December, 2023
Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women’s rights
December 18, 2023 · By Yogita Limaye, Afghanistan correspondent for www.bbc.com
Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women’s rights “We are going to allow women to study and work within our framework. Women are going to be very active in our society,” the Taliban announced in their first press conference shortly after seizing power on 15 August 2021. Two years on, these assurances have […]
Read More...Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison – UN
December 18, 2023 · By Nicholas Yong, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison – UN The Taliban government in Afghanistan is putting women abuse survivors in prison and claiming it is for their protection, according to a UN report. The UN said the practice harms the survivors’ mental and physical health. There are also no more state-sponsored women’s shelters as the […]
Read More...How Israel jails hundreds of Palestinians without charge
December 18, 2023 · By Israel-Gaza war for www.bbc.comc
How Israel jails hundreds of Palestinians without charge In a family home in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, Yazen Alhasnat was sitting next to his mother rubbing sleep from his eyes. The 17-year-old had been released from prison the night before, nearly five months after being arrested in a 4am Israeli military raid on […]
Read More...Pope Francis: Let us choose life! Let us choose the future!
December 15, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Pope Francis: Let us choose life! Let us choose the future! Fr. Shay Cullen 15 December 2022 As the COP28 has come to an end, we recall that the goal of the global UN climate change conference was to declare a “phase out” of fossil fuel that powers the world’s economy and is destroying the […]
Read More...Prayer to have Faith
December 15, 2023 · By Shay Cullen
Prayer to have Faith Lord, you said faith can move mountains. Mountains of evil indeed loom over humanity, begging to be replaced by acts of goodness. Grant me the unwavering resolve to do no wrong, but to believe wholeheartedly in doing only good for others. Strengthen my conviction that by speaking truth, caring for the […]
Read More...Intensify campaign vs. online sexual abuse of children
December 13, 2023 · By Gov.PH for Mary Judaline Partlow
Intensify campaign vs. online sexual abuse of children DUMAGUETE CITY – A lawyer from the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Negros Oriental on Thursday called on various sectors to intensify the collaborative advocacy and campaign against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). During the culminating activity of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women […]
Read More...Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images
December 13, 2023 · By Harriet Grant for www.theguardian.com
Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images Several thousand young people are being caught each year sharing or watching indecent images of children – including child abuse material – a Guardian investigation has revealed. Figures obtained through freedom of information (FoI) requests to police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland show […]
Read More...Man, 56, sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
December 13, 2023 · By Craig Williams for uk.news.yahoo.com
Man, 56, sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse A 56-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for “disgraceful” sexual offences against children which spanned almost 40 years. Gary Nicholson was sentenced on Tuesday for a string of sexual crimes against four children committed between 1981 and 2020. The […]
Read More...Senate probe sought on Quiboloy church’s alleged sexual abuse of children
December 13, 2023 · By Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
Senate probe sought on Quiboloy church’s alleged sexual abuse of children MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the alleged human trafficking, sexual abuse, rape and child abuse incidents committed by members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ — a religious organization led by controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy. […]
Read More...Press Release: Children’s Protection from Chemical Hazards Pushed
December 13, 2023 · By EcoWaste Coalition for ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com
Children’s Protection from Chemical Hazards Pushed 13 December 2023, Quezon City. Children, including babies in the womb, are highly vulnerable to the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals that can put their health and future at risk, thus the need for research, policies and risk communication to prevent and reduce early life exposures. The vulnerability […]
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