ABUSE

Mississippi sheriff´s deputies fired after Black men allege torture

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A Mississippi sheriff's department in Rankin County said it had fired multiple deputies after two Black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them.

German archdiocese raided in sex abuse investigation

Published on: June 27, 2023
15:11

Berlin, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) German prosecutors today raided the archdiocese of the German state of Cologne in the midst of an investigation against Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, accused of perjury in connection with sex abuse scandals.

Louisville police slammed as racist by probe into 2020 killing

Published on: March 8, 2023
16:58

Washington, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Police Department and local government in Louisville, Kentucky, have been engaged in a pattern of racist abuse for years, deeply involving excessive force and illegal searches, a US Justice Department probe found Wednesday, following a botched raid that killed a Black medical technician and fuelled nationwide protests.

UN chief calls to make huge efforts to stamp out child labor

Published on: January 6, 2023
16:02

United Nations, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Friday branded child labor as the enemy of children's development and progress, and also called for making much more efforts to stamp it out.

Campania, nun arrested for child abuse

Published on: November 17, 2022
17:51

Rome, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Slaps and hair pulling, kicks and slippers stamped on the hands even of 4 year olds. Children guests of a religious institution in Ischia waiting to find a family.

Testimony incriminates former Israeli PM for abuse of power

Published on: October 12, 2021
10:41

Tel Aviv, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Aviram Elad, former editor-in-chief of Walla news site, on Tuesday accused former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of brutal pressures during his term in office to obtain favorable media coverage.

France investigates 533 cases of sexual violence in sports

Published on: September 14, 2021
12:53

Paris, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) The French Ministry of Sports is investigating 533 complaints of sexual abuse, linked to sports, Minister Roxana Maracineanu assured in statements to Franceinfo on Tuesday.

Bogota leader resigns due to human rights violations

Published on: June 22, 2021
11:24

Bogota, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Human Rights director at the Secretariat of the Government of Bogota, Andres Idarraga, on Tuesday resigned due to deep differences with authorities amid police violence against demonstrators.

Child abuse prevails in Puerto Rican homes

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:08

San Juan, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) 85% of child abuse cases in Puerto Rico happen at home or by people close to minors, a study revealed today.

France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

Published on: April 16, 2021
09:05

Paris, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) French parliament on Thursday adopted legislation that characterizes sex with a child under the age of 15 as rape and punishable by up to 20 years in jail, bringing its penal code closer in line with many other Western nations.

NEWS