September, 2022
NCRPO cracks down on sex crimes vs women
September 6, 2022 · By Neil Jayson Servallos - The Philippine Star a for www.philstar.com
NCRPO cracks down on sex crimes vs women MANILA, Philippines — Authorities will focus on digital sex crimes against women after the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that most of the offenses committed against female students occurred in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) annnounced yesterday. NCRPO spokesman Lt. Col. Dexter Versola […]
Read More...Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it
September 6, 2022 · By Ivana Kottasová, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it (CNN)Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore.” In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, […]
Read More...It’s three doctors and a river man at this year’s Asian Nobel Prize
September 5, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
It’s three doctors and a river man at this year’s Asian Nobel Prize Four champions of the poor in Asia have been selected for the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awards honoring their extraordinary contributions toward transforming human lives and societies. The Ramon Magsaysay Foundation named its four winners for 2022 on Wednesday. Cambodian psychiatrist Sotheara Chhim is a leading voice […]
Read More...PNP wants Facebook, YouTube to disclose data on OSAEC
September 5, 2022 · By Evelyn Macairan, Emmanuel Tupas - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) warrants against Facebook and YouTube to compel the social media platforms to disclose data on “Usapang Diskarte,” which posted sexual exploitation of children online. Officials of the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) went to the DOJ Office of Cybercrime head […]
Read More...This is how my school responded when my teacher harassed me
September 5, 2022 · By MICHELLE ABAD for www.rappler.com
EXCLUSIVE, Part 2: Sometimes school administrators don’t make it easy for student victims to come forward and file complaints of sexual harassment against their teachers At a glance: More reports of sexual harassment surface on social media than what schools investigate. Two girls dared to file complaints, but felt their school administrators would side with […]
Read More...‘We must act now’: Ressa, Muratov launch action plan vs Big Tech information crisis
September 5, 2022 · By MICHELLE ABAD for www.rappler.com
‘We must act now’: Ressa, Muratov launch action plan vs Big Tech information crisis ‘Together we can end this corporate and technological assault on our lives and liberties, but we must act now,’ say Nobel laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov MANILA, Philippines – Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have unveiled […]
Read More...Oil chief who criticised Ukraine war falls to his death
September 5, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Oil chief who criticised Ukraine war falls to his death The chairman of Russia’s largest private oil company has died after falling from a Moscow hospital window, it is being reported. Ravil Maganov, 67, fell from the sixth-floor window of the Central Clinical Hospital, the business website RBC cited police sources as saying. Reuters also […]
Read More...Uyghurs UN report: International community must take action or be ‘wilfully complicit’
September 2, 2022 · By Elsa Maishman & Frances Mao, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Uyghurs UN report: International community must take action or be ‘wilfully complicit’ A UN report accusing China of “serious human rights violations” and possible crimes against humanity in the detention and torture of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has provoked anger from many around the world. China has rejected the findings of the report, saying it […]
Read More...Senator wants probe on sexual harassment allegations vs teachers
September 2, 2022 · By Sherrie Ann Torres, Jaehwa Bernardo and Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Senator wants probe on sexual harassment allegations vs teachers MANILA (UPDATE) — Sen. Risa Hontiveros is seeking an investigation into the reports of alleged sexual abuse and harassment committed by teachers against students in several schools. Hontiveros filed on Wednesday Resolution No. 168, urging the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality […]
Read More...Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys
September 2, 2022 · By Japan Today for japantoday.com
Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys TOKYO – A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old former baby sitter to a prison term of 20 years over forcible sexual intercourse and other indecent acts on 20 boys aged 5 to 11 years old. A licensed nursery school teacher, he […]
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