A 16-year-old attacked children in a school in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old, authorities said. The attacker was arrested shortly after.

Study contributions Main results The trend of reported cases of sexual violence against male children and adolescents was rising in Brazil. The spatial analysis showed a direct correlation between ...

This week, France in Focus explores the "Bétharram scandal", named after the Catholic school where hundreds of pupils were subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse for decades.

The Brazil Police Department will be holding a Shop with a Cop event to help children going back to school shopping for the 2025-2026 school year.

Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of the basic rules of warfare,” according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

School districts are creating incident response plans, practicing them and writing after-action reports to discuss lessons learned.