WASHINGTON -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a Senate ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with a fear and anguish that still haunts her. She nearly lost parental ...

Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water and other basic supplies in exchange for sexual acts. The Sheriff’s ...

FILE - Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova stands behind bars in a defendants' cage in a court in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 4, 2021. (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) TALLINN, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova stands behind bars in a defendants' cage in a court in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug ...