October, 2022
Almost one-quarter of GAA players abused online
October 11, 2022 · By JOHN FOGARTY for www.irishexaminer.com
Research conducted by the GPA revealed 24% of inter-county footballers and hurlers have been subjected to online abuse with 50% of it from anonymous sources Almost one-quarter of GAA players abused online Almost one in four inter-county players has been subjected to online abuse, a recent study has found. Research conducted by GPA digital media […]
Read More...Canadian man nabbed for allegedly molesting boy in Laguna
October 11, 2022 · By Jean Mangaluz - @inquirerdotnet for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Canadian man nabbed for allegedly molesting boy in Laguna MANILA, Philippines – A Canadian man was arrested by the police for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old boy in Biñan, Laguna. A report by the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the victim was accompanied by his father in filing a complaint for sexual abuse against Orv Mader, […]
Read More...Another journalist killing adds to grim toll in Philippines
October 11, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Percival Mabasa, a hard-hitting radio commentator, is the latest in a long line of targeted killings of newspersons in Philippines, a Catholic-majority nation often dubbed as one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists. Another journalist killing adds to grim toll in Philippines This week, killing of another journalist shocked the Philippines. The […]
Read More...Prayer for helpers of the the needy
October 10, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for helpers of the the needy There is peace and happiness with those dedicated to work for social justice that stand for human dignity and rights, they walk with Jesus, they are the heroes giving life and joy to the children, they empower the powerless, get justice for victims, free the children and are […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis The risk of a nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said. Mr Biden said Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was “not joking” when he spoke of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering […]
Read More...Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize A jailed Belarus activist and two groups from Ukraine and Russia have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights and democracy. The decision to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia’s Memorial and the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL) is a rebuff to two authoritarian leaders. […]
Read More...Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner?
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner? Mr Bialiatski, 60, is the founder of the country’s Viasna (Spring) Human Rights Centre, which was set up in 1996 in response to a brutal crackdown of street protests by Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Viasna provided support for the jailed demonstrators and their families, documenting […]
Read More...Will the Biden administration overhaul US cannabis policy?
October 10, 2022 · By Sam Cabral, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Will the Biden administration overhaul US cannabis policy? US cannabis policy has been thrust to the fore after President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon for Americans federally convicted of possessing small amounts of the drug. Mr Biden also urged governors to do likewise on state offences and called for a review on whether cannabis […]
Read More...Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award The Ukrainian-based Center for Civil Liberties has been jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and the Russian civil liberties group Memorial. Olav Njoelstad, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, called Oleksandra Romantsova, the general manager […]
Read More...Human rights education for, with and by youth
October 7, 2022 · By United Nations Human Rights Watch for www.ohchr.org
Human rights education for, with and by youth “People cannot protect, defend, and promote something that they do not fully understand,” said Jean Linis-Dinco. “It is imperative for young people to come together and understand human rights.” Linis-Dinco, from the Philippines was a leader for one of the three winning teams of the Oxford Forum for […]
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