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US-Mexico border: Parents of 545 separated children still not found
November 5, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US-Mexico border: Parents of 545 separated children still not found Parents of 545 children separated from their families at the border as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy cannot be found, the American Civil Liberties Union says. About two-thirds of the parents have been deported back to their country of origin, according to […]
Read More...Berlin district loses marijuana legalization bid
November 3, 2020 · By DW News for www.dw.com
German federal authorities have rejected a push for the legal sale of marijuana and hash in a Berlin district, filed by the district mayor. The drugs are easy to purchase even when outlawed, argue local officials. Berlin district loses marijuana legalization bid A federal watchdog blocked the initiative to open cannabis shops in the Berlin […]
Read More...Nxivm leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison
November 3, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Nxivm leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison The US leader of a sex cult has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. Nxivm founder Keith Raniere was convicted last year of racketeering, sex trafficking, child pornography possession and other crimes. As leader of the group he recruited women as slaves and forced […]
Read More...Probe confirms Indian Christians died after police torture
November 3, 2020 · By Bijay Kumar Minj for www.ucanews.com
Probe confirms Indian Christians died after police torture A federal investigation has found that a Christian father and son who died in police custody in southern India were the victims of police torture. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a charge sheet to Madras High Court relating to the deaths at Sathankulam police station […]
Read More...Pakistan court ignores rape and abduction by 44 year old man of 13 year old Catholic girl -validates “marriage”.
November 3, 2020 · By Kamran Chaudhry for www.ucanews.com
Pakistan court validates marriage of abducted Catholic girl Rita Masih cried for her daughter with open hands pleading outside a courthouse in Karachi. “Arzoo, come to your mama. He will kill you. My daughter is sitting in the front,” she cried before fainting to the ground. Her relatives placed her on a marble bench under a […]
Read More...Abuse survivors fight for justice after police drop investigation at child mental health unit
October 27, 2020 · By Lizzie Dearden, Home Affairs Corresponden for www.independent.co.uk
Survivors of alleged sexual and physical abuse at a children’s mental health unit have vowed to continue their fight for justice after a three-year police investigation ended without charges. Police said they found evidence that children had been over-sedated by staff at the Hill End Hospital Adolescent Unit in St Albans, between the 1960s and its closure in 1995. Hertfordshire […]
Read More...Surgeon sentenced for thousands of child abuse images
October 20, 2020 · By News, Sexual offences for www.cps.gov.uk
Surgeon sentenced for thousands of child abuse images A surgeon at the Royal Stoke Hospital has been sentenced for downloading, making and viewing thousands of child abuse images. Cristian Bogdan, 42, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the hospital, pleaded guilty to the offences at Chester Crown Court in April and today (31/7/2019) was given a 12-month […]
Read More...French doctor on trial for sexually abusing hundreds of children
October 16, 2020 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
A retired medic is being tried in France for child sexual assault and rape in a nationally unprecedented instance of pedophilia. His victims included his own nieces and children as young as four. French doctor on trial for sexually abusing hundreds of children The trial of a retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young […]
Read More...Vietnam youths inspired by beatified teenager
October 15, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Ho Chi Minh City for www.ucanews.com
Vietnam youths inspired by beatified teenager Vietnamese youths in a southern archdiocese have been urged to follow the newly beatified Carlo Acutis by establishing close links with God and other people on social media. Some 500 young people attended a special meeting themed “Access the internet with Carlo” on Oct. 10 at Tan Phuoc Church […]
Read More...First Filipino joins pope’s elite Swiss Guards
October 15, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
First Filipino joins pope’s elite Swiss Guards Filipino church authorities and churchgoers have sent prayers and congratulations to the family of Lieutenant Vincent Luthi, a Swiss national born to a Filipino mother, who has become one of Pope Francis’ newest guards. Luthi is one of 38 new Swiss Guards who swore an oath to defend […]
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