By Farida Sharafutdinova – Central Asia RCA Issue 713, 1 Oct 13 Alia and her 16-month-old son are regular visitors to the children’s hospital in Shymkent in southern Kazakstan. The baby has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, as well as excess fluid in his skull. Alia says doctors have told her that his condition […]
Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Go to Jail
Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Imprisoned Rights activists say children are imprisoned for “moral crimes” while the perpetrators escape prosecution. By Mina Habib The 15-year-old refused to give his name, his eyes cast down as he sat in an empty room in the children‘s correction centre in Kabul. Slowly, he began to open up and tell […]
In Its Wake, Sandusky Sex Scandal Will Generate More Victims
Few words can describe the unconscionable and heinous acts of sexual abuse perpetrated upon teenage boys by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky… surreal, detestable, pond scum. Sandusky was the late Joe Paterno’s assistant coach for 31 seasons from 1969 to 1999. In 1977, Sandusky founded The Second Mile, a charity to help […]
Palawan: Human trafficking victims rescued by PH Navy on Malaysian border
Six women were rescued from a human smuggling ring that allegedly opperates a series of illegal brothels in Kudat Malaysia, Locals had long complained in Southern Palawan about the ‘Blue boat trade’ describing what is one of many illegally engaged in human trafficking between the Southern Philippines and Malaysia. Philippine Naval Forces West Public Affairs […]
SRI LANKA – ALLEGED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE NSA MENON’S AND UN NAMBIAR’S ROLE
SRI LANKA – ALLEGED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE NSA MENON’S AND UN NAMBIAR’S ROLES? Though NSA Menon hyped up that the recent visit to Colombo of a high powered team was primarily to find a political solution to the Tamil problem, but the hidden agenda for both Delhi and Colombo was to hijack […]
SRI LANKA – ALLEGED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE NSA MENON’S AND UN NAMBIAR’S ROLE
SRI LANKA – ALLEGED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE NSA MENON’S AND UN NAMBIAR’S ROLES? Though NSA Menon hyped up that the recent visit to Colombo of a high powered team was primarily to find a political solution to the Tamil problem, but the hidden agenda for both Delhi and Colombo was to hijack […]
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