December, 2016
Why is Britain still selling Saudi Arabia arms to use in Yemen?
December 8, 2016 · By www.theguardian.com
In the House of Commons debate on intervention in Syria last December, one message rang out loud and clear: Britain will not tolerate indiscriminate violence committed by extremists, and will act decisively to counter any threat to our national security. How then to explain the deafening silence from those same voices on the situation in […]
Read More...Lady Gaga says she has PTSD after being raped at 19
December 8, 2016 · By US & Canada for www.bbc.com
US pop star Lady Gaga says she has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since being raped at the age of 19. She revealed her mental illness during a visit to a homeless shelter for young LGBT people last month. In a TV interview about the visit, she said: “I suffer from a mental […]
Read More...Letter from Action Network Human Rights
December 8, 2016 ·
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Chelsea apologise to Gary Johnson over sex abuse
December 5, 2016 · By UK for www.bbc.com
Chelsea Football Club has apologised “profusely” to former footballer Gary Johnson over sex abuse he suffered as a youth team member in the 1970s. Mr Johnson, 57, told the Mirror on Friday that the club paid him £50,000 to keep quiet about allegations of sexual abuse by a former chief scout. In a statement, Chelsea […]
Read More...Parkinson’s disease ‘may start in gut’
December 5, 2016 · By James Gallagher for James Gallagher
Scientists in California say they have transformed understanding of Parkinson’s disease. Their animal experiments, published in the journal Cell, suggest the brain disorder may be caused by bacteria living in the gut. The findings could eventually lead to new ways of treating the disease, such as drugs to kill gut bugs or probiotics. Experts said […]
Read More...The Philippine Socio-Political Landscape and our Christian Response
December 5, 2016 · By www.cbcpnews.com
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord! (Psalm 33:12) “SINCE we Filipino Catholics constitute the great majority of our nation, we hold the primary responsibility for building a just Philippine society. Contrary to the commonly voiced opinion that politics and public life are ‘dirty’ and to be shunned, PCP II ‘stands on record […]
Read More...Violence Against the Minors
December 2, 2016 ·
Violence Against the Minors Fr. Shay Cullen 4 December 2016 The greatest challenge of the war on drugs for President Rodrigo Duterte is the proliferation of the daily dangerous drugs sales in the twenty thousand or so sex bars and karaoke clubs in the red light districts of the Philippines. His greatest success and legacy […]
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