Topic: Philippines
Philippine News Digest 78
May 8, 2004 ·
Contents: -US is pursuing Americans who commit sex crimes abroad -Vatican official calls for tougher stance against human trafficking -Balinese children vulnerable to abuse US is pursuing Americans who commit sex crimes abroad After the United States passed a federal law in 2003 known as the Protect Act that eliminated an obstacle for prosecutors seeking […]
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April 30, 2004 ·
Contents: -21, 000 children prostituted -Olongapo civil society groups press for clean, honest elections -Children participate in summer sports fest 21,000 children prostituted There are more than 21,000 children forced into prostitution, some by their parents, in Jakarta and all Javanese provinces except Banten, according to a study conducted by the International Labor Organization. “Poverty, […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 73
March 27, 2004 ·
Contents: -Another German charged with rape by 10 girls -Campaign to stop violence against street children launched -American sex offender to be deported Another German charged with rape by 10 girls At least ten girls aged 7-14 years old have filed rape charges against German national Reinhard Havikost whom they accused of abusing them from […]
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March 20, 2004 ·
Contents: -Abuse of children an international phenomenon -US maintains huge military presence in Asia and the Pacific -75 Filipinos die of tuberculosis everyday Abuse of children an international phenomenon A report prepared by Defense for Children International-The Netherlands revealed that countries that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are not […]
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March 8, 2004 ·
Contents: -Indigenous peoples harassed by military -World celebrates International Women’s Day -Asian women’s life is under the threat of HIV Indigenous peoples harassed by military Militarization in the countryside particularly in Zambales continues un-abetted affecting mostly indigenous peoples, according to reports received by Fr. Donal O’dea, coordinator of the Zambales Indigenous People’s Apostolate. A few […]
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March 5, 2004 ·
Contents: -Women’s group blows whistle against violence -Supreme Court suspends execution of two prisoners -Survey says corruption in the Philippines worse Women’s group blows whistle against violence In observance of International Women’s Day March 8, the women’s rights group Gabriela in cooperation with advertising firm Ace Saatchi and Saatchi lanched the Blow-A-Whistle Campaign to break […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 69
February 17, 2004 ·
Contents: =Global inequality worsens ‘=Red tape’ hampers release of children from jails =Street children murdered by death squad Global inequality worsens Corporate-led globalization has widened the gap between the world’s rich and poor as the richest 10 percent of the world population’s income is now 117 times higher than the poorest 10 percent. This a […]
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February 16, 2004 ·
Contents: -PREDA admits first child to its new home -More stringent penalties for ‘traffickers’ -Teenager survived attack by death squad PREDA welcomes first minor to new home After several visits to the jails in the Philippines where the PREDA social workers found and interviewed children imprisoned in awful subhuman conditions, PREDA decided that the best […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 67
January 16, 2004 ·
Contents: -American, German accused of abusing kids -Move to deport American charged of child abuse meets protest -2M Filipino women battered American, German accused of abusing kids American Paul Jeffrey Anderson, 55, and German Rainer Fahrenherst, 61, were accused of sexually abusing 13 children in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and are temporarily detained in the […]
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January 12, 2004 ·
Contents: -Child rights group seeks alternative to jails for kids -World celebrates Global March Against Child Labor -HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread Child rights group seeks alternative to jails for kids The Coalition to Stop Child Detention Through Restorative Justice composed of 25 organizations and concerned individuals nationwide presented an appeal January 7 by concerned […]
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