Over 100 dead bodies remain unclaimed after Indian rail disaster
Balasore, India Reuters Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families on Tuesday to help identify over 100 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after 275 people were killed in the country’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades. The disaster struck on Friday, when a passenger train hit a stationary freight train, jumped the […]
German Catholic abuse victims meet papal investigators
Berlin, GermanyReuters Victims of Catholic Church sex abuse met on Tuesday with two senior bishops sent by the Pope to investigate the German archdiosese of Cologne, which has come under increasing pressure after a report found hundreds of historic cases. The Pope’s two envoys are looking at possible mistakes committed by Germany’s largest archdiocese, after […]
Slavery survivors demand lead role in fight against trafficking
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Countries must enable victims of human trafficking to play a key role in programs and policies to tackle the crime, the first global alliance of survivors-turned-advocates said on Monday. The 21-member International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council aims to help governments improve their anti-trafficking efforts and ensure they are focused on […]
Mexico announces end to funding for human trafficking NGOs
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico will stop giving financial aid to anti-human trafficking organisations and instead run shelters and victim care directly, the President said this week, drawing criticism from activists who said the plan lacked detail. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed past corruption for the move and said it would mean more […]
ESSAY: THE FORGOTTEN MALE VICTIMS OF HONOUR-BASED VIOLENCE
Academic MAZ IDRISS, in an article first published on The Conversation, calls for greater support in the UK for victims of honour-based violence, both women and men…