Child Abuse
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How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop
And according to reports, it has only become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors : The Conversation This material is largely…
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Zimbabwe arrests after child bride dies giving birth at church shrine
Anna Machaya, 15, is reported to have died and been buried last month at a church shrine in the eastern…
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UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth
The United Nations has condemned the practice of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she…
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Dalit girl rape and murder: Indians protest over girl’s forced cremation
The girl’s parents have accused a Hindu priest and three others of attacking her when she had gone to fetch…
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‘Collective strength’: the LRA captive restoring dignity to survivors in Uganda
When Victoria Nyanjura was abducted from her Catholic boarding school in northern Uganda by members of the Lord’s Resistance Army, she prayed…
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Pope revises church law, updates rules on sexual abuse
The revision, which has been in the works since 2009, involves all of section six of the Church’s Code of…
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Report due on ‘failings’ for fatal family
NSW Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan is due to release her findings and recommendations on Wednesday into the deaths of Jack and…
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‘Hear me now’: Australian of the Year Grace Tame’s speech in full
She told ABC’s News Breakfast she could feel the atmosphere in the room. ABC “And the feeling was reconnection, the…
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Tasmanian Government updates response to recommendations from Royal Commission’s inquiry into institutional child sexual abuse
Each state and territory is required each year to report their progress on the recommendations from the Royal Commission’s inquiry…
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I’ve never been more fearful for our children
One clear and present danger I see is the European Union’s application of its new European Electronic Communications Code, which…
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Europe’s thermonuclear debate on privacy and child sexual abuse
Should platforms like Facebook and Instagram be able to scan for evidence of child sexual abuse and grooming online? Nicholas…
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Murder of English schoolgirl Lucy McHugh linked to widespread neglect
Her murder has recently been in the news again because of the release of a report (in which she is…
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Ghislaine Maxwell trained underage girls as sex slaves, documents allege
Ghislaine Maxwell sexually abused underage girls and joined Jeffrey Epstein in directing Virginia Roberts Giuffre to be sexually abused by…
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So-called ‘honour killing’ sparks outrage in Iran, President orders new bill to protect women
Fourteen-year-old Romina Ashrafi fled from her home in the town of Talesh with a 29-year-old man after her father objected…
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The kids who will never return to school after COVID-19
Some are at the mercy of addicted, violent adults. Jordan Baker The Age Some go without the food they’d normally…
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High Court takes the high road on question of passion or precedent
His supporters say he was targeted because he was a high profile Catholic while his detractors believe his perceived power…
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