November, 2019
Congresswomen push bill vs child marriage: ‘We owe it to young girls’
November 20, 2019 · By Mara Cepeda for www.rappler.com
‘Child marriages are manifestations of gender-based discrimination against girls and cultural norms that value girls less than boys,’ says House committee on women and gender equality chairperson Ma. Lourdes Acosta Alba MANILA, Philippines – Several congresswomen committed to back the bill seeking to ban child marriages in the country, but emphasized the fight should take […]
Read More...Child marriage a ‘fundamental human rights violation’ – congresswoman
November 19, 2019 · By Mara Cepeda for www.rappler.comu
MANILA, Philippines – Bagong Henerasyon Representative Bernadette Herrera said the practice of child marriage in the Philippines is a “fundamental human rights violation” that must be stopped. “As attested by the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) and various other international human rights conventions, child marriage is a fundamental human rights […]
Read More...Pope’s Asia visit ‘shows concern for marginalized’
November 19, 2019 ·
Pope Francis’ visits to Thailand and Japan this month show his love for marginalized communities, says Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.In his fourth visit to Asia, Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Nov. 20. Three days later, he leaves for Tokyo and nuclear-bombed Hiroshima […]
Read More...PayPal Cut Ties with the Porn Industry. Thank Them for Doing the Right Thing.
November 18, 2019 · By EndSexualExploitation.org for endsexualexploitation.org
PayPal has ended its payment processing work with the massive and exploitative porn site Pornhub. Making the business decision to cut ties with the incredibly lucrative pornography industry is no easy thing. Many corporations balk at the thought of jeopardizing any source of income, yet even so there are still companies out there who are […]
Read More...Philippine parishes join battle against persecutors
November 18, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.org
More than 2,000 parishes across the Philippines will be joining this year’s annual observance of “Red Wednesday” this month to show solidarity in the campaign against religious persecution. Red Wednesday is a campaign initiated by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a global Catholic group under the pope that supports persecuted Christian communities. […]
Read More...Social Media can drive Youth to Suicide
November 18, 2019 · By Leslie Ann Aquino for www.news.mb.com.ph
A Catholic Church official believes schools should teach students how to use social media responsibly. This is especially since the increased smartphone and social media use has been linked to depression and anxiety among children and adolescents. According to Father Conegundo Garganta, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on […]
Read More...Irish couple charged with multiple child rapes get bail amid outrage.
November 15, 2019 ·
Irish couple charged with multiple child rapes get bail amid outrage. Preda News The reported story of a man and woman couple being charged in Kerry,Ireland with 200 multiple acts of child sexual abuse, rape and child porn were granted bail by Judge David Waters causing shock and outrage. Physical, sexual abuse, rape and child […]
Read More...The Saving of Juan for a Life of Dignity
November 15, 2019 ·
The Saving of Juan for a Life of Dignity Fr. Shay Cullen 15 November 2016 It is a case of redemption for the 16-year old youth Juan, a pickpocket, who was caught with stolen goods during a fiesta in Cebu. He faced many years in prison. Philippine law is compassionate and when minors are found […]
Read More...Man jailed for 12 years for raping teenage foster daughter
November 14, 2019 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
A man who raped his teenage foster daughter after plying her with alcohol has been jailed for 12 years. Richard Moloney, 41, with an address at Tullaskeagh Drive, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, had been convicted by a jury after a trial at the Central Criminal Court last July. He was found guilty of rape, oral rape […]
Read More...Man and woman charged with over 200 offences – including rape – involving five children
November 14, 2019 · By Anne Lucey for www.independent.ie
A man and a woman have been brought before a court in Kerry charged with over 200 offences involving a total of five children. The garda investigation had taken place over three years and involved a number of locations, the court heard. The matters alleged were “very serious” and the alleged harm “grave”, the District […]
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