“Dying in the desert”: The unexplained deaths of African maids in Saudi
NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how families in Kenya are seeking answers over the deaths of their relatives while working in Saudi Arabia…
Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
Vatican CityReuters When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior that a priest had tried to molest them, she retorted that it was probably their fault for “provoking him”. When African nuns in Minnesota asked why it was always they who had to shovel snow they were told it was […]
Essay: ‘David’s Law’ not enough for digital clean-up
MAL FLETCHER reflects on calls to address everything from social media abuse of MPs to concerns over hateful material on the Dark Web in the wake of the killing of UK MP Sir David Amess…
In the US, Menlo Church investigation finds no direct evidence or disclosures of sexual abuse
RNS A third-party investigation at one of Northern California’s most prominent megachurches that consumed its congregation and former pastor’s fractious family ended this week with a report that found no evidence the pastor’s adult child had acted on his confessed attraction to minors. “After interviewing 104 witnesses and reviewing or analyzing more than 500,000 documents, […]
Canada proposes to settle Indigenous lawsuit after discovery of children’s remains
Toronto/Vancouver, CanadaReuters Canada has reached a proposed settlement with a group of Indigenous survivors of the now-defunct residential schools for the abuse they suffered, a federal minister said on Wednesday, ending a 14-year fight for justice. The settlement comes as the government is scrambling to deal with a national outcry after the remains of 215 […]
Sight-Seeing: The evangelical sexual abuse crisis is the spiritual warfare of our time
Evangelical writer KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes about how she came to a greater understanding of what happens to victims of abuse and how trauma works…
Indian film shows hardship and hope of migrants’ lockdown journeys
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation From cycling through forests and crossing the Ganges river to bypassing police barricades, a new documentary chronicles the journeys of India’s millions of migrant workers as they walked, pedaled and hitchhiked home during the coronavirus lockdown. The film 1232 KMS – shot last April by director Vinod Kapri – follows a […]
Abuse in lockdowns: Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Vatican City on concerns the battle against abuse of the vulnerable is losing momentum during the coronavirus pandemic…
Women seeking help from violence almost doubles in Mexico lockdown
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation The number of women and children seeking help at shelters for victims of violence has surged by more than 80 per cent in Mexico under the coronavirus lockdown, according to the country’s largest network of shelters for victims of violence. The National Network of Shelters, which includes about 69 refuges […]
Fear on front lines as hospital staff face threats, stigma over coronavirus
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Janitor Ritchie Estabillo was on his way to work when he was confronted by five men who poured bleach over his face, one of a growing number of hospital staff suffering abuse in the Philippines amid panic over coronavirus infections. His employer said Estabillo had been checked over and was unharmed but […]