Topic: Human Rights
The ISPs must obey the anti-child porn law
November 4, 2014 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen October 04, 2014 – Tuesday Child pornography and cyber-sex involving minors is a serious crime against the person and dignity of the child. The Philippines is becoming a leading source of these illegal images and children are being abused in the making and distribution of them. The child porn images are […]
Read More...Poor and hungry
November 4, 2014 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:59 AM | Saturday, November 1st, 2014 Malacanang’s response to the release of a Social Weather Stations survey showing that 43 percent, or about 9.3 million Filipinos, considered themselves hungry, and 55 percent, or some 12.1 million Filipino families, thought themselves poor, was true to form. The survey isn’t accurate, the Palace […]
Read More...Sex trafficking, slavery and forced marriage on the rise in Australia, say police
November 4, 2014 ·
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker and Nino Bucci Date October 31, 2014 Federal police are investigating a record number of human trafficking cases in Australia involving sex slavery, forced marriages and child brides. The number of active investigations into human trafficking has doubled in the past two years to 60. Despite the increase, police warn trafficking crimes remain […]
Read More...Protect the children
November 4, 2014 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:09 AM | Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 The start of the year was marked by a horrendous report. In the isolated village of Ibabao in Cebu a child pornography ring was operating, with parents roping their own children into the sordid business. Inside their homes, parents were directing their children—and even their neighbors’—in […]
Read More...Family Makes Us Who We Are, Loved and Forgiven (Part 2)
October 31, 2014 ·
October 11, 2014 11:06 pm by Father Shay Cullen Second of two parts WHEN there is real, mature family and parental love of children, there will be loads of affirmation, understanding, trust, encouragement and inspiration created by the good example of the parents and older brothers and sisters. These will result in fulfilled and satisfied […]
Read More...Our Family Made Us As We Are (Part 1)
October 31, 2014 ·
October 11, 2014 11:06 pm by Father Shay Cullen WHILE the Pope, cardinals and hundreds of bishops and theologians meet in Rome to discuss the Church’s teaching on family life, all of us ought to be concerned as most of us were born into a family, either good, bad, broken or dysfunctional or none at […]
Read More...Children of the Sex Trade
October 31, 2014 ·
October 4, 2014 by Father Shay Cullen SALZBURG, AUSTRIA: President Benigno S. Aquino 3rd is being petitioned by hundreds of fair traders across Austria this past week who are signing a letter asking him to stop sex tourism in the Philippines. Meeting in the historic city of Salzburg, the business leaders appealed to him to turn […]
Read More...Saving and healing the jailed children of poverty
October 31, 2014 ·
October 31, 2014 by Father Shay Cullen Ricardo, 13, was squatting at the corner of an overcrowded cell, his head was resting on his knees and his hands covered his head. He was hiding his child-like face. It was a defensive posture for self-protection. He was a youth prisoner without being charged and with no […]
Read More...Who permits the sex industry?
October 30, 2014 ·
October 28, 2014 Fr. Shay Cullen The brutal murder of Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude, 26, a transgender person in a hotel near the Subic Bay Freeport Zone last October 11, 2014 allegedly by US serviceman Pvt. 1st Class Joseph Scott Pemberton of the US Marine Corps, who has been charged by Philippine police, highlights the ever […]
Read More...HELP US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO UPGRADE OR CLOSE RAC
October 28, 2014 ·
Bahay Tuluyan This week Bahay Tuluyan sent copies of this photo to the President of the Philippines, Mayor of Manila, Secretary of Justice, Secretary of DSWD, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and various media outlets. It was taken inside a government shelter for children, Reception and Action Center Manila, better known as ‘RAC’, […]
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