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Taliban claim killing 40 Afghan resistance fighters
September 14, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Taliban claim killing 40 Afghan resistance fighters The Taliban said Tuesday their forces had killed at least 40 fighters of an Afghan insurgent group led by the son of a late anti-Taliban commander during renewed fighting in the northern Panjshir province. The scenic Panjshir Valley is famed for being a site of Afghan resistance against […]
Read More...Persecuted Chinese church members seek US asylum
September 14, 2022 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Persecuted Chinese church members seek US asylum Members of an entire Church congregation who fled religious persecution in China have filed applications for asylum in the United States through the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR in the Thai capital Bangkok, says a Christian rights group. Some 60 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as […]
Read More...Being abused online? Here’s what you should know and do
September 13, 2022 · By Layla Nelson for canadatoday.news
Being abused online? Here’s what you should know and do The internet needs one of those big red panic buttons. you know them On top of that they say things like STOP, EJECT or simply NO. As great as it is, it does have a dark side, and that’s in the form of online abuse. […]
Read More...US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights
September 13, 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...Texas Man and Woman Indicted for Human Trafficking Offenses
September 13, 2022 · By United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 12, 2022 Texas Man and Woman Indicted for Human Trafficking Offenses NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on September 9, 2022 GREGORY MASSEY, age 28, and PATRICIA HART, age 24, were charged in an 11-count indictment by […]
Read More...2,211 child abuse cases reported, data shows
September 13, 2022 · By Our Correspondent for www.thenews.com.pk
2,211 child abuse cases reported, data shows SUKKUR: In a report of a local NGO, it is revealed that during the past six months nearly 2,211 child abuse cases with both boys and girls were registered. It is pertinent to mention that the data of sexual abuse with the children was collected from the 79 […]
Read More...Our children in peril
September 9, 2022 · By Ma. Isabel Ongpin for www.manilatimes.net
Our children in peril A RECENT talk with Dr. Bernadette Madrid, a pediatrician leading the fight against child abuse and trafficking of women and children, and this year’s Ramon Magsaysay awardee from the Philippines, brought me up to date on the current condition of the problem in the country. A prevalence of child abuse study conducted in the Philippines […]
Read More...Ukraine police uncover child sexual abuse ring involving Russian children
September 9, 2022 · By Lorenzo Tondo in Kyiv for www.theguardian.com
Suspect arrested and 15 children identified but authorities say war is hampering efforts to pursue case Ukraine police uncover child sexual abuse ring involving Russian children Ukrainian police have uncovered a sprawling child sexual abuse network, involving dozens of Russian children whose images and videos were allegedly traded inside and outside the country, but said […]
Read More...Human Rights Tribunal dismisses case alleging child faced discrimination when teacher discussed gender identity
September 7, 2022 · By CAROLINE ALPHONSO for www.theglobeandmail.com
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a family that alleged their female child was discriminated against when her Grade 1 teacher discussed gender identity and “gender fluidity” with the class. In a decision released last month, HRTO member Eva Nichols wrote that the young girl did not face an “adverse […]
Read More...1,055 cases of child abuse recorded nationwide
September 7, 2022 · By Bernama for www.dailyexpress.com.my
1,055 cases of child abuse recorded nationwide PASIR MAS: A total of 1,055 cases of child abuse were recorded nationwide by the Social Welfare Department (JKM) from January to June this year. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof said physical abuse was the highest with 578 cases (54.8 per cent), […]
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