March, 2018
Yemen war: 5,000 children dead or hurt and 400,000 malnourished, UN says
March 15, 2018 · By AFP in Sana'a for www.theguardian.com
Unicef says five children a day have been killed or injured since March 2015, with ‘nearly every child in Yemen’ in need of humanitarian aid The war in Yemen has killed or injured more than 5,000 children and left another 400,000 severely malnourished and fighting for their lives, according to the UN children’s agency. In […]
Read More...Balochistan govt holds workshop in Islamabad on countering child abuse
March 14, 2018 · By www.pakistantoday.com.pk
ISLAMABAD: A two-day national workshop on countering the menace of child abuse was inaugurated here Tuesday bringing together key stakeholders from across the country to discuss and commit to a clear roadmap for the establishment of responsive and coordinated child protection systems. Hosted by the Government of Balochistan, in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Department […]
Read More...Police: 9-year-old Milwaukee girl shot dead by brother
March 14, 2018 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
MILWAUKEE, United States — Milwaukee police say a 9-year-old girl is dead after she was accidentally shot by her brother. The girl was shot inside a home on Milwaukee’s north side on Saturday. Police say the brother is a minor and was taken to Milwaukee County Children’s Court Center. Police say the girl’s parents, a […]
Read More...Father jailed for trying to feed his kids rat poison
March 14, 2018 · By INQUIRER.net for newsinfo.inquirer.net
One father from Tuen Mun, Hong Kong was sentenced to two years in jail last Wednesday, March 7, after trying to feed his young children with rat poison. The man, addressed as CSK in court to protect his family, was in a drunken stupor when he told his six-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter to drink […]
Read More...Child abuse case review identifies more than 20 suspects
March 13, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
More than 20 people have been reported in connection with historical child abuse after police reviewed thousands of old records. Detectives from the Public Protection Unit have spent 18 months reviewing more than 200,000 old case records. Police Scotland said the creation of a single national force allowed links to be made that may have […]
Read More...1,000 children may have been victims in Britain’s biggest ever child abuse scandal
March 13, 2018 · By Callum Adams for www.telegraph.co.uk
Up to 1,000 children could have been abused in Britain’s biggest ever child abuse scandal, an investigation has revealed. Hundreds of children, some as young as 11, are estimated to have been drugged, beaten and raped over a 40-year period in the town of Telford. Lucy Allan, the Conservative MP for Telford, has called for […]
Read More...Philippine women demand justice, rights
March 12, 2018 · By www.ucanews.com
Thousands of Filipino women came out in the streets of major Philippine cities on March 8 to demand justice for alleged violations of their basic rights. The protests, which brought together tribal people affected by military operations in the provinces and families of victims of drug-related killings, were the highlight of this year’s Women’s Day […]
Read More...Philippines struggles in war against human trafficking
March 12, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Activists say Manila hamstrung by lack of manpower and expertise Michelle thought her prayers had been answered when she finally left her home in the Philippines for Saudi Arabia last year to work as a maid. She thought the employment contract she had signed was her ticket out of poverty. Sadly, she was gravely mistaken. […]
Read More...Philippine legislators vote to impeach chief justice
March 12, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A congressional committee in the Philippines has voted to impeach the country’s top judge, an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte. The House Committee on Justice announced on March 8 that it had sufficient evidence to prosecute Maria Lourdes Sereno, the country’s first female chief justice. The committee, dominated by Duterte allies, voted 38-to-2 to […]
Read More...Child sexual abuse inquiry considers Jehovah’s Witnesses UK investigation
March 9, 2018 · By Sarah Marsh for www.theguardian.com
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse says there have been ‘a considerable number’ of complaints The national public inquiry into child sexual abuse is considering whether to conduct a separate investigation into The Jehovah’s Witnesses UK after it received a large number of reports about the organisation. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) […]
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