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NSW Police Strip Searches of Underage Girls Increased 30% In 12 Months
Some were as young as 12 years old.
Children As Young As 8 Are Being Strip-Searched By Police Under UK Drug Laws
A new report says almost 3,000 children have been strip-searched by police in England and Wales in four years – mostly for suspected drug-related offences.
Black Schoolgirl Subjected to ‘Horrific’ Strip-Search by Police
Officers exposed a 15-year-old girl’s intimate body parts and removed her sanitary towel because teachers thought she was carrying weed. She wasn’t.
Professor Shared Video of Cops Strip Searching a Black Teen. Now He Faces Jail.
“It’s unquestionably an effort to try and deter victims of police misconduct from speaking up, and that’s reprehensible,” the professor told VICE News.
Authorities Forcibly Examine Female Passengers After Premature Baby Found in Airport Bathroom
All female passengers were escorted off a Sydney-bound flight so that authorities could examine their genitals.
Prison Officials Made an 8-Year-Old Girl Get Strip-Searched Before Visiting Her Dad
They didn’t find any contraband on her.
More Damning Allegations Levelled at NSW Police Who Strip-Searched Minors at a Music Festival
An inquiry revealed that volunteers watching strip-searches weren't required to have "Working with Children Checks," and one police officer allegedly “ran his hands around” the buttocks of a 17-year-old boy.
NSW Police are Being Investigated for Strip-Searching Minors at an Underage Music Festival
The claims are just the latest in a string of allegations that the state police force is abusing their strip-search powers.
Why We Must End Strip Searches In Canada’s Prisons for Women
Forcing women to remove their clothes and perform humiliating actions should be understood as state-sanctioned sexual assault.
Police Watchdog Slams Ontario Cops For Too Many 'Unjustified' Strip Searches
A new report finds that police in Ontario conduct more than 22,000 strip searches every year, mostly by the Toronto Police Service.
Reports Reveal Unlawful Treatment of Children at Christchurch Youth Facility
Documents revealed teens were being unlawfully strip searched, put in seclusion and restrained by staff members.