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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 […]
Read More...Former Teacher Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
September 23, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 22, 2022 Former Teacher Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material A Kansas man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for impersonating a minor female on social media and enticing dozens of minors in the Topeka area to record and send […]
Read More...Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development
September 22, 2022 · By United Nations for www.ohchr.org
Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports Submitted by the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of […]
Read More...Malaysia falls behind Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam in preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse
September 21, 2022 · By Ashley Yeong for www.malaymail.com
Malaysia falls behind Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam in preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Malaysia has been ranked 23rd out of 60 countries in the Out of The Shadows Index which examines how countries are responding to the threat of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). The report conducted by […]
Read More...Japanese Magsaysay winner brings sight to Vietnam’s poor
September 16, 2022 · By Cristian Martini Grimaldi for www.ucanews.com
Japanese Magsaysay winner brings sight to Vietnam’s poor Hattori Tadashi is one of the three people who won this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The 58-year-old Japanese ophthalmologist was recognized for his outstanding work in restoring the sight of more than 20,000 people in Vietnam for free, most of them blinded by […]
Read More...No one safe from weather-related disasters, says UN
September 15, 2022 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent for www.rte.ie
No one safe from weather-related disasters, says UN A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation says that emission reduction pledges need to be seven times higher to prevent global warming going above 1.5C. The United in Science report also warns that the most vulnerable populations will suffer, and cities will face increasing […]
Read More...Asian bishops’ federation: Hopes of a lay woman
September 15, 2022 · By Virginia Saldanha for www.ucanews.com
Asian bishops’ federation: Hopes of a lay woman At the end of my term, as I looked back over the 15 years since the start of the Women’s Desk in 1995 following the resolution of the Bishops at the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Plenary Assembly VI, of which I was the first executive […]
Read More...WA man charged with 36 additional online child abuse related offences
September 14, 2022 · By Australian Federal Police, AFP for www.afp.gov.au
WA man charged with 36 additional online child abuse related offences Tuesday, 13 September 2022, Publish time:12:10pm This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force A West Australian man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (13 September 2022) after he was arrested and charged last night […]
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