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US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights
September 29, 2022 · By Human Rights Watch for www.hrw.org
US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights (New York) – United States state laws overwhelmingly fail to meet international child rights standards, with the vast majority failing to protect children from child marriage, hazardous child labor, extreme prison sentences, and violent treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch gave 20 states a failing […]
Read More...Vatican defrocks Lebanese priest convicted of child abuse
September 29, 2022 · By AFP, Beirut for www.ucanews.com
Vatican defrocks Lebanese priest convicted of child abuse An elderly Lebanese priest found guilty in France of sexually assaulting children has been defrocked by the Vatican, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon said Tuesday. APECL said it was notified of the Vatican’s decision to demote Mansour Labaky to “secular status”. “We pray… […]
Read More...Welcome, support all migrants, pope says
September 28, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Welcome, support all migrants, pope says Marking the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis called on everyone to work together to build a more inclusive and fraternal future. “Migrants are to be welcomed, accompanied, supported and integrated,” he said Sept. 25 before praying the Angelus with those gathered for an outdoor Mass closing […]
Read More...Putting children at the centre – Council of Europe and EU synergies in protecting children’s rights
September 28, 2022 · By Council of Europe for www.coe.int
Putting children at the centre – Council of Europe and EU synergies in protecting children’s rights The Council of Europe’s Strategy for the Rights of the Child 2022-2027 (the Rome Strategy) and the EU Strategy for the Rights of the Child share a common vision and objectives, focusing on the participation of children, integrated systems […]
Read More...New Mexico’s Repeat Child Abuse Rate Among Nation’s Worst
September 28, 2022 · By Associated Press for www.usnews.com
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New state data shows New Mexico’s repeat rate for child abuse is among the worst in the country, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Albuquerque Journal said more than 40% of children in New Mexico who had a substantiated serious injury from physical abuse or neglect in fiscal year 2022 came from families […]
Read More...TikTok may be fined £27m for failing to protect children
September 27, 2022 · By Shiona McCallum, Technology reporter for www.bbc.com
TikTok may be fined £27m for failing to protect children TikTok could face a £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy when they’re using the platform. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of under-13s without appropriate consent. The watchdog said the breach happened over more […]
Read More...Press freedom hits new low in Hong Kong
September 27, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Press freedom hits new low in Hong Kong Press freedom has hit its lowest in nine years in politically troubled Hong Kong as China tightens its grip on the former British colony, according to the latest survey report from the Hong Kong Journalist Association (HKJA). Freedom of the press in Hong Kong, once known as one of […]
Read More...Guidance for Evaluating for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse
September 27, 2022 · By Rose McNulty for www.ajmc.com
Guidance for Evaluating for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse A clinical report published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, provides guidance on evaluating children for bleeding disorders in situations where abuse is suspected.1 The recommendations aim to make this type of evaluation more consistent in cases when children have suspicious […]
Read More...Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, pope says
September 26, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, pope says One cannot love and worship the Eucharist without compassion for the poor and marginalized, Pope Francis said at a Mass concluding Italy’s eucharistic congress. “Let us recognize that the Eucharist is the prophecy of a new world, it is the presence of Jesus who asks us […]
Read More...Human rights defenders and Covid-19: The impact of the pandemic on human rights defenders and their work
September 23, 2022 · By Relief Web for reliefweb.int
Human rights defenders and Covid-19: The impact of the pandemic on human rights defenders and their work Covid-19: How a global crisis has affected human rights defenders Paris-Geneva, September 22, 2022 – As governments around the world have taken extraordinary measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, some have misused them to undermine human rights […]
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