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India’s COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks
July 26, 2021 · By KAMALA THIAGARAJAN for www.npr.org
India’s COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks A 7-year-old boy lost both parents to COVID-19 and is alone in the family apartment, with no relatives to care for him. Neighbors know about the situation but are afraid to intervene directly — afraid of being entangled in red tape, afraid of catching the virus. That’s […]
Read More...Innocence lost: Japan’s lax attitude to pedophilia
July 22, 2021 · By Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo for www.ucanews.com
A tasteless joke by a lawmaker regarding the age of consent highlights the country’s sexualization of children Innocence lost: Japan’s lax attitude to pedophilia The most obvious thing about pedophiles is that they cannot hide their perverted nature, presumably because they don’t consider themselves to be perverted. And one of the things they often unconsciously […]
Read More...Myanmar military arrest Catholic priest in Chin state
July 22, 2021 · By UCA News Report for www.ucanews.com
Father Aung Ling released after being suspected of providing food to a civil resistance group Myanmar military arrest Catholic priest in Chin state Myanmar’s military raided a Catholic parish house in Chin state and arrested a priest suspected of providing food to a civil resistance group. Soldiers arrested Father Michael Aung Ling and one boarding […]
Read More...Irish missionary champions rights of poor, powerless in South Korea
July 21, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Irish missionary champions rights of poor, powerless in South Korea Every year, the South Korean government honors foreign nationals in the country with the Immigrant of the Year award for dedicated services to people in society. This year Father Daniel Brendan O’Keeffe, an Irish missionary priest and a member of the Missionary Society of Saint […]
Read More...St. Thomas More inspires Filipino lawyers on feast day
July 21, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
St. Thomas More inspires Filipino lawyers on feast day A group of Catholic lawyers and churchgoers in the Philippines paid tribute to St. Thomas More, patron saint of lawyers and politicians, on his feast day on June 22 at a school named after him. Lawyers and parishioners gathered at St. Thomas More Academy in Cavite […]
Read More...Cambodia’s human traffickers alter their business model
July 16, 2021 · By Luke Hunt for www.ucanews.com
Cambodia’s human traffickers alter their business model Cambodia has long been a magnet for human traffickers. Its porous borders, well-documented culture of impunity and an abundance of impoverished people hoping for a better life have enabled the scourge to flourish since a 30-year civil war ended in 1998. But the situation has changed since the […]
Read More...Pandemic blamed for rise in child pornography in Thailand
July 16, 2021 · By UCA News reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
Pandemic blamed for rise in child pornography in Thailand Thai police have made a breakthrough in combating child pornography produced and distributed in the country by arresting the administrator of a website featuring underage girls and vulnerable young women. Authorities raided the home of the 28-year-old man, identified only as Olarn, in Tak province in […]
Read More...China slaps Tibetan monks with harsh jail sentences
July 15, 2021 · By UCA News Report for www.ucanews.com
China slaps Tibetan monks with harsh jail sentences Chinese authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have prosecuted four monks who received up to 20 years in prison for dubious offenses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report. In the 61-page report, “Prosecute Them with Awesome Power: China’s Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions […]
Read More...Father Stan Swamy’s tragic death challenges Church’s silence
July 15, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Father Stan Swamy’s tragic death challenges Church’s silence The tragic death of Father Stan Swamy has triggered an unprecedented outburst of grief and fury against a system that unleashed a reign of cruelty to let an innocent champion of the poor die so miserably. The rallying cry over a victim of the state’s terror from […]
Read More...UN: ‘Catastrophic’ Myanmar situation imperils region
July 15, 2021 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
UN: ‘Catastrophic’ Myanmar situation imperils region The UN rights chief has warned that the dire situation in Myanmar since its February coup was driving the country towards possible civil war and could spark regional insecurity. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council on July 6, Michelle Bachelet lamented that Myanmar in recent months “has evolved from a […]
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