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Indian child 'critical' after brutal rape

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 12:00
A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the latest incident of sexual violence which has triggered nationwide protests. The girl was attacked inside a locked room over at least a 48-hour period, police said, after being abducted as she played outside on Monday in a lower-middle class area of the capital New Delhi.

Indian child 'critical' after brutal rape

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 09:00
A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the latest incident of sexual violence which has triggered nationwide protests. The girl was attacked inside a locked room over a 48-hour period, police said, after being abducted as she played outside on Monday in a lower-middle class area of the capital New Delhi.

Indian child 'critical' after brutal rape

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 07:46
A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the latest incident of sexual violence which has triggered nationwide protests. The girl was attacked inside a locked room over a 48-hour period, police said, after being abducted as she played outside on Monday in a lower-middle class area of the capital New Delhi.

Indian child 'critical' after brutal rape

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 06:15
A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped, in the latest incident of violence against women and girls which has triggered protests. The girl was attacked inside a locked room in New Delhi over a 48-hour period, police said, after being abducted as she played outside on Monday. A neighbour is alleged to have taken her and locked her in a room close to her house in a lower-middle class area of the capital city, a police spokesman said.

Top court limits reach of US justice with torture case

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 18:00
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the US justice system does not have the jurisdiction to determine whether oil giant Shell was complicit in acts of torture by the Nigerian government. The highly anticipated decision, slammed by rights activists, limits foreign victims' ability to sue corporations in US courts for suspected human rights breaches committed abroad.

Top US court rejects Nigeria torture case

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 12:00
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the US justice system does not have jurisdiction to determine whether oil giant Shell was complicit in acts of torture by the Nigerian government. In a unanimous ruling, the nine justices rejected a collective complaint by 12 plaintiffs -- relatives of Nigerians executed by the former military government in Lagos -- who accused the Anglo-Dutch company of complicity in human rights violations.

Lawmakers express concern over reported child abductions in Metro Manila

April 15, 2013 14:04
Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan (Party-list, Gabriela) said the Philippine National Police (PNP) should increase visibility and presence in crowded areas and install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in key points. “The Aquino administration through the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) can ask malls to increase guards and cameras, issue advisories and warnings to parents and train bus conductors on the protocol regarding suspicious characters and distracted parents,” Ilagan said. Ilagan said Congress should increase the penalty for child abduction. Rep.

Hundreds mourn at funeral for Canadian teen allegedly raped

April 13, 2013 23:16
Several hundred people, including the provincial premier, attended the funeral Saturday of a Canadian teen who committed suicide after facing cyberbullying over her alleged rape. The death of Rehtaeh Parsons, 17, has provoked outrage in Canada and abroad, and police announced Friday they were reopening their investigation into the alleged sexual assault two years ago. Parsons died in hospital on Sunday in the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, after a suicide attempt that her mother blames on the assault and a subsequent barrage of taunts by schoolmates calling her a "slut."

Police to probe Canadian teen's rape, after she kills self

April 12, 2013 19:51
Police announced Friday they were reopening an investigation into a Canadian teen's alleged rape by four boys, following a public outcry over her subsequent suicide. Rehtaeh Parsons, 17, died in hospital on Sunday in the port city of Halifax in easternmost Canada after a suicide attempt that her mother blames on the November 2011 sexual assault and a subsequent barrage of taunts by schoolmates calling her a "slut." Parsons was said to have been drunk at a party when she was raped. One of the suspects later posted a photo of the incident online.

Safety Minister concerned about crime

April 12, 2013 12:52
The Minister of Safety and Security said his ministry is worrisome of the trends posed by the increase of criminal incidences, which are currently bringing fear and insecurity amongst the country's law-abiding citizens.Immanuel Ngatjizeko further said the increase of criminal incidences may also create an unfavourable situation for both local and foreign investors who want to invest their money for the country's socio-economic development.The Minister said this on Tuesday in the National Assembly (NA) in his motivation speech of his Ministry's Vote 06 of the operations of th
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