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Myanmar's anti-human trafficking efforts: child soliders exampted

" A few days ago, a news article reported a story on MTV documentary to raise awareness of human trafficking in Myanmar. The documentary was produced in support of USAIDS and was reported to be broadcast through several channels in Myanmar TV stations.  The Myanmar...

Darrel Mohler Arrested as Sixth Member of Missouri Sex Crime Case

Darrel Mohler is the sixth family member to be arrested in the Missouri sex crime case; the other five people arrested are his brother and his four nephews.  Darrel Mohler has been charged with two counts of...

Mohler Family Accused of Child Sexual Abuse: Investigation

Five members of the Mohler family, a father and his four sons, that are all accused of child sexual abuse are still under investigation today. A rural property in western Missouri is being searched for bodies and...

Claims of sex abuse by women grow

"A huge rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women has been revealed by ChildLine. Over the past five years, the charity says the number of such calls has risen five times faster than youngsters reporting abuse by a man. Of 16,094 children who...

A Childs Journey Towards Ending Domestic Violence

Ruby cowered under the bed terrified her father would come and find her. She hadn't done the dishes. She had forgotten completely and had gone out playing. It wasn't the first time this had happened, but her fathers roaring voice could be heard all the way up to the second...

Judge Rules Stacey Barker Will Go To Trial For Murder of Emma

UPDATE: August 10 there was another hearing at the Antelope Valley Courthouse for this case. Thanks to ANurse for taking the time to attend and report to us about the hearing. Because the hearing only lasted 10 minutes we will just present the coverage as an update...

Mom Drags Kid On Leash: Melissa Catherine Smith-Means Arrested

A video shot last week in which a mom drags her kid on a leash through a Verizon store in Rome, Alabama has gone viral and has sparked outrage.  The mom in the video is Melissa Catherine Smith-Means, 37,...

Big rise in male ChildLine calls

I was shocked when I heard this on the news this morning. "ChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to and including 18 in the UK provided by The NSPCC.[1] ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, such as child...

Summer Nelson: 28 Year Old Babysitter Sex Scandal

Summer Nelson, a 28 year old babysitter, is charged with having sex with the 14 year old boy she was hired to watch. Summer Nelson faces four counts of lewd conduct with a child. The boy's parents grew suspicious as Summer Nelson spent more and more time with the boy, the...

Abuse Survivor Of Irish Catholic Institution Pleads

"Give Us Some Peace"~Thousands raped and abused in Catholic schools in Ireland • Report details 60 years of terror by priests and nuns • Victims say failure to seek prosecutions is a disgrace.Read the Guardian...

Obama Take Action: Sri Lankan Government targets Tamil Children

Tamils children are now the prime target for forced disappearances in Sri Lanka. From the detention camps children are taken away without any explanation or records. Tamils parents are left to grieve in silence...

Irish child abuse report: Catholic Church shamed

"DUBLIN: After a nine-year investigation, a commission published a damning report Wednesday on decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at Catholic Church-run reform schools for Ireland’s castaway children." ...

Taliban pays $30,000+ for child suicide bombers

After destroying all infrastructure and leaving the people no way to support their families: " Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Taliban have spent huge sums of...

False Allegations are a small factor in the Family Courts

Even one of the strongest family violence critics admitted that in a majority of child abuse cases had substance in it.  DR Richard A Gardner, the man who coined the term Parent Alienation Syndrome stated, “The vast majority ("probably over 95%") of all sex abuse...

Will they grow up to be militants?

"  BRANDISHING toy guns, dummy rocket launchers and with staves in hand, over 100 hooded children, between five and 12 years, marched in the main bazaar of the Barikot tehsil in Swat shouting full-throated...

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