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North Korea claims 'abuse, racism' drove US soldier to defect
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» SEOUL - Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the United States Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they are holding the American soldier.
Pope calls Canada abuse ‘genocide’
Published on 30/07/2022
» Pope Francis said on Saturday that decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to “genocide”, as he warned upon his return to Rome that he needed to slow down his pace of travel — or resign.
Panama prosecutor identifies orphanage abuse victims
AFP, Published on 10/03/2021
» PANAMA CITY - Panama prosecutors said Tuesday they have identified 20 child victims of sex abuse and other maltreatment at orphanages and have charged eight people to date.
Horrors revealed at virus-hit Canada nursing home
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» MONTREAL - Elderly residents left soiled and unfed after their caregivers fled the premises, 31 deaths in the space of a few weeks: a nursing home in Montreal has become the symbol of the terrible toll coronavirus is taking in Canada's long-term care homes.
Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» BENIN CITY (NIGERIA) - Deep in the tropical forest in southern Nigeria, an evangelical pastor runs a sprawling camp billed as a refuge for thousands of children who fled the Boko Haram jihadist insurgency in the north.
Pope beatifies seven Communist-era bishops in Romania
AFP, Published on 02/06/2019
» BLAJ (ROMANIA) - Pope Francis on Sunday beatified seven Greco-Catholic bishops jailed and tortured during the Communist era on the final day of his visit to Romania.
Arrest of Myanmar women triggers fury
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/08/2018
» Thai authorities are being urged to set appropriate and clear procedures for raids and arrests involving migrant workers after two Myanmar labourers were rounded up and faced deportation as well as a two-year ban for doing volunteer work.