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Ntabo Ntaberi: DR Congo militia leader jailed for crimes against humanity
December 1, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ntabo Ntaberi: DR Congo militia leader jailed for crimes against humanity A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape. A military court convicted Ntabo Ntaberi of murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under the age of 15. The […]
Read More...WHO to probe ‘sexual exploitation’ by aid workers in DR Congo
November 26, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to investigate allegations that aid workers tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo sexually abused and exploited women. WHO and other aid agency staff were accused by 50 women in a joint investigation by two news agencies. Local women were allegedly plied with drinks, “ambushed” […]
Read More...Afghanistan war: 26,000 Afghan children killed or maimed since 2005
November 25, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Afghanistan war: 26,000 Afghan children killed or maimed since 2005 An average of five children have been killed or wounded every day for the past 14 years in war-torn Afghanistan, a charity has found. Data from the UN showed at least 26,025 children were killed or maimed from 2005 to 2019, said Save the Children. […]
Read More...Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges
November 24, 2020 · By Christopher Knaus for www.theguardian.com
Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges Australian special forces were allegedly involved in the murder of 39 Afghan civilians, in some cases executing prisoners to “blood” junior soldiers before inventing cover stories and planting weapons on corpses, a major report has found. For more than four years, […]
Read More...Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghans, report finds
November 24, 2020 · By The Associated Press for www.nbcnews.com
A shocking Australian military report into war crimes has found evidence that elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians. Australian Defence Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell said Thursday the shameful record included alleged instances in which new patrol members would shoot a prisoner in order to achieve their first kill in a practice known as […]
Read More...Kenya arrests four more after BBC Africa Eye baby stealers exposé
November 24, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Kenya arrests four more after BBC Africa Eye baby stealers exposé Police in Kenya have arrested four more people for allegedly running a child-trafficking syndicate following a BBC investigation into the theft and sale of babies. BBC Africa Eye revealed children were stolen to order from illegal clinics and at a Nairobi public hospital. Seven […]
Read More...More Than 92,000 People Claim They Were Abused as Boy Scouts. Where Does the Organization Go From Here?
November 20, 2020 · By ELIANA DOCKTERMAN for time.com
More Than 92,000 People Claim They Were Abused as Boy Scouts. Where Does the Organization Go From Here? he Boy Scouts of America bills itself as a high-profile “values-based youth organization” aimed at molding impressionable children into upstanding citizens. But thousands of boys say they were preyed upon by the scoutmasters who were supposed to […]
Read More...Filipino Nurses ‘Are Literally Dying to Save Americans’
November 20, 2020 · By Charissa Isidro for www.thedailybeast.com
They’ve filled essential health-care roles for decades. Now, the coronavirus is killing them. A lot of our friends did not make it,” Tita Myrna told me over the phone. “A lot of nurses, their spouses.” This wasn’t the kind of chisme-filled phone call I normally might expect from an auntie. From her tight-knit community in New […]
Read More...Manchester University student ‘traumatised’ by ‘racial profiling’ incident
November 20, 2020 · By Shamaan Freeman-Powell for www.bbc.com
Manchester University student ‘traumatised’ by ‘racial profiling’ incident The University of Manchester has suspended security officers who were accused of “racially profiling” a student. It comes after footage posted online showed first-year student Zac Adan held up against a wall by security guards who demanded to see his ID. Mr Adan, 19, said he was […]
Read More...Buying a baby on Nairobi’s black market
November 20, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Babies are being stolen to order in Kenya to feed a thriving black market. Africa Eye infiltrated the trafficking rings selling children for as little as £300. Buying a baby on Nairobi’s black market Somewhere, Rebecca’s son is 10. He could be in Nairobi, where she lives, or he could be somewhere else. He could, she knows in her […]
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