January, 2018
Death of girl, 5, sparks calls for more help for Hong Kong schools in tackling child abuse cases
January 10, 2018 · By Peace Chiu for www.scmp.com
Government guidelines on how to handle abuse cases are not clear enough, says chairman of Hong Kong Aided Primary School Heads Association Representatives from a school principals’ association and a social worker group have called for more help from the Hong Kong government, such as clearer guidelines and training for staff, following the shocking revelations […]
Read More...One in ten girls sexually abused as teens: report
January 10, 2018 · By NTB/The Local for www.thelocal.no
Ten percent of Norwegian women claim to have been sexually abused before the age of 16, according to an “alarming” new report from the University of Bergen. A quarter of the women selected at random for the study, all aged 18-80, said they had been subjected to “sexually offensive conduct” before turning 16, newspaper Dagsavisen […]
Read More...Norwegian man gets eight years for the sexual abuse of 62 children
January 10, 2018 · By AFP/The Local for www.thelocal.no
A 66-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday for a series of online sexual assaults perpetrated on children in Norway and the Philippines. The Bergen man was found guilty, among other things, of having sent money to a family in the Philippines in exchange for organising sex acts between children, some […]
Read More...Police break up massive Norwegian paedophilia ring
January 9, 2018 · By NTB/The Local for www.thelocal.no
Norwegian police have filed charges against 51 individuals involved in a grotesque paedophilia ring thought to be one of the largest child sexual abuse cases in the nation’s history. Dubbed ‘Operation Dark Room’, the police action revealed a number of atrocities against children as young as infancy. Police seized 150 terabytes of data material in […]
Read More...State Attorney: Witness fabricated evidence against principal, teacher accused of child abuse
January 9, 2018 · By WFTS Webteam for www.abcactionnews.com
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Michael and Kimberly Hoskinson, a principal and teacher respectively, were exonerated of child abuse charges after it was determined that the witness fabricated evidence. The two were arrested after the victim in the case said they were punched twice in the rib cage, also resulting in a wrist injury. Both later […]
Read More...When a Teacher is the Abuser
January 9, 2018 ·
When a Teacher is the Abuser Francisco B. Bermido, Jr. Teachers are for the most part the protectors and helpers of children and as part of their professional and moral duty, they listen, assist and understand their students especially when they have problems. This is urgent when the children have suffered sexual abuse and have […]
Read More...Jon Venables charged over child abuse image allegations
January 8, 2018 ·
Killer of James Bulger will be tried in private at unnamed court after he was allegedly caught with indecent images Jon Venables, one of the killers of the toddler James Bulger, has been charged with offences related to indecent images of children and his trial is to be held in private at an unnamed court, […]
Read More...Poll suspension rumors alarm Philippine bishops
January 8, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Halting scheduled congressional elections in push toward federalism could give birth to dictatorship, they say The possibility of congressional elections not being held in the Philippines next year has sparked alarm among Catholic Church leaders who warned their cancellation could lead to a dictatorship. Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippine Congress have announced […]
Read More...Why is John Worboys being released after less than 10 years?
January 8, 2018 · By Jamie Grierson for www.theguardian.com
There is outrage over the imminent release of one of the UK’s most persistent sex attackers. How has it come about? The Parole Board decision to recommend the serial sex attacker John Worboys for release has provoked outrage and criticism across the political spectrum. Worboys, one of the UK’s most persistent sexual offenders, has served […]
Read More...Over 300 human rights activists killed in 2017, says report
January 5, 2018 · By arah Burns for www.irishtimes.com
80% of killings occurred in four countries – Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines There were 312 human rights defenders killed in 27 countries last year, according to a new report. Two-thirds of those killed were activists working on issues of land, environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights, while 80 per cent of killings took place […]
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