June, 2015
Betrayal: A story of child sexual abuse
June 5, 2015 · By S. INDRAMALAR for www.star2.com
Every time she heard the sound of a motorcycle whizzing by her house, nine-year-old Latifah would hide inside a cupboard in her room, shaking with fear. She was terrified that the sound meant that the man she feared the most, a well-respected religious leader in her village, was approaching and that she would be assaulted […]
Read More...Thai army officer surrenders in human trafficking probe
June 5, 2015 · By (Associated Press) www.philstar.com
BANGKOK — A senior Thai army officer turned himself in yesterday to face charges over his alleged involvement in a human trafficking scandal that included people from Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia, marking the first arrest of a military official since authorities launched a widening probe last month. More than 50 people, including several local politicians […]
Read More...Duterte wary of proposed creation of Bangsamoro police
June 4, 2015 · By newsinfo.inquirer.net
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he was bothered by the provision in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that calls for the creation of an autonomous Bangsamoro police within the Bangsamoro area, saying it might create a window of opportunity for the area to declare independence in the future, which will eventually lead to […]
Read More...Second Argentine judge resigns over disputed child abuse ruling.
June 4, 2015 · By Credit to ( news.yahoo.com )
Buenos Aires (AFP) – A second Argentine judge resigned Wednesday for co-authoring a ruling that reduced a child abuser’s sentence on grounds the victim was a homosexual who had already been abused by his father. Benjamin Sal Llargues tendered his resignation to the Supreme Court of Buenos Aires province, a source at the court […]
Read More...Vatican discord over Australia child abuse inquiry
June 3, 2015 ·
AFP MAY 31, 2015, 9:56 PM Sydney (AFP) – Vatican finance chief George Pell on Monday summoned his lawyers after one of Pope Francis’ specially-appointed commissioners for the protection of children accused him of being “almost sociopathic” and said his position was untenable. Formerly the top Catholic cleric in Australia, Cardinal Pell is embroiled in […]
Read More...Human Rights Watch on Duterte and Death Squad: ‘Defending the indefensible’.
June 3, 2015 ·
Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phelim Kine on Monday, May 25, called Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s “justification” of the need for a so-called “death squad” to solve crime in his city as merely an “attempted defense of the indefensible.” Duterte made – and continues to make – national headlines for his unapologetic and […]
Read More...Another human trafficking camp found near Thai border
June 2, 2015 · By www.themalaysianinsider.com
One more human trafficking transit camp has been found at the Mata Ayer Forest Reserve in Lubuk Sireh, about 100m from the Thai border. The camp, which was complete with facilities such as a generator and a small dam, was different from the transit camps found in Bukit Wang Burma, Wang Kelian. It took two […]
Read More...Taguig opens rehab facility for human trafficking victims
June 2, 2015 · By Mike Frialde (philstar.com) for www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines – As part of its share in the global fight against human trafficking, the Taguig City government has opened a facility to help rehabilitate victims of human trafficking and exploitation. Called the “Reintegration Support Network (RSN) center,” the facility is located in Taguig’s Barangay Western Bicutan. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano opened the center […]
Read More...Exclusive: Man stolen as baby reunites with mother 41 years later.
June 1, 2015 · By ( people.com )
Exclusive: Man stolen as baby reunites with mother 41 years later By Rafael Romo, CNN May 25, 2015 Story highlights Man, 41, reunites with his biological mother in Chile after four decades His mother was told that her baby died shortly after birth, but he was instead adopted by U.S. couple. […]
Read More...Duterte and Davao Death Squad: ‘Defending the indefensible’.
June 1, 2015 · By (rappler.com)
MANILA, Philippines – Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phelim Kine on Monday, May 25, called Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s “justification” of the need for a so-called “death squad” to solve crime in his city as merely an “attempted defense of the indefensible.” “Our concerns are that Mayor Duterte has continued to assert […]
Read More...
