October, 2019
UN expert urges sanctions against Myanmar military
October 28, 2019 · By John Zaw, Mandalay for www.ucanews.org
A United Nations human rights expert has called for targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s military commanders and their affiliated companies over atrocities against Rohingya and other minority groups. Yanghee Lee, the special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, told the UN General Assembly in New York on Oct. 22 that she sees “no discernable improvement to […]
Read More...Sentencing for boys convicted of Kriégel murder to take place next week
October 28, 2019 · By Orla O'Donnell for www.brisbanetimes.com.au
A sentencing hearing for the two boys convicted of the murder of 14-year-old Ana Kriégel will take place next week, the Central Criminal Court heard today. Mr Justice Paul McDermott was today given psychological and psychiatric reports relating to the two boys. Prosecution barrister Brendan Grehan SC told Mr Justice McDermott that the hearing next Tuesday […]
Read More...Maid escapes ‘years of slavery’ in Indonesia’s capital
October 28, 2019 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.org
A Catholic domestic worker has filed a police complaint in Indonesia accusing her employer of treating her as a slave. Afra Burga Ambol, 24, claims her employer, Fredy Burhan, refused to pay her and beat her frequently at his home in West Jakarta for years. The domestic worker, who comes from predominantly Christian East Nusa […]
Read More...Filipino suicides on the rise
October 25, 2019 · By ucanews reporter, Kalibo for www.ucanews.com
A mental health advocate has called on Philippine Church leaders to hold peer counseling workshops, especially among the youth, to help curb an increasing number of suicides. Mental health experts noted that suicide cases were rising because people with depression often hesitate in seeking help due to the stigma that surrounds mental disorders. Zena Bernardo, […]
Read More...The Safe Legal Age of Consent, Eighteen for Youth
October 25, 2019 ·
The Safe Legal Age of Consent, Eighteen for Youth Fr. Shay Cullen 25 October 2019 Protecting children from sexual abuse has progressed greatly from medieval times when 11- and 12-year children, sometimes even younger, were considered capable of giving their consent to be sexually abused by adults. Pedophilia and child sexual abuse was widespread and […]
Read More...Alexander McCartney: ‘Thousands of new victims’ found in child abuse case
October 25, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
“Thousands of new victims” are expected to be identified in what is thought to be the UK’s biggest “catfish” child abuse investigation, a court has heard. It was alleged Alexander McCartney, a 21-year-old computer science student from Lissummon Road, Newry, blackmailed young victims from around the world. US authorities now want to extradite him, Newry […]
Read More...Preda fair trade a recognized Fair Trade organization
October 25, 2019 ·
Preda fair trade a recognized Fair Trade organization. October 2019 Profairtrade Development Enterprise Known as Preda Fair Trade is a long standing recognized `Fair Trade organization as attested to by Welt Partners of Ravensburg,Germany,one of the biggest importers and Fair Trade organizations in Germany. Welt Partner is a long time partner of Preda Fair Trade. […]
Read More...Child Marriage in the United States
October 24, 2019 · By HTS Staff | 2017 for humantraffickingsearch.org
In the United States the minimum age for marriage is 18, but in most states child marriage is legal with a parent’s consent. Girls as young as 12 in Virginia, 13 in New Hampshire and 14 in Alabama are able to legally wed with a parent’s signature. Technically a child is a minor until the […]
Read More...Age Of Consent By Country 2019
October 24, 2019 · By World Population Review for worldpopulationreview.com
What is age of consent? Age of consent is the minimum age which a person is considered legally competent to consent to sexual acts. As a result, if someone older engages in sexual acts with a minor under the age of consent, then this activity may be considered statutory rape. This is because the person […]
Read More...Undercover With The Clerics – Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade
October 24, 2019 · By www.bbc.co.uk
Working with an undercover reporter, BBC Arabic’s Nawal Al-Maghafi investigates Shia clerics at some of Iraq’s holiest shrines. She uncovers the grooming and exploitation of vulnerable girls and young women, trapped into prostitution and pimped out by a religious elite. A young widow alleges that a cleric from an important shrine sold her to his […]
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