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Forced adoptions: Call for government apology to mothers
July 20, 2022 · By Duncan Kennedy, BBC Newsfor www.bbc.com
Hundreds of thousands of unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption should receive a government apology, a report has said. The inquiry, by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, was set up following a series of reports by BBC News. It says 185,000 women in the 1950s, 60s and 70s […]
Read More...Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times
July 19, 2022 · By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times A 25-year-old black man killed by Ohio police last month had 46 gunshot wounds or graze injuries on his body, an autopsy report has found. The medical examiner said it was impossible to know which bullet killed Jayland Walker, or how many shots were […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia
July 19, 2022 · By Sarah Rainsford, Eastern Europe correspondent, Vinnytsia for /www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia On a strip of grass in front of the smashed, charred remains of the Jubilee department store there is a pink pushchair lying on its side, smeared with blood. It belonged to a little girl called Liza. The four-year-old was one of three young children […]
Read More...Bernard Collaery: The spy case that ignited an Australian secrecy row
July 15, 2022 · By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Bernard Collaery: The spy case that ignited an Australian secrecy row For a decade, Bernard Collaery has been at the centre of an extraordinary legal saga in Australia. It involves one of the country’s biggest diplomatic scandals – a tale of spies, oil and accusations of greed. An esteemed lawyer, Mr Collaery had been staring […]
Read More...Sussex child sexual exploitation reports rise 27%
July 14, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Sussex child sexual exploitation reports rise 27% The number of reported crimes involving child sexual exploitation has risen by more than a quarter in Sussex. Last year there were 1,027 allegations made to police, a 27% increase on the 821 recorded the year before. West Sussex County Council’s Dr James Walsh said it was “very […]
Read More...New Wakefield MP vows to speak up for victims of sex abuse
July 14, 2022 · By Wakefield by-election 2022 for www.bbc.com
New Wakefield MP vows to speak up for victims of sex abuse Labour’s newly elected MP for Wakefield has vowed to be “straight-talking” on sexual violence and abuse following the jailing of his predecessor. Simon Lightwood made the pledge in his maiden House of Commons speech, in which he also called for a general election. […]
Read More...Indonesian Catholic lawyer calls for stricter action against child abusers
July 14, 2022 · By Katharina Reny Lestari for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian Catholic lawyer calls for stricter action against child abusers A Catholic lawyer has called for stricter punishment for those guilty of child sexual abuse after Indonesian police arrested and charged yet another teacher with raping at least four girls at his home in the country’s Central Java province. Azas Tigor Nainggolan, who deals with […]
Read More...World leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking
July 14, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Need to examine laws and action plans after Covid-19 pandemic, says US congressman holding a top international anti-trafficking post World leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking The predators engaged in human trafficking “never take a holiday, nor can we,” a U.S congressman who holds a top international anti-trafficking post told world […]
Read More...Parents charged with murder, abuse in death of daughter, 4
July 14, 2022 · By AP News for apnews.com
Parents charged with murder, abuse in death of daughter, 4 HINTON, W.Va. (AP) — The parents of a 4-year-old West Virginia girl have been charged with killing her, police said. Authorities found the girl dead Tuesday morning when responding to a home in Summers County, West Virginia State Police Capt. R. A. Maddy said […]
Read More...California wildfires killed up to 14,000 giant sequoias in 2 years, nearly 20% of all the Earth’s largest tree
July 13, 2022 · By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press for www.mercurynews.com
California wildfires killed up to 14,000 giant sequoias in 2 years, nearly 20% of all the Earth’s largest tree LOS ANGELES — Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth’s largest trees, officials said Friday. Fires in […]
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