July, 2017
British Gymnastics coach under investigation over athlete abuse claims
July 18, 2017 · By Martha Kelner for www.theguardian.com
A British Gymnastics licensed coach is being investigated by police in the latest development in the duty of care scandal engulfing Olympic sport. The Guardian has learnt the coach is part of an investigation by the Metropolitan police, who are assessing whether they have enough evidence to bring criminal charges. It is not known whether […]
Read More...98 environmental defenders while protecting their community’s land or natural resources
July 18, 2017 · By Marilyn Campbell, QUT for www.theguardian.com
*** This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian will attempt to record the deaths of all these people, whether they be wildlife rangers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or indigenous land rights activists in Brazil. At this current rate, chances are that four environmental defenders will be killed this week somewhere […]
Read More...Trump conflict of interest concerns over links with law firm run by Philippine government official
July 17, 2017 · By Oliver Holmes for www.theguardian.com
Exclusive: Donald and Ivanka Trump’s companies pay a firm managed by a foreign government official to secure their trademarks in the Philippines Donald and Ivanka Trump’s companies employ a law firm managed by a Philippine government official, the Guardian has found, the latest in a string of potential conflicts of interests stemming from the first […]
Read More...Even 2-month-old babies can be cybersex victims – watchdog
July 17, 2017 · By Patty Pasion for www.rappler.com
International Justice Mission says abuse comes in many forms, with children’s parents even sometimes involved in their own exploitation MANILA, Philippines – Eight in 10 victims rescued from online sexual exploitation are minors, with some of them as young as two months old, said International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM, a human rights group handling cases […]
Read More...Parents of the Boys Attend Responsible Parenthood Seminars
July 17, 2017 ·
Parents of the Boys Attend Responsible Parenthood Seminars Francis Bermido, Jr. Executive Director , PREDA It is very easy for most people including parents and the society at large to lay blame on children for the negative things they do. What they do not see is their own failure to fulfill their duty or responsibility […]
Read More...New law bans ‘mail-order bride, groom’ businesses
July 17, 2017 ·
MANILA – A bill that places heavy penalties for businesses peddling Filipino “mail-order spouses” is now a law, scoring a point for the protection of vulnerable single Filipinos. The law, which was approved by the upper and lower houses earlier this year, was referred to then-President Benigno Aquino III for signing. However, as it was […]
Read More...2017 NATIONAL PEOPLE’S SUMMIT
July 17, 2017 ·
One year assessment of the Duterte Administration June 28, 2017 / 1:30 – 4:30 PM Dr. Avelino P. Aventura Hall (DAPA Hall), Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Quezon City Change is Not Yet Coming On the eve of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s assumption to the Presidency on June 30, 2016, a broad array of people’s organizations, […]
Read More...House passes anti-trafficking bill; measure goes to Senate
July 14, 2017 ·
WASHINGTON The House passed a bill July 12 that puts more than $500 million over the next four years into efforts to fight labor and sex trafficking both in the United States and abroad. The bill — named after Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist — now goes to the Senate. “According […]
Read More...3 arrested in human trafficking case
July 14, 2017 · By Courtney Ryan, FOX 11 News for fox11online.com
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A human trafficking bust has landed three people behind bars in Brown County. The sheriff’s office says investigators were tipped off to the activity starting Tuesday. The investigation ended with the arrests of a man, a woman and a girl. “We received information of commercial sex trafficking and also human trafficking,” […]
Read More...The Search for Happiness
July 14, 2017 ·
The Search for Happiness Fr. Shay Cullen 14 July 2017 Sarah-Ann, 14 years old, walked with two police officers and two Preda Foundation social workers through the town in Pampanga to the traffic stand where the mini-buses line up to get passengers. She is a determined, courageous young girl and she is out to get […]
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