August, 2018
UN troops in child abuse scandal
August 9, 2018 ·
Over the past 15 years, the United Nations (UN) has recorded more than 1,700 allegations of sexual abuse by its peacekeepers in conflict zones around the world — from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Kosovo, and from East Timor to Haiti. Why has the problem persisted, despite the UN’s efforts to stamp out […]
Read More...Monsanto’s ‘cancer-causing’ weedkiller destroyed my life, dying man tells court
August 9, 2018 · By Sam Levin for www.theguardian.com
Dewayne Johnson said that if he had known what he knew now about Roundup weedkiller, “I would’ve never sprayed that product on school grounds … if I knew it would cause harm … It’s unethical.” Johnson, a former school groundskeeper in northern California who is terminally ill, was testifying on Monday in his landmark suit against Monsanto […]
Read More...Man nabbed for child trafficking in Laguna
August 9, 2018 · By Maricar Cinco - Correspondent for newsinfo.inquirer.net
SAN PEDRO CITY – Police arrested a man for alleged child trafficking. Mark Christian Catley, 45, who reportedly also used the aliases Dino Ferrari and William Modena, was arrested around 10 p.m. Friday during an entrapment operation inside a hotel in Sto. Tomas town Batangas province, where the suspect allegedly checked-in with his two victims. Chief Inspector John […]
Read More...35 Disney Employees Arrested On Child Sex Charges In Less Than 10 Years
August 9, 2018 · By Andy Campbell for www.huffingtonpost.com
At least 35 Disney employees in and around Florida have been arrested and accused of sex crimes involving children since 2006, CNN reports as part of a six-month investigation. So far, 32 of those cases have resulted in convictions. “Wherever you find children, you’ll find sexual predators that want to be there,” said Polk County Sheriff […]
Read More...The Silence that Surrounds Abuse
August 3, 2018 ·
The Silence that Surrounds Abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 3 August 2018 Angeline is just one of millions of children who are scared and intimidated to run and tell that they had been raped, abused or sexually assaulted. “Telling was the hardest thing, I was frightened,” she said. “He threatened to kill my mother and […]
Read More...Legislators approve law for new Philippine Muslim region
August 3, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
A congressional body in the Philippines tasked with drafting a law that would create a new autonomous Muslim region in Mindanao approved the final version of the legislation late on July 18. After a week of heated debate, the 28-member bicameral conference committee approved the final version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which it is […]
Read More...New drug for recurring malaria
August 3, 2018 · By Smitha Mundasad for www.bbc.com
A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria – caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax – which makes 8.5 million people ill each year. This type of malaria is a particular challenge to get rid […]
Read More...The importance of youth
August 3, 2018 ·
The importance of youth From Barak Obana’s speech in South Africa 2018 “…..And that’s what we need right now, we don’t just need one leader, we don’t just need one inspiration, what we badly need right now is that collective spirit. And, I know that those young people, those hope carriers are gathering around the […]
Read More...Truth and Freedom of Speech
August 2, 2018 ·
Truth and Freedom of Speech. Barak Obama in South Africa 2018. “…..Unfortunately, too much of politics today seems to reject the very concept of objective truth. People just make stuff up. They just make stuff up. We see it in state-sponsored propaganda; we see it in internet driven fabrications, we see it in the blurring […]
Read More...Report claims Myanmar military planned Rohingya genocide
August 2, 2018 · By John Zaw, Mandalay for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s military made extensive and systematic preparations for attacks on Rohingya before an August 2017 clampdown in northern Rakhine State, an international rights group has claimed. Fortify Rights has documented mass killings, rape and arson attacks against Rohingya and has called on the United Nations Security Council to urgently refer the situation in Myanmar to […]
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