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11 men, 1 woman arrested amid human trafficking investigation in Rockford
April 10, 2017 · By Kristen Zambo for www.rrstar.com
ROCKFORD — Eleven men have been arrested for prostitution-related offenses after Rockford police began investigating reports of human trafficking. Investigators for the past several weeks received complaints about prostitution occurring in the area of Seventh Street and Broadway, as well as at several undisclosed hotels in Rockford, police said. Police and the Winnebago County State’s […]
Read More...INVESTIGATION ACCUSES 25 FRENCH BISHOPS OF HIDING ABUSE
April 10, 2017 · By Tom Heneghan for www.thetablet.co.uk
The French Bishops’ Conference spokesman has expressed his profound shame after a television documentary accused 25 bishops — five of them still in office — of shielding 32 priests guilty of sexual abuse from justice and moving them around France and other countries to keep their past out of the spotlight. Conference president Archbishop Georges […]
Read More...Missouri attorney general acts to fight human trafficking
April 7, 2017 · By Katie Kull, Associated Press for www.news-leader.com
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced several measures on Monday that he says will help combat human trafficking in the state. Hawley’s initiatives include issuing new consumer protection rules, creating a new anti-trafficking unit under the attorney general’s office and establishing an anti-trafficking task force to combat commercial sex and forced […]
Read More...Maryland bishops join fight against human trafficking
April 7, 2017 · By Catholic News Agency for angelusnews.com
Baltimore, Md., Apr 5, 2017 / 06:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Maryland’s bishops united in voicing their concerns over the evils of human trafficking, announcing their sponsorship of a statewide initiative aimed at raising awareness of the issue. “The evil of human trafficking is an international, national and local scourge, and a grave violation of the […]
Read More...Chicago police arrest 14-year-old in sex assault on Facebook
April 6, 2017 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
CHICAGO, United States — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn’t report it to authorities, police said late Saturday. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said more arrests were expected as the investigation continued. […]
Read More...China ‘abruptly cancels’ Australian delegation’s planned visit after human rights criticism
April 6, 2017 ·
A delegation of federal politicians’ planned visit to China has been abruptly cancelled after Beijing took offence at a human rights petition signed by Australia. The letter from 11 nations — including Canada, Japan and Switzerland — reportedly urged China to investigate disturbing reports of torture against human rights lawyers. It is believed the joint […]
Read More...Human Rights Commission accused of ‘betraying’ students who participated in sexual assult survey
April 5, 2017 · By Eryk Bagshaw for www.smh.com.au
A survey of thousands is set to unveil widespread instances of sexual harassment on campuses but students will not find out how bad the problem is on their campus after the Australian Human Rights Commission said it would not publicly release data on individual universities. The Commission has also been been accused of “unconscionable research” […]
Read More...FACT CHECK: Duterte misinformed that child offenders can just ‘go home’
April 5, 2017 · By Camille Elemia for www.rappler.com
The President’s remarks before the boy scouts show he wasn’t aware the Pangilinan Law was amended in 2013, allowing child offenders aged 12 to 15 to be detained in youth centers MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, April 3, told an audience of mostly 4- to 10-year-old boys that he wants to lower […]
Read More...Human Rights Commission defends survey on university sexual assaults
April 5, 2017 · By Calla Wahlquist for www.theguardian.com
Data from individual campuses won’t be published unless individual universities decide to make results public The Australian Human Rights Commission has defended its survey of sexual assault on university campuses against criticism from students and sexual assault survivors, who say they have been let down by the commission’s decision not to publish the full data […]
Read More...Brexit: Human rights must form ‘key component of future trade deals’, says Commons report
April 5, 2017 · By Ashley Cowburn for www.independent.co.uk
‘We encourage the Government to use the opportunity of Brexit to set higher human rights standards in future trade agreements, to include workable provisions on enforcement, and to undertake human rights impact assessments before agreeing trade agreements’ Human rights must form a key component of any future trade deals after Britain’s exit from the European […]
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