July, 2014
New broadband users shun UK porn filters, Ofcom finds
July 30, 2014 ·
By Joe Miller Technology Reporter 23 July 2014 The vast majority of new broadband customers in the UK are opting out of “child friendly” filters when prompted to install them by service providers. The industry watchdog Ofcom found fewer than one in seven households installed the feature, which is offered by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and […]
Read More...How many men are paedophiles?
July 30, 2014 ·
By Wesley Stephenson BBC News The Pope was recently reported to have said that about 2% of Catholic clergy are paedophiles. But how does this compare to society as a whole – is it more or less than average? As soon as you give this question a moment’s thought, you realise that it’s not going […]
Read More...No place to hide for children of war in Gaza and Syria
July 28, 2014 ·
Tanks instead of toys: There are no playgrounds left for Syrian children
Read More...Government ‘turning its back’ on domestic abuse victims
July 28, 2014 ·
“That is why Labour is committed to banning their use for domestic and sexual violence.”
Read More...Students begin testimony at South Korea ferry trial
July 28, 2014 ·
Students who survived South Korea’s ferry disaster have begun testifying at the trial of the ship’s crew.
Read More...Probe launched by Foreign Office into allegations of child abuse on British territory of St Helena after claims were revealed by child protection charity
July 25, 2014 ·
Probe launched by Foreign Office into allegations of child abuse on British territory of St Helena after claims were revealed by child protection charity A social worker on St Helena who claims she was forced to resign after authorities failed to tackle ‘appalling’ child sexual abuse on the island will have her shocking allegations […]
Read More...BRITISH NAVY MAN WHO COOKED FOR THE QUEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE of FILIPINO CHILDREN
July 25, 2014 ·
May 8, 2006 · News of the World April 2006 A former navy officer who prepared dinners for the Queen on the Royal yacht Britannia faces life in prison for molesting boys. Retired Lieutenant Commander Douglas Michael Slade, 64, will stand trial on paedophile charges after allegedly abusing children as young as 13 at his […]
Read More...India: School bus and train crash kills 18 children
July 25, 2014 ·
24 July 2014 Last updated at 06:40 At least 18 children were killed along with their driver when a school bus was hit by a train in the Indian state of Telangana, police said. The passenger train rammed into the school bus, dragging it several hundred metres down the track, reports said. Nineteen other students who were […]
Read More...Women, children, UN staff killed in shelling of school in Gaza
July 25, 2014 ·
Published time: July 24, 2014 19:57 Women, children and UN staff were among those killed during the shelling of a UN-run school in northern Gaza, in which hundreds of people had taken refuge. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed outrage and horror at the tragedy. “I am appalled by the news of an attack on […]
Read More...Study Tracks Millions of Child Brides
July 24, 2014 ·
By RICK GLADSTONEJULY 21, 2014 More than 700 million women alive today were married as children, and about 250 million of them — more than one in three — were wed before they reached 15, Unicef said in a study released Monday, on the eve of an international meeting in London, the Girl Summit, sponsored by Unicef and the […]
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