July, 2019
Kin of Philippine drug war victims appeal for UN help
July 26, 2019 · By Marielle Lucenio, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Families and friends of people killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs have joined calls for the United Nations to push for an independent investigation into the country’s human rights situation. “An independent probe is urgently needed,” said Carmelite priest Gilbert Billena, who coordinates the group Rise Up for Life and Rights. The priest led […]
Read More...How to Respond to Child Sexual Abuse
July 26, 2019 ·
How to Respond to Child Sexual Abuse Father Shay Cullen 25 July 2019 The latest victims to be admitted to the Preda home for abused children are two sisters- five and three years old. The perpetrator is the children’s biological father, the live-in partner of their mother. The children complained of pain. The mother knew […]
Read More...Church’s historic ties to slavery examined at US conference
July 26, 2019 · By Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic Church’s connection to slavery was discussed at a conference for African-American Catholics on July 4, the nation’s Independence Day. The Archbishop Lyke Conference hosted a workshop on “Truth and Reconciliation: The Sin of Jesuit Slaveholding” to examine the legacy of the Maryland province of Jesuits’ sale in 1838 of 272 enslaved men, women and […]
Read More...Poverty drives more Filipino women into early marriage
July 26, 2019 · By Mark Saludes, Tuguegarao for LaCroix International
Maricel Kuyog inside her house in the village of Capacuan in the northern Philippine province of Cagayan. (Photo by Mark Saludes) Maricel Kuyog wanted to share her story with someone not from her village. She had the chance when a group of humanitarian workers came for a visit. She took them to her house, which was partially damaged by a typhoon […]
Read More...DR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC
July 25, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda carried out gruesome massacres of civilians, said judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda, nicknamed “Terminator”, was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers. He becomes the […]
Read More...Children in prison: Philippines’ rundown Houses of Hope detain kids in appalling conditions
July 25, 2019 · By Huw Watkin for www.scmp.com
The Bahay Pag-Asa in Pasay, Metro Manila, is supposed to uphold the lofty goals of the Philippines’ juvenile justice and welfare system. Its name means “House of Hope”, and it should be rehabilitating juvenile offenders and providing care for children who have nowhere else to go. But House of Hope is a grotesque misnomer. In […]
Read More...Rwanda: How the genocide happened
July 24, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Most of the dead were Tutsis – and most of those who perpetrated the violence were Hutus. Even for a country with such a turbulent history as Rwanda, the scale and speed of the slaughter left its people […]
Read More...Taoiseach apologises to people who suffered sexual abuse in day schools
July 24, 2019 · By Aisling Kenny for www.rte.ie
The Taoiseach has apologised on behalf of the State to people who were sexually abused in day schools before 1992. Speaking in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar also apologised for the State’s delay in acknowledging that it had a responsiblity to protect the children who were abused. The apology comes after judge concluded yesterday that the State has misinterpreted a […]
Read More...DRC warlord ‘the Terminator’ convicted of war crimes
July 24, 2019 · By Jason Burke Africa correspondent for www.theguardian.com
A warlord responsible for mass murder, rape and abduction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been convicted of war crimes by the international criminal court. Bosco Ntaganda, 45, was a key militia leader who ordered the massacre of civilians in DRC’s restive Ituri province in 2002 and 2003, judges in The Hague said. The atrocities […]
Read More...Elvis Presley’s Irish roots proven by legal document
July 24, 2019 · By Michael Parsons for www.irishtimes.com
An 18th-century court document, proving Elvis Presley’s Irish ties, shows that his ancestor fled Leinster’s mean streets “in great dread” for a quieter life in America. The document, from 1775, which will be auctioned in a Dublin saleroom on May 14th, concerns legal proceedings brought by William Presley, the singer’s great-great-great-great-grandfather. Originally from the townland of […]
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