Ending All Violence Against Girls and Women
Last week, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) brought together thousands of leaders from around the world who are working to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls....
View Article52 priests defrocked for sex abuse
More than 50 priests in England and Wales have been defrocked for clerical sex abuse over the past 13 years, it has been revealed. Figures show that 52 priests have been laicised - evicted from the...
View ArticleNSPCC starts new child sexual abuse victim services
Two new services to help tackle child sexual abuse have been launched by the NSPCC in Peterborough. The Protect and Respect service aims to educate vulnerable children about the risk of possible abuse...
View ArticleCourts failing child sex abuse victims, says NSPCC
Some sexual abuse cases are collapsing because children are being denied the support they need to give evidence in court, the NSPCC has warned. It said fewer than 25% of 23,000 child sex offences...
View ArticleSex abuse stories from royal commission in Ballarat all too familiar for some
The stories being heard in Ballarat are gruesome and humiliating and raw, and have been described by one victim as "the unseen carnage." But that characterisation is not true for everyone – and...
View ArticleJimmy Savile - the most prolific sex offender ever
Britain's biggest children's charity, the NSPCC, said Jimmy Savile was one of the most prolific sex offenders in its 129-year history. But the charity said the publicity surrounding Savile has...
View ArticleClergy sexual abuse victim criticizes pope over spanking remark
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A victim of child sexual abuse by clergy criticized Pope Francis on Saturday for appearing to endorse parents who spanked their children. "Children don't need to be hit. We...
View ArticleClergy sexual abuse victim criticises pope over spanking remark
A victim of child sexual abuse by clergy criticised Pope Francis for appearing to endorse parents who spanked their children. "Children don't need to be hit. We need to talk about positive parenting...
View ArticleBBC 'appalled' at Jimmy Savile sexual abuse revelations
Corporation faces at least seven civil compensation claims after report reveals abuse continued until 2006 ...
View ArticleAbuse inquiry: Fiona Woolf steps down as chairwoman
Fiona Woolf is to step down as the head of an inquiry into historic child sex abuse, she has told the BBC. She said it had been clear for some time that victims did not have confidence in her, adding...
View ArticleDamian Green rallies key players in fight against child abuse (British Prime...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) At a summit hosted by the Home Office on Wednesday (24 July), Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green rallied key players in the fight against...
View ArticleChild abuse: ‘Britain is not alone’
London - A wave of revelations about long-hidden child sexual abuse has left Britons wondering what is wrong with their country, but experts say they are simply facing up to a problem that exists the...
View Article1,400 investigated in child sex abuse inquiry, including politicians
Officer leading Operation Hydrant inquiry says out of 1,433 alleged offenders 76 were politicians, 43 were from music industry and 135 were from TV, film or radio ...
View ArticleHas the new abuse inquiry got what it takes?
Last year's catastrophic double-failure to launch the historical child sex abuse inquiry posed serious questions for Home Secretary Theresa May and her team. Two chairs appointed, two chairs resigned...
View ArticleCoro St star 'sorry' for sex abuse comments
Coronation Street star Bill Roache says he is "very sorry" over his controversial comments on the victims of paedophiles which seemed to suggest they were being punished for past sins. Roache, 80, who...
View ArticleUK child abuse inquiry 'hanging by a thread'
A major inquiry into Britain's failure to stop child sex abuse and whether powerful political figures covered it up is"hanging by a thread" after several participants said they had lost faith in the...
View Article31 allegations of rape made against Jimmy Savile in sex abuse inquiry
A total of 31 allegations of rape have been made against Jimmy Savile so far, police investigating the sex abuse scandal surrounding the late star revealed today. Some 589 people have come forward with...
View ArticleChild sex abuse victims failed by courts, says NSPCC
Some sexual abuse cases are collapsing because children are being denied the support they need to give evidence in court, the NSPCC has warned. It said fewer than 25% of 23,000 child sex offences...
View ArticlePope appoints British child sexual abuse survivor to church commission
Peter Saunders invited to nine-member body to protect children and help others abused by members of Catholic church ...
View ArticleA 2nd victim added to pope's sex abuse commission
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A second survivor of sexual abuse has been appointed to Pope Francis' sex abuse commission....
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