Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been locked away in filthy prisons where thousands were tortured to death — and the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
Tag: Sex Crimes
Prince Charles Misused Influence to Shield Cleric, Abuse Inquiry Reports
In an unusually tough rebuke of the future king, independent probe finds that Prince Charles improperly intervened on behalf of an Anglican bishop.
Pope Issues First Rules for Catholic Church Worldwide to Report Sex Abuse
The new church law orders officials to report misconduct to their superiors and empowers senior archbishops to investigate. But it says nothing about punishment.
U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand Over Your Private Data
Privacy and victim advocates criticized the policy, which asks victims and witnesses to consent to searching their electronic devices, or their cases may be dropped.
With Letter on Sexual Abuse, Pope Benedict Returns to Public Eye
The former pontiff blames the sexual revolution, liberal theology and an absence of God for the crisis with which his successor, Pope Francis, has struggled.
Bishop in India Charged With Raping Nun Over a 2-Year Period
The charges against the bishop in Kerala, home to most of India’s Catholics, come as Pope Francis has cast a spotlight on clerical sexual abuse of nuns.
Catholic Leaders in Japan to Conduct Survey on Sexual Abuse
The leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan shared the plan during a gathering in Tokyo of men who said they had been abused by members of the clergy as children.
Pope Francis Warns Trump About Walls After Morocco Visit
Urging compassion for migrants, the pope said those who close borders “will become prisoners of the walls that they build.”
Tejshree Thapa, Defender of Human Rights in South Asia, Dies at 52
Her investigations sought to establish mass rape and sexual enslavement as crimes against humanity. She also spent time in the field with survivors.
in her words: Fasten Your Seatbelt and Keep Your Hands to Yourself
As more accounts of sexual violations on airplanes come to light, more women are sharing their experiences and taking action to make flights safer.