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4 Charged With Human Trafficking, 2 Women Rescued From Highlandtown Brothel
October 9, 2019 · By Kelsey Kushner for baltimore.cbslocal.com
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police announced the arrests of four people allegedly linked with human trafficking ring in southeast Baltimore. The group was targeting undocumented, Hispanic women, according to the city state’s attorney. Police said they also rescued two women from a Hispanic brothel in the 3900 block of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood. “Last […]
Read More...The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook
October 9, 2019 · By Marisa Kwiatkowski, and John Kelly, USA TODAY for www.usatoday.com
Pennsylvania state Rep. Tom Murt slid into a pew at his childhood church, seeking a break from politics and the stress of work. Instead, Murt got an earful. In his sermon, the priest talked about a bill pending in the state Legislature that would give survivors of child sexual abuse more time to sue their abusers – and […]
Read More...Brother charged with child abuse after leaving toddler at pond while fishing
October 9, 2019 · By Trace Christenson, Battle Creek Enquirer for www.battlecreekenquirer.com
SPRINGFIELD – A 17-year-old has been charged with child abuse after leaving his baby brother near a pond while fishing. Jack Birman was arraigned Monday on charges of third-degree child abuse and faces up to two years in prison if convicted. Birman was arrested Sunday after his 16-month-old brother was taken to the hospital with signs […]
Read More...Police investigation into historical abuse claims
October 9, 2019 · By Andrew Picken for www.bbc.com
Police have launched a fresh probe into claims a woman was sexually abused by her teacher at a South Ayrshire school. Maryanne Pugsley first spoke about the allegations – which date back to the 1970s – at Holyrood when she was calling for an inquiry into abuses at state schools. A Police Scotland investigation into the claims […]
Read More...Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide after landmark EU court ruling
October 8, 2019 · By Foo Yun Chee for www.reuters.com
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook can be ordered to police and remove illegal content worldwide, Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling that rights activists say raises concerns some countries could use it to silence critics. The judgment means social platforms can be forced to seek out hateful content deemed illegal by a […]
Read More...Why the way we talk to children really matters
October 8, 2019 · By Melissa Hogenboom for www.bbc.com
Conversation runs out quickly when talking to a newborn. They don’t say anything back. They won’t groan when you tell them it’s going to rain, or smile when you tell a joke. At the same time, those early weeks are shrouded in a cloud of exhaustion. My baby didn’t sleep when he was meant to, […]
Read More...Madagascar: Like the Philippines children held in life-threatening prison conditions
October 7, 2019 · By Amnesty International for www.amnesty.org
People who have not been found guilty of any crime are dying in Madagascar’s prisons due to appalling conditions, Amnesty International said today, as it released a report highlighting how the Malagasy authorities’ excessive use of pre-trial detention is harming the poorest people in society. The organization documented how, in 2017 alone, 52 out of […]
Read More...Predatory comments prompt YouTube ad suspension
October 3, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Mars, Lidl, Adidas and others have pulled all advertisements from YouTube after some were found next to clips used by predators to target children. Investigations by the BBC and the Times found tens of thousands of “predatory” accounts have been used to leave explicit comments on children’s videos. Problems with the video-sharing site’s reporting system have been blamed for letting […]
Read More...Climate strike in Australia: everything you need to know about Friday’s protest
September 30, 2019 · By Lisa Cox for www.theguardian.com
Thousands of Australian school students are again preparing to walk out of classrooms across the country to demand action on the climate crisis. The global mass day of action will take place on Friday 20 September, three days before the United Nations climate summit in New York. It follows strikes in March this year in […]
Read More...‘Chilling’ video shows blindfolded and shackled Uyghurs
September 27, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter for www.ucanews.com
Politicians and members of the Uyghur community have condemned a “chilling” video that shows hundreds of blindfolded and shackled Uyghur men being led from a train in the Xinjiang region of northwest China. The drone footage shows men wearing blue and yellow uniforms, with cleanly shaven heads and their eyes covered, sitting in rows on […]
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