September, 2022
Philippines engages in constructive dialogue with UN on child rights protection
September 14, 2022 · By Christopher Hedreyda for pia.gov.ph
Philippines engages in constructive dialogue with UN on child rights protection Geneva, September 13, 2022 — The Philippines is set to engage the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in a 2-day constructive dialogue on 13-14 September on the State’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). […]
Read More...The Philippines: UN human rights report looks to new administration for progress on accountability and reforms
September 14, 2022 · By United Nations, OHCHR for www.ohchr.org
The Philippines: UN human rights report looks to new administration for progress on accountability and reforms GENEVA (13 Sept 2022) – Amid continuing reports of human rights violations and abuses in the Philippines, including in the context of anti-drug operations, victims still face challenges in seeking justice, a UN report published today finds. In the report, the […]
Read More...WA man charged with 36 additional online child abuse related offences
September 14, 2022 · By Australian Federal Police, AFP for www.afp.gov.au
WA man charged with 36 additional online child abuse related offences Tuesday, 13 September 2022, Publish time:12:10pm This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force A West Australian man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (13 September 2022) after he was arrested and charged last night […]
Read More...Taliban claim killing 40 Afghan resistance fighters
September 14, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Taliban claim killing 40 Afghan resistance fighters The Taliban said Tuesday their forces had killed at least 40 fighters of an Afghan insurgent group led by the son of a late anti-Taliban commander during renewed fighting in the northern Panjshir province. The scenic Panjshir Valley is famed for being a site of Afghan resistance against […]
Read More...Persecuted Chinese church members seek US asylum
September 14, 2022 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Persecuted Chinese church members seek US asylum Members of an entire Church congregation who fled religious persecution in China have filed applications for asylum in the United States through the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR in the Thai capital Bangkok, says a Christian rights group. Some 60 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as […]
Read More...Being abused online? Here’s what you should know and do
September 13, 2022 · By Layla Nelson for canadatoday.news
Being abused online? Here’s what you should know and do The internet needs one of those big red panic buttons. you know them On top of that they say things like STOP, EJECT or simply NO. As great as it is, it does have a dark side, and that’s in the form of online abuse. […]
Read More...For this doctor, upholding children’s rights is nation-building
September 13, 2022 · By Kathleen de Villa - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
For this doctor, upholding children’s rights is nation-building MANILA, Philippines — Back in the 1980s, Bernadette Madrid was a resident pediatrician in her twenties at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) when she encountered a case that opened her eyes to a reality that was, at first, hard for her to accept. “When I was […]
Read More...US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights
September 13, 2022 · By Human Rights Watch for www.hrw.org
US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights (New York) – United States state laws overwhelmingly fail to meet international child rights standards, with the vast majority failing to protect children from child marriage, hazardous child labor, extreme prison sentences, and violent treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch gave 20 states a failing […]
Read More...Texas Man and Woman Indicted for Human Trafficking Offenses
September 13, 2022 · By United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 12, 2022 Texas Man and Woman Indicted for Human Trafficking Offenses NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on September 9, 2022 GREGORY MASSEY, age 28, and PATRICIA HART, age 24, were charged in an 11-count indictment by […]
Read More...2,211 child abuse cases reported, data shows
September 13, 2022 · By Our Correspondent for www.thenews.com.pk
2,211 child abuse cases reported, data shows SUKKUR: In a report of a local NGO, it is revealed that during the past six months nearly 2,211 child abuse cases with both boys and girls were registered. It is pertinent to mention that the data of sexual abuse with the children was collected from the 79 […]
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