New data estimates that 7.3 per cent of women, 1.2 million, report having experienced domestic abuse, according to Office for National Statistics’ new 2013 figures. Earlier this month, the Guardian uncovered statistics which revealed 10,000 women were at risk of death in their own homes. Police assessments revealed 10,952 people, mainly women, are at high risk of … Continue reading
Three men have been arrested in India yesterday after rapping and hanging two young girls. The bodies of the girls, who were 14 and 15, were found hanging from a mango tree early Wednesday morning. According to reports, the head of the Katra police station had been suspended today for not acting immediately when the … Continue reading
Millions of people are voting in the European election and local council polls in England and Northern Ireland today. It is the final test of public opinion before 2015’s general election. All 73 UK seats in the European Parliament – the EU’s only directly elected body – are up for grabs, along with 4,216 seats on local … Continue reading
Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against governments around the world who are still betraying their commitments to end torture. Katherine Iorio went to investigate their crusade on this issue. Amnesty International’s steps to combat torture: Firstly, governments need to wake up from their state of denial. Governments owe it to their citizens to … Continue reading
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial ordered the double-amputee athlete to undergo psychiatric treatment at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital today, postponing the trial for at least a month. Mr Pistorius said he killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, by mistake last year, fearing that there was an intruder in his home when he fired through … Continue reading
Katherine Iorio 