June, 2020
Philippines retains Tier 1 in 2020 US human trafficking report
June 26, 2020 ·
For the fifth year, the Philippines retains its Tier 1 ranking in the US government’s report on human trafficking. According to the 2020 Trafficking in Persons report, the Philippine government fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking as it continues to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period. The points raised in the […]
Read More...YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING INCREASED LEVELS OF ABUSE DURING LOCKDOWN, RESEARCH SUGGESTS
June 24, 2020 · By Independent for www.independent.co.uk
More than half of young people using a mental health app have reported increased levels of abuse at home during lockdown, research shows. Kooth, an NHS commissioned service providing support to young people aged 10 to 25, recorded responses from service users between 3 March and 12 April this year. It compared these with responses from the period […]
Read More...Indonesian activists issue plea for stranded Rohingya
June 23, 2020 · By Konradus Epa, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian activists issue plea for stranded Rohingya Amnesty International Indonesia and the country’s representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) have called on countries, particularly those in Southeast Asia, to do more to protect Rohingya refugees fleeing conflict and persecution in Myanmar. The appeal was issued as part of efforts to mark […]
Read More...Philippine Church remembers spirit of Cardinal Sin
June 23, 2020 ·
Philippine Church remembers spirit of Cardinal Sin A prelate in the northern Philippines has commemorated the 15th death anniversary of the late Manila archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin, who died on June 21, 2005, by praising his fighting spirit against oppression. The Philippines needed “fearless prophets” like Cardinal Sin who proclaimed the Gospel even if it […]
Read More...Church must act over online child sex abuse
June 23, 2020 · By Michael Sainsbury for www.ucanews.com
Covid-19 lockdowns and unemployment have brought an increase in this terrible scourge across Asia Church must act over online child sex abuse Widespread lockdowns and unemployment triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a surge in online child sex abuse across Asia that most governments are ill-equipped to stop. The significantly changed situation in […]
Read More...Man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of seven daughters and sister
June 23, 2020 · By Paul Reynolds for www.rte.ie
Man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of seven daughters and sister A 75-year-old man has been jailed for 20 years for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his seven daughters and his younger sister over a 23-year period. James O’Reilly from Killeens, Ballynonty, Thurles in Co Tipperary subjected the teenage girls to “horrific” […]
Read More...Hacked to death for dating her cousin
June 23, 2020 · By Luke Hunt for www.ucanews.com
Indonesia’s first reported honor killing presents an unprecedented test for the country’s judiciary Hacked to death for dating her cousin The tragic murder of a 16-year-old schoolgirl will sorely test the judiciary in Indonesia, where Islamic hardliners are increasing their grip on a moderate society deeply upset by what has been described as the country’s […]
Read More...Filipino boy kills himself over online learning
June 22, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A distraught 19-year-old high school student in the Philippines has hanged himself after worrying his family would not be able to afford electronic equipment required for him to study online in the coming academic year. Schools are supposed to reopen in August with new approaches to learning proposed by the Education Department in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The boy’s […]
Read More...COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surpass 27,000
June 22, 2020 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surpass 27,000 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 17) — Over 27,000 people in the country have caught the coronavirus disease so far, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday. The tally of infected persons rose to 27,238, after the agency announced 457 new infections. Of the added figures, it said 342 […]
Read More...Malaysia’s gays try to come out of the shadows
June 22, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Kuala Lumpur for www.ucanews.com
A Muslim man has launched the country’s first legal challenge against Islamic laws that forbid same-sex intercourse Malaysia’s gays try to come out of the shadows Terry Rawther, a 30-year-old Muslim illustrator, is openly gay. That makes him a target of odium and ridicule in his homeland of Malaysia where homosexuality is widely seen as […]
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