mean to

A new drama due to air on BBC Two and iPlayer this week examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and how those involved can try to move forwards in the midst of the devastation. “Unforgivable” features the Mitchell family and how they deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a

The Indian government will soon begin using artificial intelligence-based facial recognition systems at major railway stations, including Mumbai CST, New Delhi, and Ahmedabad, to track individuals listed in the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO). The initiative is part of a broader plan to enhance passenger safety, particularly for women, under the Centre’s Safe City project. The AI system will

Police are warning the public that sharing information from the local sex offenders registry website can result in a three-year prison sentence. Police legal officer Zaheer Ali issued the warning while speaking at the police’s weekly media briefing on May 27. He added the site, which currently has just 36 people listed, should be used only for the sensitization of

Making Jamaica’s sex offender registry public could do more harm than good, warns human rights activist Carla Gullotta. Various incidents, including the sexual assault of two sisters in Old Harbour, St Catherine, by a man who had served time in prison for a previous sexual offence, has once again sparked calls for greater transparency and public access to the registry.