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New campaign bids to halt rise in online child sexual abuse
October 6, 2022 · By Julian Owen for edtechnology.co.uk
New campaign bids to halt rise in online child sexual abuse Online safety platform, Natterhub, has launched a campaign to help stem the rising tide of online child sexual abuse. The initiative exhorts parents and schools to ‘Have the conversation before someone else does’, following a report from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) that incidences of abuse […]
Read More...Probe in Hong Kong over child abuse in special school
October 6, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Probe in Hong Kong over child abuse in special school The authorities in Hong Kong have launched an investigation into a school for intellectually disabled children after media reports claimed several parents complained of child abuse by its staff members. The school under fire is the Hong Chi Pinehill No. 2 School in Tai Po operated by […]
Read More...Gender inequality contributes to higher levels of child abuse
October 6, 2022 · By News Medical Life Science for www.news-medical.net
Gender inequality contributes to higher levels of child abuse The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse. In a new report published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University […]
Read More...How China’s civil society collapsed under Xi
October 5, 2022 · By France24 for www.france24.com
How China’s civil society collapsed under Xi Beijing (AFP) – Human rights activist Charles remembers a time when civil society was blossoming in China, and he could dedicate his time to helping improve the lives of people struggling in blue-collar jobs. Now, 10 years into President Xi Jinping’s rule, community organisations such as Charles’s have been […]
Read More...Special school denies child abuse, with expert slamming misconduct
October 5, 2022 · By The Standard for www.thestandard.com.hk
Special school denies child abuse, with expert slamming misconduct Educational experts warned against long-period physical restraint treatment of children with severe intellectual disabilities, as a special needs school embroiled in an abuse scandal denied the mistreatment. Authorities recently received complaints about suspected child abuse at Hong Chi Pinehill No 2 School in Tai Po. Teachers […]
Read More...Vatican ‘probing Timor-Leste bishop abuse claims’
October 3, 2022 · By UCA News reporter and AFP for www.ucanews.com
Vatican ‘probing Timor-Leste bishop abuse claims’ The Vatican is examining allegations of sexual abuse against Nobel laureate, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, considered one of the leading freedom fighters of this Catholic-majority nation, a Church official said on Sept. 29. Monsignor Marco Sprizzi, the Vatican’s representative in Dili, was speaking after Dutch newspaper De Groene Amsterdammer (The Green Amsterdammer) […]
Read More...UN Expert Committee Backed for Proposing Global Elimination of Two Highly Toxic Plastic Additives
October 3, 2022 · By EcoWaste Coalition for journal.com.ph
UN Expert Committee Backed for Proposing Global Elimination of Two Highly Toxic Plastic Additives 1 October 2022, Quezon City. A UN expert scientific review committee has evaluated two toxic chemical additives found in many common plastics and has concluded the evidence of the substances harm to health and the environment qualify them for global elimination, recommending […]
Read More...Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen, five others go on trial over protest fund
October 3, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen, five others go on trial over protest fund Hong Kong’s outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen and five fellow democracy supporters faced a trial on Monday for their involvement in a humanitarian fund that supported anti-government protesters. The 90-year-old Cardinal Zen and his companions were arrested in May under Hong Kong’s repressive national security law […]
Read More...Over 1,700 environment activists killed in decade – report
October 3, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Over 1,700 environment activists killed in decade – report An environmental activist has been killed every two days on average over the past decade, a new study shows. The report from Global Witness says that more than 1,700 people have died while trying to prevent mining, oil drilling or logging on their lands. Over the 10 years, […]
Read More...Iowa Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Online Harassment of MO Teen
September 30, 2022 · By United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2022 Iowa Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Online Harassment of MO Teen Faces 15 Years in Prison for Attempted Production of Child Pornography JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Corydon, Iowa, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting […]
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