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El Salvador teen rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after stillbirth
July 10, 2017 · By Nina Lakhani for www.theguardian.com
A high school student was convicted on the grounds that failing to seek antenatal care amounted to murder, after giving birth in a bathroom in 2016 Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz, 19, from a small rural community in Cuscatlán, eastern El Salvador, was convicted on the grounds that failing to seek antenatal care amounted to murder. […]
Read More...Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns
July 10, 2017 · By James Rudd and agencies for www.theguardian.com
World Health Organization tells of ‘very serious situation’ after confirming three known cases where all antibiotics were ineffective Untreatable strains of gonorrhoea are on the rise, the World Health Organization has warned, fuelling fears that last-resort drugs will soon be futile after three confirmed cases in which antibiotics were ineffective. Gonorrhoea is the second most […]
Read More...Secretary of State Tillerson “Some of the Most Devastating Examples of Sex Trafficking are Brought on by Authority Figures”
July 10, 2017 · By Jon Robberson for www.hagmannreport.com
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said this week that some of the most devastating examples of sex trafficking are brought on by authority figures that should be working to protect members of society especially the most vulnerable such as children. Unfortunately, when most people think about the business of kids being sold as sex slaves […]
Read More...Call for a ban on child sex robots
July 7, 2017 · By Jane Wakefield, Technology Reporter for www.bbc.com
There should be a ban on the import of sex robots designed to look like children, the author of a new report into the phenomenon has said. Prof Noel Sharkey said that society as a whole needed to consider the impact of all types of sex robots. His Foundation for Responsible Robotics has conducted a […]
Read More...Horror story of child abuse *
July 6, 2017 · By Gyasi Gonzales for www.trinidadexpress.com
RELATIVES of a 40-year-old woman seen on a cellphone video mercilessly beating her child with a handbag said they had reported her to the police five times before but she only got questioned then detained after they released the footage on social media. The mother of eight remained in custody up to last night after […]
Read More...Feltham boy’s solitary confinement breached human rights
July 6, 2017 · By UK for www.bbc.com
A 16-year-old boy’s human rights were breached by his being kept in solitary confinement for 23-and-a-half hours a day, a judge has ruled. The High Court said the boy, who is referred to as AB, was unlawfully denied access to education and the ability to mix with other inmates. But it rejected claims his treatment […]
Read More...Martial law a coup for vested interests
July 6, 2017 · By Sunday Examiner's Newspaper
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Pope removes German cardinal as sex abuse crisis catches up
July 6, 2017 · By Nicole Winfield | AP for www.washingtonpost.com
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases Saturday, just days after he released another top Vatican cardinal to return home to stand trial for alleged sexual assault. The developments underscored how the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis has caught up with Francis, threatening to tarnish […]
Read More...The State Department just released its human trafficking report. Here’s why it matters.
July 5, 2017 · By Judith Kelley for www.washingtonpost.com
The State Department has released its annual Trafficking in Persons report on human trafficking. The big headline was that China was downgraded to Tier 3, the lowest ranking, suggesting that the Trump administration had decided to rebuke China by grouping it with the likes of Syria, Iran and North Korea. The report grades countries on […]
Read More...Brain surgeon charged with child sex abuse gives up license
July 5, 2017 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — A California brain surgeon has agreed to give up his state medical license while he faces charges of sexually abusing children. Dr. James Kohut agreed to the suspension, electronic monitoring and staying off the internet in addition to other conditions in exchange for bail, according to court documents. A judge […]
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