79 cases of child abuse in a month

In 2020, more than a thousand cases related to child abuse were reported, of which 461 cases were related to sexual violence.

7 December 2022

60-year-old man arrested for alleged abuse of minor

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in a northern island on December 28.

30 January 2023

Retrial ordered in case dismissed over 'lack of probe'

The charge sheet was filed in connection with an incident that took place in December 2019.

3 December 2022

103 unaccompanied minors found in abandoned trailer in Mexico

A photo that INM distributed showed plastic bottles and other trash strewn across the floor of the long, narrow compartment.

7 March 2023

41-year-old man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of minor

He has been remanded in police custody for five days by a local court

11 December 2022

Teacher arrested for allegedly abusing 2 students

On Tuesday, a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old girl were allegedly abused in a northern island.

21 November 2022

Ex-national cricket coach sentenced to 53 years for sexual abuse

In its verdict on Thursday, the court had found him guilty of seven out of the nine charges against him.

11 June 2023

1,443 cases of child abuse reported; 3 cases of anti-vaxxers

Out of the total 1,443 abuse cases reported to the gender ministry in 2021, only 294 cases have been resolved so far.

24 October 2022