- Twelve women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against seven Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers. In response, the leader of the provincial opposition is calling for an independent review of the police force.
- Nigerian officials have secured the release of at least 100 women and children abducted in early June by gunmen.
- Women staying in U.K. “quarantine hotels” will now have female guards whenever possible following numerous allegations of sexual harassment.
- Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been extradited to Los Angeles to face sex-crime charges following months of delay due to COVID-19.
- In the wake of the Sarah Everard murder, the U.K. government announces plans to combat violence against women and girls. The proposal sets out to launch a 24/7 rape and sexual assault hotline, tackle harassment in higher education, and criminalize the practice of “virginity testing.”
- New research reveals 40 per cent of disabled women experience domestic violence from their partner, compared with 25 per cent of non-disabled women.