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North Korea: Rare footage shows teens sentenced to hard labour over K-drama
January 19, 2024 · By Sangmi Han, BBC Korean, Seoul for www.bbc.com
North Korea: Rare footage shows teens sentenced to hard labour over K-drama Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. The footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two 16-year-old boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of […]
Read More...Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say
January 18, 2024 · By Katie McQue for www.preda.org
Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say Social media companies relying on artificial intelligence software to moderate their platforms are generating unviable reports on cases of child sexual abuse, preventing US police from seeing potential leads and delaying investigations of alleged predators, the Guardian can reveal. By law, […]
Read More...More children targeted by paedophiles online: Watchdog
January 18, 2024 · By The Sun for thesun.my
More children targeted by paedophiles online: Watchdog LONDON: Children under the age of 10 are increasingly being targeted by paedophiles online, figures from an internet watchdog suggest, reported German news agency (dpa). The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) received 392,660 reports of possible abuse images on websites in 2023, of which 275,655 were found to contain […]
Read More...Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows
January 18, 2024 · By Alex Hern Technology editor for www.theguardian.com
Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows More than 90% of child sexual abuse imagery found on the internet is now self-generated, according to the charity responsible for finding and removing such material. The Internet Watch Foundation said that it discovered self-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) featuring children under 10 […]
Read More...Rochdale grooming gang: The girl kept in a cage and made to act like a dog, a 15-year-old raped and killed with heroin injection from an abuser and an aborted foetus kept in a freezer by police
January 16, 2024 · By MATTHEW LODGE and JAMES TOZER for www.dailymail.co.uk
Rochdale grooming gang: The girl kept in a cage and made to act like a dog, a 15-year-old raped and killed with heroin injection from an abuser and an aborted foetus kept in a freezer by police The damning dossier, which has identified 96 men who are still deemed a potential risk to children, has sparked […]
Read More...Apple finds issue w/ logic board in some 2018 MacBook Airs, offers free repair
January 16, 2024 · By Jordan Kahn for 9to5mac.com
Apple finds issue w/ logic board in some 2018 MacBook Airs, offers free repair Apple has confirmed in an internal document to repair staff that it’s identified an issue with the main logic board in what it says is a “very small number” of MacBook Air models. Apple Stores and authorized repair staff have been informed to […]
Read More...World’s richest five men double fortune since 2020
January 15, 2024 · By Agence France-Presse for www.manilatimes.net
World’s richest five men double fortune since 2020 DAVOS, Switzerland: The world’s wealthiest five men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity Oxfam said on Monday, as it called on nations to resist the ultra-rich’s influence over tax policy. A report from the charity, published as the global elite hobnob at the […]
Read More...Many Asian govts slammed for human rights violations
January 15, 2024 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Many Asian govts slammed for human rights violations Global rights group Human Rights Watch has slammed governments in Asia for an increase in repression and human rights violations in its World Report 2024. The 740-page report reviewing the human rights situation in about 100 countries was released on Jan. 11. The report blasted Asian governments in […]
Read More...Indian Catholic priest arrested, accused of violating child rights
January 12, 2024 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Indian Catholic priest arrested, accused of violating child rights A Catholic priest, who has been managing a hostel for slum kids, has been arrested on charges of violating provisions of a child protection law in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Father Anil Mathew, director of Aanchal, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working among slum children in […]
Read More...Unraveling the groping epidemic on Japanese trains
January 12, 2024 · By Cristian Martini Grimaldi for www.ucanews.com
Unraveling the groping epidemic on Japanese trains While Japan is often celebrated as a nation of safety and low crime rates, this perception may not resonate with everyone, especially young female students in middle and high school. Their experiences and perspectives might paint a different picture of safety in public spaces. In recent times, Japan […]
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