Topic: Physical Abuse
Hearing Canada Indigenous horror like being ‘slapped’: pope
August 4, 2022 · By Agence France-Presse for news.abs-cbn.com
Hearing Canada Indigenous horror like being ‘slapped’: pope VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday likened hearing first-hand tales of abuse at Catholic-run schools from Indigenous victims in Canada to being slapped. Many children were physically and sexually abused at the schools, and thousands are believed to have died of disease, malnutrition or neglect in […]
Read More...Ministers praise courage of father's victims in rape case
December 10, 2011 · By LORNA SIGGINS, irishtimes.com
TWO GOVERNMENT Ministers have expressed their “shock and abhorrence” at the circumstances surrounding the physical and sexual abuse of a group of children by their 50-year-old father who received a life sentence yesterday. Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald described the case as “barbaric”, and said their thoughts were with […]
Read More...The Anti-Torture Law: a good advance but misses out on non-state torture
August 25, 2009 · By Robert Francis B. Garcia, Soliman M. Santos, Jr.
“Torture is torture, whoever does it. The same is true of terrorism.” – C. Douglas Lumis, Terror and the Terrorist (Penang: Multiversity & Citizens International, 2008) The Philippines finally has an Anti-Torture Law, one which legally defines and penalizes torture, as well as provides remedies and redress for its victims. This is definitely a most […]
Read More...PREDA NEWSLETTER December 1999
December 2, 1999 ·
Dear Friends of the Children, PREDA Foundation is a charitable organization protecting and helping children recover from sexual and physical abuse. The Foundation’s education team goes to schools and communities organizing and empowering youth to start their preventive campaigns against AIDS, child abuse and drug abuse. Other activities includes legal action, lobbying, international advocacy, helping […]
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