November, 2012
Fr. Shay & Emmanuel Drewery visits Fairtrade Towns
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Read More...Australia apologises for military abuse victims
November 28, 2012 · , Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney 9:20AM GMT 26 Nov 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbOWQih5L_8 Delivering an historic apology in Parliament, the defence minister, Stephen Smith, said an inquiry will examine each of the cases and pay up to $AUS50,000 in compensation to each victim. Echoing the cadences of former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s landmark apology to the Aboriginal stolen generations in 2008, Mr Smith said: “To those men […]
Read More...After three years, victims' families still await justice
November 28, 2012 · , UCANews.com
On the road leading to the site of the massacre of 58 people in 2009, a banner bearing the photographs of the victims hangs tattered, like the shattered dreams of residents who fled from the area but are now slowly rebuilding their lives. On Friday, families and friends of the victims marked the third anniversary of […]
Read More...Human trafficking still a brisk and dangerous trade- Sri Lankans risk life and limb in false hopes of prosperity
November 28, 2012 · , ucanews.com reporter, Negombo Sri Lanka
With frequent mechanical failures at sea and almost certain arrest and detention, the risks of illegal migration and trafficking of humans to Australia have always been high. The risk of death is enormous.The United Nations estimates that between 200,000 and 400,000 people have perished at sea in recent years attempting to make the journey. The […]
Read More...Philippines divided over US return to Subic Bay
November 28, 2012 · , Lindsay Murdoch | November 20, 2012
Child prostitution in the Philippines Veteran campaigner Father Shay Cullen talks to Lindsay Murdoch about the issues of child prostitution and the return of US forces to Subic Bay in the Philippines. The anti-child sex crusading priest Shay Cullen plans to mobilise Filipinos to protest against the return of United States forces to the former […]
Read More...US military in Japan wrestles with curfew's ineffectiveness
November 28, 2012 · , Travis J. Tritten and Matthew M. Burke Stars and Stripes Published: November 27, 2012
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Following the latest incident of drunken off-base misbehavior, the U.S. military and Japan faced the realization this week that a month-old curfew for servicemembers has failed to stem the crimes that are rocking the alliance. The military services have scrambled to reinforce rules and rein in troops after a continuing string […]
Read More...US sailors on Okinawa charged with gang rape, robbery
November 28, 2012 · , Travis J. Tritten and Chiyomi Sumida Stars and Stripes Published: November 6, 2012
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese authorities charged two U.S. Navy sailors Tuesday with gang raping and robbing an Okinawan woman outside Kadena Air Base last month, an incident that sparked a curfew for all U.S. servicemembers in the country. Seaman Christopher Browning and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, both 23, are accused of choking […]
Read More...Dysfunctional Church stares into the abuse abyss
November 28, 2012 · , Michael Kelly November 26, 2012
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities begins: ‘It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.’ If we take St Paul seriously, the worst of times can be the best of times for Christians. In his biblical account of faith, he sees adversity, trial, rejection and hardship as the nodal points […]
Read More...On breaking the seal of confession
November 27, 2012 · , GEOFFREY ROBINSON NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Last week, in an interview on ABC radio, I made a statement about the seal of confession and sexual abuse. I have been challenged on that statement, have thought further about it, and wish to make a new statement. The matter is closely allied to the question of the treatment centre run by the Church, and I’d […]
Read More...Prison must respect human rights and dignity. -Pope says
November 26, 2012 · , http://www.news.va
Below are the English language remarks of Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the 17th Conference of Directors of Prison Administration of the Council of Europe Your Excellency, Deputy Secretary General,Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to be able to receive you on the occasion of your Conference and I would like, first of […]
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