October, 2019
The teenager married too many times to count
October 24, 2019 · By Nawal al-Maghafi for www.bbc.co.uk
Warning: Some readers may find some of these details upsetting Rusul woke to find herself alone. Her new husband had gone. The marriage had lasted just three hours. It wasn’t the teenager’s first marriage. It wasn’t even her second, third or fourth. In fact she’s been married too many times for her to count. Rusul’s […]
Read More...Scotland votes to ban smacking children
October 23, 2019 ·
Scottish lawmakers voted Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offense for parents to use physical punishment against a child. Currently, parents can use “reasonable” physical force to discipline children. Scotland is the […]
Read More...Victims of child abuse told accusations could ‘ruin perpetrator’s life’, inquiry finds
October 23, 2019 · By Telegraph Reporters for www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims of child sex abuse are often told by the authority figures they confide in that their allegations could “ruin the perpetrators life”, an analysis of over 3,200 cases found. More than 4,000 survivors of child sexual abuse have shared their experiences of abuse with the Truth Project in England and Wales. Of these, 3,265 […]
Read More...Indian police raid aged Jesuit’s room, confiscate furniture
October 23, 2019 · By UCANEWS Reporter
Indian police have confiscated the property of an 83-year-old Jesuit priest, accusing him of being an absconder from court proceedings in a sedition case leveled against him for allegedly liking a Facebook post. A 30-member police team in Jharkhand state raided the residence of Father Stan Swamy, a noted social activist, on Oct. 21. The police took away […]
Read More...Philippine rights groups claim increased state intimidation
October 22, 2019 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.org
Human rights and environment groups in the Philippines have accused the government of upping a harassment and intimidation campaign against their members. In a media briefing on Oct. 7, the groups alleged that incidents of police and military intimidation of human rights workers and activists have increased in recent weeks. Clemente Bautista of the Kalikasan […]
Read More...LA police failed to investigate 4,000 serious child abuse reports in 2018 and 2019. Why?
October 21, 2019 · By CONTRIBUTING WRITER for www.dailynews.com
The first recorded sign of trouble in the brief life of Noah Cuatro came before he was even born. In August 2014, when his mother was nine months pregnant with Noah, she allegedly threw her baby sister in her crib, fracturing the 10-month-old’s skull in two places. Shortly after Noah was born, workers with Los […]
Read More...Philippine students demand punishment for campus predators
October 21, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.org
Students and teachers of a Catholic university in Manila have held a demonstration to protest what they perceive as impunity for alleged sexual predators among faculty members. The protest came after a student at Ateneo de Manila University posted on social media claiming that a professor accused of sexual harassment was only suspended for 15 days. […]
Read More...Douglas Slade feature in The Magazine of the South Morning Post, Singapore.
October 21, 2019 · By Simon Parry for www.scmp.com
Slade abused young boys in the Philippines for decades and repeatedly paid his way out of trouble. Now, in a landmark ruling, he has been ordered by the British High Court to pay US$162,000 in compensation The boys running around the neighbourhood in grubby shorts and flip-flops called it the “magic door” – a plain […]
Read More...The Death Penalty, a Weapon of Power
October 18, 2019 ·
The Death Penalty, a Weapon of Power Fr. Shay Cullen 18 October 2019 The Philippines is known for its culture of happy, friendly people with a love of life. Family bonds are strong, respect for the aged is high, concern for the poor is widespread. The sacredness of life is enshrined in the constitution and […]
Read More...Look, don’t touch: Thai bars raided for trafficking child ‘entertainers’
October 18, 2019 · By Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation for news.abs-cbn.com
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – A hug, a hand on her knee, a kiss on the cheek: teenage waitress Pim would not allow the customers to go any further at a karaoke bar in northern Thailand where she was found in a police raid. The 16-year-old was one of four teenage bar staff who were uncovered […]
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