Category Archives: Child abuse
Explaining Pedophilia
What Is Pedophilia? WebMD Feature Reviewed by Gary D. Vogin, MD The ongoing Michael Jackson child molestation case has put pedophilia in the national spotlight once again. Despite — or perhaps because of — all the headlines surrounding the case, as well as lurid accounts of child molestation in the Catholic Church, many people still [...]
Cardinal says he was misled in abuse case
The former leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium, suffering withering criticism after the recent publication of tapes showing him trying to suppress a man’s account of being serially sexually abused as a child and youth, has begun distancing himself from the perpetrator, a longtime colleague and friend. The former leader, Cardinal Godfried Danneels, [...]
Commissioner wanted to uphold children’s rights
The president of the Australian Human Rights Commission says Australia is not doing enough to uphold the rights of children. ABC News Catherine Branson QC is calling for the creation of a national children’s commissioner and says all government departments should be informed about children’s needs.
‘Sadistic’ Catholic priest jailed for abusing boys in Australia
An Australian Catholic priest has been jailed for almost 20 years for “sadistic” sex attacks on young boys that spanned more than 18 years. By Bonnie Malkin John Sidney Denham, 67, was sentenced to 19 years and 10 months after pleading guilty to a range of charges, including multiple counts of indecent assault against boys [...]
ALL CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS: End Unfair Prosecutions of Children under Anti-Terrorism Legislation in Turkey
Amnesty International report – Since 2006, thousands of children in Turkey, some as young as 12, have been prosecuted under anti-terrorism legislation solely for their alleged participation in demonstrations focused on issues of concern to members of the Kurdish community. While Amnesty International recognizes the obligation of the Turkish authorities to maintain order and to prevent [...]
UK plans to deport Afghan children
by Al Jazeera Human rights and refugee agencies have criticised British proposals to deport unaccompanied Afghan children to their homeland, saying such a move could put lives at risk.
Human rights chief chides Turkey for treatment of stone-throwing youths
FULYA ÖZERKAN The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, says the sentences for children who throw stones at police during pro-PKK demonstrations are extremely severe. ‘In many European countries, you need to have committed a deliberate murder to get a sentence as severe as 15 years,’ he says The human rights commissioner [...]
Guardian: “The revival of sanctuary”
by Natasha Walter “This coalition would end child detention, but that’s just one aspect of our chaotic and cruel asylum system I’ve met many families who have been locked up after seeking asylum in Britain. One woman I met earlier this year told me the hardest thing about being imprisoned with her children for more [...]
Turkey: Two-day-old girl murdered in honor killing
by Johad Watch Misunderstanders of Islam commit yet another honor killing — this time of a two-day-old girl — in modern, moderate, secular Turkey. “Two-day-old girl killed in ‘honour killing,’” from Reuters, April 17 (thanks to Thomas): Turkish police on Friday detained an unmarried mother and six other people near Istanbul for their suspected role in [...]
Human Rights Watch Report says 50,000 Boys Abused in Senegal
by Anne Look A report released in Senegal by Human Rights Watch says 50,000 boys are subjected to slavery-like conditions and severe abuse in urban Koranic schools. The report condemns the Senegalese government for its failure to enforce laws against forced begging and child abuse. Barefoot boys, as young as four-years-old, begging on the street [...]
Bodies of babies washed ashore
The bodies of 21 babies have been discovered washed ashore along a river in east China and authorities suspect they were dumped there as “medical waste” by local hospitals.
Swiss Catholic Church investigating 10 abuse cases
(Reuters) – The Swiss Catholic Church is investigating around 10 allegations of abuse by clergy, including some acts committed since 2001, making Switzerland the latest country to be hit by a wave of scandal sweeping Europe.
Calamity for pope as the past – and case of Peter Hullermann – returns to haunt him
For Father Rupert Frania it seemed the best way. His parishioners in the Bavarian spa town of Bad Tölz had just learned a terrible secret.
German Archbishop Expresses Shame Over Scandal
BAD STAFFELSTEIN, Germany — The leader of the Catholic Church in Bavaria expressed “deep shame” on Thursday for cases of sexual molestation that have shaken the home region of Pope Benedict XVI, and said he was in favor of changing German law so that church officials would have a greater duty to report suspected child abuse to prosecutors.
Let’s talk about sex: archbishop
The Vatican faces growing calls to tackle the previously taboo subject of clerical celibacy as a way of preventing future sex abuse scandals involving priests.
