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DepEd launches anti-child abuse helpline
December 7, 2022 · By Jane Bautista - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
DepEd launches anti-child abuse helpline The Department of Education (DepEd) launched on Thursday its Learner Rights and Protection Office (LRPO) and Telesafe Contact Center Helpline to address child abuse and strengthen child protection. During the culminating activity of National Children’s Month, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said DepEd data noted 1,871 cases of […]
Read More...German ‘babysitter’ on trial in huge child sexual abuse case
December 7, 2022 · By The Associated Press for abcnews.go.com
A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online has gone on trial in the western city of Cologne accused of almost 100 counts of child sexual abuse German ‘babysitter’ on trial in huge child sexual abuse case BERLIN — A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online went on trial Tuesday in […]
Read More...UN Member Countries Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups
December 7, 2022 · By Louis Charbonneau, United Nations Director for www.hrw.org
UN Member Countries Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups United Nations member countries in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) should vote to accredit nine human rights and other civil society organizations whose UN applications have been stuck in limbo due to several countries including China, Russia, and India obstructing the accreditation process. On December 7, ECOSOC’s 54 members will vote on […]
Read More...Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time
December 6, 2022 · By Thomas Mackintosh, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year. Bambang Wuryanto, a politician involved in the draft, said the code could be passed as early as next week. The […]
Read More...West Bank footage throws spotlight on Israel’s use of lethal force
December 6, 2022 · By Tom Bateman, BBC Middle East Correspondent for www.bbc.com
West Bank footage throws spotlight on Israel’s use of lethal force Israeli troops had entered the village warning of plans to demolish a Palestinian home. Footage shows a group of men and teenagers throwing rocks – then pulling back – as two shots ring out. Raed al-Naasan runs around a corner and collapses, blood seeping […]
Read More...Notorious Kincora boys’ home in Belfast demolished
December 5, 2022 · By Vincent Kearney, Northern Editor for www.rte.ie
Notorious Kincora boys’ home in Belfast demolished Notorious former Kincora boys’ home in east Belfast has been demolished. At least 29 boys were abused there from the 1950s to the 1980s. Three former senior staff members, William McGrath, Raymond Semple and Joseph Mains were jailed in 1981 for abusing 11 boys. It was claimed that […]
Read More...EMA recommends removal of cough syrup chemical
December 5, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
EMA recommends removal of cough syrup chemical Cough medicines containing the chemical pholcodine should be banned due to the risk of potentially deadly allergic reactions in people under general anaesthetic, the European Union’s drug regulator has said. The European Medicines Agency recommended that treatments containing pholcodine, which is used in adults and children to treat […]
Read More...Senior Indian clergy face charge in sex assault case
December 5, 2022 · By Michael Gonsalves, Pune for www.ucanews.com
Senior Indian clergy face charge in sex assault case Several senior Church figures have been charged with trying to protect a Catholic priest arrested and remanded in police custody in western India at the weekend. A bishop, two cardinals and two priests are accused of failing to take action over an alleged assault by the priest […]
Read More...Up to 850,000 predators in Britain pose a sexual risk to children, National Crime Agency director warns
December 2, 2022 · By GEORGE ODLING CRIME CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL for www.dailymail.co.uk
Up to 850,000 predators in Britain pose a sexual risk to children, National Crime Agency director warns As many as 850,000 predators in Britain pose a sexual risk to children, a National Crime Agency (NCA) chief warned today. More than 800 offenders are arrested each month but that is ‘barely scratching’ the numbers and technology firms need […]
Read More...Online Safety Bill: Plan to make big tech remove harmful content axed
December 2, 2022 · By Chris Vallance & Shiona McCallum Technology reportersfor www.bbc.com
Online Safety Bill: Plan to make big tech remove harmful content axed Controversial measures which would have forced big technology platforms to take down legal but harmful material have been axed from the Online Safety Bill. Critics of the section in the bill claimed it posed a risk to free speech. Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan […]
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