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1,055 cases of child abuse recorded nationwide
September 7, 2022 · By Bernama for www.dailyexpress.com.my
1,055 cases of child abuse recorded nationwide PASIR MAS: A total of 1,055 cases of child abuse were recorded nationwide by the Social Welfare Department (JKM) from January to June this year. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof said physical abuse was the highest with 578 cases (54.8 per cent), […]
Read More...How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook
September 7, 2022 · By Mauricio Albarracín-Caballero for www.hrw.org
How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to this progress because abolishing sexual freedom is often at the heart of repressive political projects. The progress and […]
Read More...Letter: It’s everyone’s duty to report child abuse, neglect
September 7, 2022 · By Julie A. Casimiro for www.thewesterlysun.com
Letter: It’s everyone’s duty to report child abuse, neglect As autumn begins and many families resume busy schedules of learning, work, sports practices and other extra-curricular activities, it is a time of fresh starts and new opportunities. Kids will try new things, learn new skills and make new friends. They will meet new mentors who […]
Read More...Three children rescued during crackdown on child exploitation
September 6, 2022 · By Allanah Sciberras Marina Trajkovich for www.9news.com.au
Three children rescued during crackdown on child exploitation Three Australian children have been rescued from allegedly ongoing child abuse following one of the country’s biggest crackdowns on offences against children. Officers from Western Australian and Australian Federal Police (AFP) executed more than 60 search warrants in metropolitan and regional locations of WA over the last week. […]
Read More...Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it
September 6, 2022 · By Ivana Kottasová, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it (CNN)Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore.” In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, […]
Read More...Oil chief who criticised Ukraine war falls to his death
September 5, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Oil chief who criticised Ukraine war falls to his death The chairman of Russia’s largest private oil company has died after falling from a Moscow hospital window, it is being reported. Ravil Maganov, 67, fell from the sixth-floor window of the Central Clinical Hospital, the business website RBC cited police sources as saying. Reuters also […]
Read More...Uyghurs UN report: International community must take action or be ‘wilfully complicit’
September 2, 2022 · By Elsa Maishman & Frances Mao, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Uyghurs UN report: International community must take action or be ‘wilfully complicit’ A UN report accusing China of “serious human rights violations” and possible crimes against humanity in the detention and torture of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has provoked anger from many around the world. China has rejected the findings of the report, saying it […]
Read More...Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys
September 2, 2022 · By Japan Today for japantoday.com
Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys TOKYO – A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old former baby sitter to a prison term of 20 years over forcible sexual intercourse and other indecent acts on 20 boys aged 5 to 11 years old. A licensed nursery school teacher, he […]
Read More...Why do so few rape cases go to court?
September 1, 2022 · By Reality Check team, BBC News for www.bbc.com
There has been a “completely unacceptable” collapse in rape prosecutions in England and Wales despite a record number of cases, MPs say. The Home Affairs Committee has called for more funding for prosecutions and better support for rape victims What do the figures show? Police in England and Wales recorded 67,125 rape offences in the […]
Read More...Rape offences at highest recorded level
September 1, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Rape offences at highest recorded level Police in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of rapes and sexual offences in 20 years. Forces recorded 194,683 sexual offences in 2021-22, including 70,330 rapes, the highest number since records began in 2002/03. It comes as high profile cases and campaigns have been in the public […]
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