child abuse
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
World
April 7, 2020
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell was released from prison Tuesday, hours after Australia’s High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse,…
The shame of FGM
Opinion
February 5, 2020
The shame of FGM
The reprehensible habit of female genital mutilation (FGM) has taken another life; a 12-year-old girl forced into a clinic to…
UN in Egypt condemns death of girl in Assiut from genital mutilation
Egypt
February 1, 2020
UN in Egypt condemns death of girl in Assiut from genital mutilation
The United Nations in Egypt on Friday condemned the death of a 12-year-old girl in Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt, after…
Dairy shop owner in Cairo stabs child
Egypt
November 13, 2019
Dairy shop owner in Cairo stabs child
A dairy shop owner stabbed a 12-year-child with a knife on Tuesday after disagreements with the child’s family regarding the…
National Childhood Council says 93% of Egyptian children suffer from violence
Society
October 30, 2019
National Childhood Council says 93% of Egyptian children suffer from violence
Roughly 93 percent of Egyptian children aged one to 14 years old suffer from violence, said Khalid Darwish, advisor to…
Egyptian court imprisons grandmother for abuse of granddaughter
Egypt
October 12, 2019
Egyptian court imprisons grandmother for abuse of granddaughter
The Shirbin Misdemeanors Court in Daqahlia on Saturday sentenced Safaa, 41, to three years in prison for physically abusing her…
Egyptian prosecution assigns grandmother trial over torturing child to death
Egypt
September 30, 2019
Egyptian prosecution assigns grandmother trial over torturing child to death
Public prosecutor in Egypt Hamada al-Sawy on Sunday assigned a female a case in criminal court after she tortured until…
Child rapist handed seven-year prison sentence
Egypt
September 10, 2019
Child rapist handed seven-year prison sentence
Banha Criminal Court sentenced a defendant on Tuesday to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old child at…
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
World
August 29, 2019
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of “rampant” sex abuse at the hands of teachers…
Judgement reserved in Pell appeal against child sex conviction
World
June 7, 2019
Judgement reserved in Pell appeal against child sex conviction
The fate of jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell was in the balance Thursday as judges adjourned to deliberate over an…