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Aung San Suu Kyi tells court: Myanmar genocide claims ‘factually misleading’
December 18, 2019 · By Owen Bowcott in The Hague for www.theguardian.com
The Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has defended Myanmar’s government against accusations of genocide at the international court of justice, calling the allegations an “incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation”. Addressing a bench of 17 judges from around the world, the 74-year-old leader dismissed reports of state violence against Rohingya Muslims and blamed the […]
Read More...Pope Francis lifts secrecy rule in sexual abuse cases
December 18, 2019 · By Chico Harlan for www.washingtonpost.com
ROME — Pope Francis has lifted the Roman Catholic Church’s highest form of confidentiality in sexual abuse cases, a move designed to increase transparency and open the door to information sharing with civil authorities. The abolition of the “pontifical secrecy” rule does not mean that the documents and testimony from the church’s abuse […]
Read More...Rohingya rights group’s office shut in Bangladesh
December 18, 2019 · By Stephan Uttom, Dhaka for www.ucanews.org
Bangladesh’s government has allegedly ordered the closure of the office of a Rohingya rights group in a move that rights campaigners have condemned as “unacceptable” and the “muzzling of freedom of speech” of the beleaguered community. The operational office of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), based in Kutupalong refugee camp […]
Read More...Indonesian Papuans call on all Christians to recognize their plight
December 17, 2019 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.org
Papuans in Indonesia have called on Christians around the world, including Pope Francis, to include human rights abuses on their land in their Advent prayer intentions to “show humanitarian solidarity” with them. The call was made on Dec. 8 as Papuans marked the shooting deaths of five Catholic students in Papua’s Paniai district five years […]
Read More...Sex abuse scandal threatens to rock Indonesian Church
December 17, 2019 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.org
The Indonesian Church will take serious steps to address claims in a Catholic media report that dozens of people have been abused in Catholic institutions across the country, a bishops’ conference official has said. At least 56 people were abused within Catholic institutions in Indonesia, according to the report titled “Sexual Abuse in Indonesian Churches: […]
Read More...Pope holds historic meeting with Japanese emperor
December 13, 2019 · By Michael Sainsbury - UCAN Tokyo for www.godgossip.org
On a busy final day in Japan, PM Shinzo Abe backs the pope’s call for a world free of nuclear weapons. Pope Francis has revealed more about his lifelong passion for Japan, telling Emperor Naruhito how much his parents cried when he was nine years old in 1945 when they learned about the atomic bombings […]
Read More...Bono of u2, no compromise with Human Rights
December 13, 2019 · By Miriam Grace A. Go for www.rappler.com
The U2 fans in the newsroom never doubted it: Bono, the very political frontman of the phenomenal Irish band, would touch on the issue of human rights violations once in the Philippines. He didn’t disappoint. In a press conference on Tuesday, December 10 – Human Rights Day – a journalist asked what he thought of the […]
Read More...Members of child abuse WhatsApp group arrested in 11 countries
December 13, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Spanish police say 33 people have been arrested globally in connection with a WhatsApp group for images of child sex abuse and other violent content. The many “extreme” images shared in the group had been “normalised by most of its members”, the force said. Arrests were made in 11 different countries across three continents, but […]
Read More...US bishop resigns amid abuse cover-up accusations
December 9, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The Vatican has announced the resignation of a US bishop who faced widespread criticism for his handling of sexual abuse claims. Bishop Richard J Malone of New York state’s Buffalo oversaw one of the country’s most scandal-hit dioceses. It is facing more than 200 lawsuits and an FBI investigation. In a statement, Bishop Malone said […]
Read More...Joker Using A Gary Glitter Song Was A Mistake
December 9, 2019 · By KAYLEIGH DONALDSON for screenrant.com
As controversies continue to build up around Joker, the inclusion of the Gary Glitter song, “Rock and Roll Part 2”, on its soundtrack has raised many eyebrows. Despite Joker receiving glowing reviews (among some truly poor ones), Joker has had its fair share of controversies. It’s inevitable that a movie like this, one that was designed to push buttons, would get […]
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