May, 2018
Men wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years seek compensation
May 11, 2018 · By Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent for www.theguardian.com
Cases point to legal crisis as definition of miscarriage of justice leaves its victims without recompense The fairness of the criminal courts process goes on trial this week when two men who spent a total of 24 years wrongfully imprisoned seek compensation for their ordeals. Sam Hallam, who served seven years for murder, and Victor […]
Read More...Sex with 10yo not rape, Finnish court rules in migrant’s case
May 10, 2018 · By www.rt.com
In a case that has triggered public outrage, a top Finnish court has upheld a ruling that sex between an asylum seeker and a 10-year-old girl didn’t constitute rape. Critics are calling for harsher sentences for child abuse. Finland’s Supreme Court rejected a request from the prosecution to appeal a three-year jail term for a […]
Read More...‘Community activists are not terrorists’
May 9, 2018 · By Philippine Daily Inquirer for opinion.inquirer.net
We are teachers, students, concerned New Zealanders and Filipinos in New Zealand. We admire the courage and dedication of teachers, volunteers, church and community workers who are working together to make education accessible to indigenous children through the 215 “lumad” schools in Mindanao. We are very concerned that the children and teachers in these schools […]
Read More...Australian nun challenges Philippine government claims
May 9, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Sister Patricia Fox says authorities made erroneous assumptions of facts and law when revoking her missionary visa Sister Patricia Fox, the Australian nun whose missionary visa was revoked by the Philippine government last month, has debunked allegations against her by the Bureau of Immigration in a 25-page document. The nun, who has been living in […]
Read More...Cardinal Tagle ramps up protest against Philippine killings
May 9, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
Church bells in Manila to toll every evening in protest against spate of killings Church bells in Manila Archdiocese will be tolling at eight o’clock every evening to protest the continuing spate of killings in the country. A Catholic priest and a broadcast journalist have become the most recent victims of assassinations. Cardinal Luis Antonio […]
Read More...Bomb explodes outside Catholic church in Mindanao
May 8, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
ASEAN leaders warned of growing threat of terrorism, cyber-attacks in the region A bomb explosion rocked a Catholic church in the southern Philippines on April 29, a day after Southeast Asian leaders were warned of a “very real” threat of terror attacks in the region. Philippine authorities blamed the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which had […]
Read More...Filipino groups launch support network for Australian nun
May 8, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Solidarity with the Poor Network aims to unite faith-based organizations against Sister Patricia Fox’s deportation Church groups in the Philippines have launched a “support network” for Australian missionary nun Patricia Fox who has been ordered to leave the country by the government. The group, “Solidarity with the Poor Network”, aims to unite faith-based organizations to […]
Read More...Child protection law introduced to Irish Parliament
May 7, 2018 · By beta.oireachtas.ie
I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” Apologies are owed to the staff of the Oireachtas for the lateness of the hour at which this business is being taken. I wish to thank my colleagues in Independents4Change for facilitating me this evening in trying to progress the Bill. It is a […]
Read More...Life term for Indian ‘godman’ rapist hailed as landmark
May 7, 2018 · By Saji Thomas, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
Asaram Bapu’s unexpectedly harsh sentence should encourage more victims to seek justice through the courts An Indian court has jailed a popular Hindu “godman” for life for raping a minor girl in a case that rights activists say could help revive people’s faith in the judiciary. A special court in the desert city of Jodhpur […]
Read More...Church Leaders Condemn Killing of Young Priest
May 4, 2018 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Church Leaders Condemn Killing of Young Priest Fr. Shay Cullen 4 May 2018 Catholic church leaders have spoken out to condemn the brutal killing of a young priest, Father Mark Anthony Ventura, 37, from Gattaran town in the province of Cagayan last Sunday, 29 April 2018. Father Mark was shot by an assassin at Barangay […]
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