June, 2019
Greenland seeks to break silence around child sexual abuse
June 26, 2019 · By Marilyn Campbell, QUT for www.brisbanetimes.com.au
COPENHAGEN – In Greenland, the scourge of child sexual abuse has emerged as a pressing concern with nearly 1 in 3 having suffered abuse in their childhood, and efforts to combat it hampered by a persistent conspiracy of silence. The sparsely populated autonomous Danish territory is confronted with major social problems, including high levels of suicide […]
Read More...Cardinal Pell returns to prison to await ruling on appeal
June 25, 2019 · By Catholic News Service for www.ncronline.org
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Cardinal George Pell was taken back to prison June 6 at the end of a two-day hearing on his appeal of his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse. A three-judge panel from the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria said it would announce its judgment at a later date, […]
Read More...Stop killings, Negros human rights group asks gov’t
June 25, 2019 · By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - @inquirerdotnet for newsinfo.inquirer.net
ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Israel Avelino, 22, traveled from Canlaon City in Negros Oriental province to Metro Manila and spoke before a network of human rights advocates on Saturday. He narrated how heavily armed men barged into their house on March 30 while his family was asleep in Barangay Panubigan. The armed men, whom […]
Read More...UN Needs to Act Now to End Philippines Killings
June 25, 2019 · By Laila Matar for www.hrw.org
If you live in an impoverished urban area in the Philippines today, you have good reason to fear that you or a family member could get caught up in President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous “war on drugs.” And if you’re a politician, activist, or journalist outspoken about the drug war, be prepared for harassment and intimidation […]
Read More...PHL retains Tier 1 ranking in latest US human trafficking report
June 24, 2019 · By MICHAELA DEL CALLAR for www.gmanetwork.com
The Philippines has retained its Tier 1 status in the US government’s list of countries that comply with international standards to combat human trafficking. Manila has been in the top tier category for four consecutive years since 2016. The Philippines narrowly escaped stiff sanctions that include the withholding of millions of dollars in American aid […]
Read More...What’s under the miter?
June 24, 2019 · By Father William Grimm MM, Tokyo for international.la-croix.com
When I was a boy, I watched a narrow clamshell bucket dipping into a sewer up the street from our home to clear muck. I was still too young and too inexperienced in the ways of the Church to be aware of the irony of it, but I found it amusing that the muck-filled bucket […]
Read More...‘Living drug’ offers hope to terminal blood cancer patients
June 24, 2019 · By James Gallagher for www.bbc.com
NHS patients with lymphoma have for the first time been given a pioneering treatment that genetically reprogrammes their immune system to fight cancer. Mike Simpson, 62, from Durham, says his cancer is now “on the run”. The therapy, called CAR-T, is a “living drug” that is tailor-made for each patient using their body’s own cells […]
Read More...For What Do They Live and Die?
June 21, 2019 ·
For What Do They Live and Die? Fr. Shay Cullen 21 June 2019 Many people believe in some kind of “God,” that which they worship in their own way, which they make the priority of their actions, pursuing their God. It can be money, power, wealth, property, prestige, drugs, alcohol, pleasure, possession, domination, violence, abuse, […]
Read More...Government error delays online pornography age-check scheme
June 21, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites has been delayed a second time. The changes – which mean UK internet users may have to prove their age – were due to start on 15 July after already being delayed from April 2018. The culture secretary confirmed the postponement saying the government had failed to […]
Read More...Church of Scientology accused of child abuse and human trafficking in new lawsuit
June 21, 2019 · By Chris Riotta New York for www.independent.co.uk
A woman who said she was raised as a Scientologist and served as a personal steward to the leader of the religion has sued the church, accusing it of human trafficking, forced labour and child abuse, among other damning allegations. The woman, listed in court records as “Jane Doe,” said she was put in an […]
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