Category Archives: COLLECTIVE ABUSES
Corruption widespread in EU
Report highlights business-political nexus and corruption’s $162.19bn annual cost to European economies. Corruption affects all 28 member countries of the European Union and costs their economies about $162.19bn (120bn euros) a year, according to a European Union report. The report, the EU’s first … Continue reading
Brother ask little sister to wear bomb vest
An Afghan girl, believed to be around the age of 10, wearing a suicide vest has been arrested by police in southern Afghanistan. She was asked to wear the vest by her brother. The video was published on this day … Continue reading
Uganda church rejects anti-gay criticism
Stanley Ntagaali says “homosexual practice is incompatible with scripture” after prelates urge support for homosexuals. The head of the Anglican Church in Uganda has criticised the position of UK archbishops on homosexuality, saying “homosexual practice is incompatible with scripture”. Stanley … Continue reading
India upholds ban on homosexuality
Members of India’s gay and lesbian community say they are crushed after the country’s highest court upheld a ban on homosexuality in the world’s largest democracy.
Rohingya refugees at risk of trafficking
The UN describes the Rohingya as one of the world’s most persecuted minorities.Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in Western Myanmar as a result of violence between Buddhists and Muslims, with many travelling to neighbouring Bangladesh. Many … Continue reading
India’s top court orders probe into gang-rape
India’s top court has ordered the district judge of Birbhum in eastern West Bengal state to submit a fact-finding report on the horrific gang-rape of a tribal woman.A three-member panel of Supreme Court judges expressed shock over the “disturbing” incident … Continue reading
Rape victims sue Kenya’s government
A group of rape victims in Kenya is suing the government for compensation. Six women and two men have claimed the government failed to protect them during the 2008 election violence and neglected their cases after they filed reports. More … Continue reading
Indonesians protest domestic worker abuse
The abuse of an Indonesian maid in Hong Kong has led to mass protests for better rights for domestic workers. Domestic workers, particularly Indonesians, are considered to be particularly vulnerable
International paedophile ring broken up
In 2012 police on a routine visit to the home of a registered sex offender in Britain discovered indecent videos on his computer and on DVDs- showing child abuse recorded from live webcams in the Philippines. That soon led to … Continue reading
Vatican defends child protection record to UN
The Roman Catholic Church came in for blistering criticism from a UN committee that was quizzing its representatives for the first time. Critics say the Vatican enabled the rape of thousands of children by protecting paedophile priests to save its … Continue reading