July, 2002
Philippine News Digest 31
July 26, 2002 ·
Contents: Amnesty International urges Macapagal to freeze executions US threatens to block UN vote on torture convention MLSA to be signed during Powell visit Amnesty International urges Macapagal to freeze executions The human rights group Amnesty International urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to freeze scheduled judicial executions this year and cautioned her against abuses in her […]
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July 17, 2002 ·
Contents: Children in centers to speak up Rights groups document 90 abuse cases against Army US pressure in signing MLSA cited Children to speak up Last July 19, children in rehabilitation centers had the chance to speak up and tell their stories of abuse and neglect they experienced since they were born. PREDA Foundation, in […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 57
July 14, 2002 ·
Contents: Work with children receives international recognition Theater group returns from successful European tour Call to help women and kids in secret cells Work with children receives international recognition An international award of achievement was presented to Fr. Shay Cullen July 10 in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center by the Catholic development organization Caritas […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 29
July 10, 2002 ·
Contents: Prison sentence to Australian child sex tourist 6.6 million in Asia-Pacific have AIDS/HIV Rights groups demand law banning tortur 14,500 Zambaleños evacuated Prison sentence to Australian child sex tourist Raymond Colin Smith, 41, of New South Wales was sentenced on June 7 to three years’ jail for committing three sexual acts with two 6 […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 28
July 4, 2002 ·
Contents: International Criminal Court starts to work 19% of Filipinos want to leave the country One out of three Filipinos either unemployed or underemployed International Criminal Court starts to work The International Criminal Court started work July 1 after being ratified by more than 60 states- the minimum number of ratifications required to put it […]
Read More...PREDA NEWSLETTER July 2002
July 2, 2002 ·
Dear Friends, There have been happy and positive events since our last newsletter. I thank you all who wrote your condolences on the deaths of my mother and Merle our co-founder. We pray for you all. RTE program get positive reviews Many of you may have already seen the documentary broadcast by RTE on the […]
Read More...UK and Irish police raid homes
July 1, 2002 ·
Operation Magenta (UK) The biggest ever operation against paedophiles who use the Internet was carried out recently when police simultaneously raided 75 homes across the country. Operation Magenta was the result of a six month investigation focussing on those using chat rooms to advertise and trade in child abuse images. Police believe that many of […]
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