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US diocese settles lawsuit over sexual abuse
October 26, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
US diocese settles lawsuit over sexual abuse The Diocese of Buffalo and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a settlement in a 2020 civil lawsuit filed by the state regarding the diocese’s handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations. Under the agreement, filed Oct. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]
Read More...Former Department of State Employee Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in the Philippines
October 26, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 24, 2022 Former Department of State Employee Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in the Philippines A former U.S. Department of State employee pleaded guilty today to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. According to court documents, Dean […]
Read More...The government should expand child grants
October 25, 2022 · By Lena Simet & Meenakshi Ganguly for www.hrw.org
The government should expand child grants In 1995 the government of Nepal introduced old age pensions, which have improved the lives of millions. In doing so, it was giving effect to one of the core duties on all countries—whether rich or poor—to ensure the right to social security for all. At first, pensions were available in […]
Read More...Qatar: Security Forces Arrest, Abuse LGBT People
October 24, 2022 · By Human Rights Watch for www.hrw.org
Qatar: Security Forces Arrest, Abuse LGBT People (Beirut) – Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and subjected them to ill-treatment in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. LGBT people interviewed said that their mistreatment took place as recently as September 2022, as Qatar prepared to host the 2022 FIFA […]
Read More...Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
October 24, 2022 · By THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION for www.rappler.com
Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India – ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumors around a Bollywood actor’s death – Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation. Prabhakar, […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry
October 24, 2022 · By Tom Symonds and Judith Burns, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry Anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended. It called the nature and scale of abuse in England and Wales “horrific and deeply disturbing” […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: The horrific findings of a seven-year inquiry
October 21, 2022 · By Tom Symonds, Home affairs correspondent, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: The horrific findings of a seven-year inquiry The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual abuse was created in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to examine how institutions responded to allegations of abuse in England and Wales – both in the past, and today. During seven years of hearings, 725 witnesses gave […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry
October 21, 2022 · By Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry Anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended. It called the nature and scale of abuse in England and Wales “horrific and deeply disturbing” […]
Read More...Hong Kong’s democracy dream will not die
October 21, 2022 · By Gianni Criveller for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong’s democracy dream will not die Chinese authorities on July 1, 2020, began implementing in Hong Kong the National Security Law to stop the popular movement for democracy and freedom, which began on June 9, 2019, and mobilized the city for a whole year. The demonstrations reached up to two million citizens, in a […]
Read More...Nepal’s wartime rape survivors demand recognition
October 19, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Nepal’s wartime rape survivors demand recognition Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal’s civil war — and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal. Guerrilla attacks and forced disappearances were daily facts of life on both sides of the […]
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