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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling for Israeli officials responsible for “appalling abuse” of Canadian …
Read More »Abuse survivors unsatisfied after human rights tribunal settlement comes with NDA
A woman who alleges gender discrimination by York Regional Police isn’t allowed to talk about the terms of her settlement at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, a restriction that transparency advocates say shields public institutions from accountability. In her 2024 complaint to the tribunal, Jeanie McKay alleges she was …
Read More »Former fundamentalist minister in B.C. found not guilty of historical sexual abuse
A former minister in the 2x2s Christian fundamentalist sect was found not guilty of historical sexual assault and sexual exploitation dating back to 1989. In acquitting Lee-Ann McChesney, Justice Michael Stephens said Crown had not proven the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Stephens described the case as “difficult” due to the …
Read More »19 Kids and Counting star Joseph Duggar arrested, accused of child sexual abuse
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Joseph Duggar, former star of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting, was arrested and charged …
Read More »Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexual, physical abuse of Palestinian detainee
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israel’s military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting …
Read More »Democrats investigating whether U.S. DOJ withheld Epstein documents about abuse accusation against Trump
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee said on Tuesday they would be …
Read More »Calgary restaurant owners jailed for financial abuse of temporary foreign workers
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Three restaurant owners who financially abused their immigrant employees were handed jail terms this week by …
Read More »Allegation of ‘abominable abuse’ of 6-year-old girl by foster parents under investigation: families minister
WARNING: This article contains details of child abuse. Manitoba’s families minister is conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering injuries that may lead to her being paralyzed for life, search warrant documents show. Nahanni Fontaine characterized what occurred to the …
Read More »Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested days after resigning over leaked video of alleged prison abuse
Israeli police have arrested a former top military chief legal officer, days after she handed in her resignation over a criminal inquiry into a leaked video that shows soldiers allegedly abusing a Palestinian detainee. Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested Sunday night, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confirmed Tuesday. Her …
Read More »Vatican report on abuse criticizes ‘performative gestures’ for victims, as well as Italy’s response
The Vatican’s child protection commission criticized senior Catholic leaders in an annual report on Thursday for not moving quickly enough to help victims of sexual abuse by clergy and to implement new safeguarding efforts worldwide. For decades, the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church has been shaken by scandals across the world involving …
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