Tag: child protection

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News

Honour recognises Royal Commission role and a lifelong fight for the vulnerable

Francis Sullivan Clergy Abuse Title: Honour recognises Royal Commission role and a lifelong fight for the vulnerable Author: Genevieve Jacobs Publisher: The Riot-ACT Date: 10JUN2020 For years, as the horror of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse unfolded in the news and on our television screens, a familiar Canberra face also appeared.

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Documents reveal church stayed quiet on sexual misconduct allegations against Broome Bishop for almost a year

Bishop Saunders Church Silence Title: Documents reveal church stayed quiet on sexual misconduct allegations against Broome Bishop for almost a year Author: Erin Parke Publisher: ABC News Date: 04JUL2020 The Catholic Church was told of sexual misconduct allegations against a Western Australian bishop nearly a year before it took action, according to new documents obtained by

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Top Vatican investigator on sex abuse says church must empower victims

Archbishop Scicluna Clergy Abuse Title: Top Vatican investigator on sex abuse says church must empower victims Author: Claire Giangrave Publisher: Religion News Service Date: 02JUL2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It’s been more than a year since Pope Francis issued his historic document, “Vos Est Lux Mundi (You are the light of the world),” and ushered in

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New laws to better support victims of child sexual abuse

Seal Confession Unsealed LAW Title: New laws to better support victims of child sexual abuse Author: Press Release Publisher: ACT Government Date: 02JUL2020 New laws introduced today in the ACT Legislative Assembly change the way that evidence laws operate to support access to justice for victims of child sexual abuse. Specifically, these changes ensure that information

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Opinion

Justice for victims

Justice For Victims Indonesia Title: Justice for victims Author: Editorial Board Publisher: The Jakarta Post Date: 01JUL2020 More and more victims of sexual violence in Indonesia are speaking up, including those allegedly assaulted in religious communities. Most recently the Depok, West Java, Police arrested a church caretaker for allegedly molesting at least 20 children under his tutelage

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Depok case shines light on sexual abuse in Indonesian Catholic Church

Depok Indonesian Catholic Church Title: Depok case shines light on sexual abuse in Indonesian Catholic Church Authors: Tri Indah Oktavianti, Ivany Atina Arbi and Alya Nurbaiti Publisher: The Jakarta Post Date: 30JUN2020 A recently uncovered case of child sexual abuse at a Catholic church in Depok, West Java, has put a spotlight on sexual abuse in the

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Polish group seeks pope’s action against sex abuse, cover-up

Polish Plea Pope Francis Title: Polish group seeks pope’s action against sex abuse, cover-up Author: Nicole Winfield AP correspondent Monika Scislowska contributed from Warsaw, Poland. Publisher: Insider via Associated Press Date: 29JUN2020 ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has been informed about an appeal launched by a group of Catholics in Poland urging intervention

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Final Reports and Publications

The 2019 Annual Report on the Implementation of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People”

USCCB Child Protection Report Title: The 2019 Annual Report on the Implementation of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” Author: prepared by the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection for the National Review Board and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was authorized by the USCCB President, Archbishop

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Child abuse bill advances

Hawaii Confession Mandatory Reporting Title: Child abuse bill advances Author: John Burnett Publisher: Hawaii Tribune-Herald Date: 25JUN2020 The state Senate Committee on Human Services on Tuesday recommended passage, with amendments, of a House measure that would require the clergy, commercial film and print image processors, and commercial computer technicians to report suspected child abuse and neglect.

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