Tag: child abuse
Philippines vows to sustain efforts agains online sexual exploitation of children
The Philippines has been lauded for becoming a "model" on how to combat and end the online sex exploitation of children
A call for action against abuse of children online
More resources have to be devoted to detecting and apprehending child abusers and increasing the penalties for crimes against children
Some very uncomfortable truths
We can speculate that manipulative forces in society welcome and promote collective silence, docility, moral decay, and social ignorance
Child rights group seeks increase in age of statutory rape victims
A bill seeking to raise the age of consent and determination of statutory rape was approved at the committee level in the Senate on October 1
Faith-based groups call on Pakistan to address rising cases of forced...
More than 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are abducted, forced into marriage, and raped each year
Child rights group calls for probe into child abuse during pandemic
On July 2, a 15-year old girl was shot dead in Ilocos Sur province after filing a complaint against two police officers who arrested her
Pope Francis calls for protection of minors, end to child labor
As the world marks the World Day Against Child Labor, "boys and girls who were forced to work were deprived of their childhoods"
Philippine Church resolute in fight vs child abuse
The Church needs to work closely with law enforcement and concerned citizens to bring to justice those engaged in child exploitation
Philippine Protestant council joins global call to end online sex abuse...
A study released by the International Justice Mission on May 21 shows that sex abuse cases in the Philippines have sharply increased
Nuns call attention to online sex abuse of children during pandemic
The Religious of the Good Shepherd said women and children have become more vulnerable to domestic violence and exploitation during the lockdown.