Tag: Sex abuse
Human trafficking: modern sex slavery of children
A recent study in 2023 showed that almost half a million Filipino children were trafficked by a quarter of a million adult exploiters
Clerical child abuse, a shocked president, and a silent church
The silence and absence of Catholic social action today is glaring. Many years ago, youth leaders could rally thousands to protest injustice
Child rights group calls for probe into alleged child abuse by...
The group fears that there “could be more affected children who are unaccounted for” and lives are at risk
Children having children when 14 years old
Bishops passed pedophile priests from parish to parish when complaints by parents and children were made
Catholic priests, bishops must obey words of Jesus
Everyone has to support Pope Francis and speak out and demand honesty in cleansing the Church of the “filth” of clerical child abuse
Pope Francis extends ‘Vos estis’ decree to counter both lay and...
The decree extends the Church’s norms for handling of abuse to cover lay leaders of international associations recognized by the Vatican
Women’s march for equality and justice
What is needed is not only belief in the rights of women and children but action for a change of mind and heart among men and women
The Japanese ex-soldier who declared war on sexual abuse
Her story has inspired dozens more people to report sexual and other abuse in the military
End tolerance of child abuse by teachers
When teachers receive a credible report of child sexual abuse in a school, they have to act to protect that child and many other children
Catholic Church must bring abusers to justice
There is an urgent need to fund and expand Philippine expert law enforcement action groups to investigate child abusers
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