February, 2022
Caged in: The truth behind the child sexual abuse conundrum
February 7, 2022 · By Magz Chin, Alessandra Pauleen Gomez, Lizelle Villaflor for thelasallian.com
Caged in: The truth behind the child sexual abuse conundrum The country is suffering from a crisis—one that outstands the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, Filipino children are increasingly vulnerable to sexual abuse, exploitation, and violence, with over 2.8 million online child sexual abuse cases reported to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2021. […]
Read More...Pope’s comments on gay children win praise in Philippines
February 7, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
LGBTQ community says pope urging parents to support gay children offers them comfort Pope’s comments on gay children win praise in Philippines The gay and lesbian community in the Philippines has praised Pope Francis after he urged families to support children if they were gay. In his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Jan. […]
Read More...Filipina groups welcome pope’s anti-servitude stance
February 4, 2022 ·
Filipina groups welcome pope’s anti-servitude stance Two Catholic women’s organizations in the Philippines have welcomed remarks by Pope Francis in which he called on nuns to fight against unfair treatment by clergymen. The Catholic Women’s League and the Catholic Nurses and Physicians Guild on Feb. 2 also said the pope’s message should not only be […]
Read More...Global ban on exporting hazardous waste becomes law today
February 4, 2022 · By RECYCLING Magazine for www.recycling-magazine.com
Global ban on exporting hazardous waste becomes law today The Basel Ban Amendment, adopted by the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous and Their Disposal in 1995, today becomes international law. This amendment, now ratified by 98 countries, and most recently, by Costa Rica, prohibits the export […]
Read More...The free world must act to hold Myanmar’s gangsters to account
February 4, 2022 · By Myanmar for www.ucanews.com
The free world must act to hold Myanmar’s gangsters to account For the past 12 months, a mafioso, criminal, violent cabal of drug-dealing rapists and mass murderers has illegally occupied Myanmar. An army should exist to defend its people and country, but instead, over the past year, Myanmar’s army — known as the Tatmadaw — […]
Read More...Myanmar defies junta with nationwide ‘silent strike’
February 4, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar defies junta with nationwide ‘silent strike’ People from all walks of life in Myanmar observed a “silent strike” in defiance of the ruling junta on Feb. 1, the first anniversary of the military coup. The junta had threatened legal action against protesters who banged pots and pan, clapped hands and blew car horns — […]
Read More...Violence Against Children is an Obstacle to Peace
February 4, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Violence Against Children is an Obstacle to Peace Shay Cullen 4 February 2022 Peace will likely never come to the world until violence against children- physical, emotional, psychological and sexual- comes to an end. This heinous crime against vulnerable children is a violation of human rights. It creates life-long suffering, anguish and pain that last […]
Read More...Priest’s killing signals return of fear for Pakistani Christians
February 3, 2022 · By Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore for www.ucanews.com
Priest’s killing signals return of fear for Pakistani Christians The daylight attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen on two Christian priests, killing one and wounding another, has reignited fears among Pakistan’s beleaguered minority community. The priests were attacked as they drove home from a Sunday service in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Jan. 30, “We want to […]
Read More...Senate passes bill bolstering anti-human trafficking law
February 3, 2022 · By Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Senate passes bill bolstering anti-human trafficking law MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to strengthen the country’s law against human trafficking. With 22 affirmative votes, no negative votes, and no abstention, senators passed Senate Bill No. 2449, which intends to amend the Anti-Trafficking in […]
Read More...Xuzhou mother: Video of chained woman in hut outrages China internet
February 3, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Xuzhou mother: Video of chained woman in hut outrages China internet A video of a Chinese mother of eight children locked up in a village hut with a chain around her neck has sparked outrage and shock in China. The video on Douyin, which owns TikTok, was shot by a man who visits the woman, […]
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