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Delo examines fight against sexual abuse by clergy
Ljubljana – Delo writes about the battle against sexual abuse by the clergy in Friday’s commentary headlined Even in Italy Things Moved. The newspaper finds “cover-up, the hiding of the perpetrators went on for so long all the wrongs can never be righted”.
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US Lawmaker Demands Punishment for Wartime Rape in Kosovo
Congressman Colin Allred said on Tuesday that he has introduced a resolution urging justice for wartime rape survivor Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and calling for "all those responsible for sexual violence during the Kosovo war" to be investigated and prosecuted.
Serbian War Crimes Prosecution ‘Extremely Inefficient’, Report Says
A new report published by the Belgrade-based Humanitarian Law Centre on Friday accuses the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office of being "extremely inefficient", while also raising concerns that over a half of the court hearings in war crime trials last year were postponed for COVID-related reasons.
Europe sends Emergency Contraceptives to Rape Victims in Ukraine
The International Foundation for Planned Parenthood (IPPF) has sent 2,880 packs of "sex pills" to Ukraine. Women and girls who have been sexually abused by the Russian army need emergency contraception. In early April, the Ombudsman of Ukraine Lyudmila Denisova announced 9 officially declared cases of women who were pregnant after being raped by Russian soldiers.
Children ‘Invisible’ in Serbia’s Response to Domestic Abuse
"Children are not sufficiently recognised as victims in the context of gender-based violence because it is not sufficiently recognised how violence affects children's emotional, physical, psychological development, their behaviour and the process of socialisation," Padejski Sekerovic told BIRN.
Slovenian Catholic Church apologises to sex abuse victims
Ljubljana – Novo Mesto Bishop Andrej Saje, the head of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference, apologised on Sunday to the victims of sexual abuse by clergy on behalf of the Catholic Church in Slovenia, as he marked the day of prayer for such victims.
Manchester United reiterate Mason Greenwood stance after his release on bail
The 20-year-old was arrested over the alleged rape and assault of a young woman on Sunday after images and videos were posted online
Serbia Ignores International Criticism of Alleged Vietnamese Exploitation
The house in Zrenjanin which Vietnamese workers are living. November 2021. Photo: A11/ Sara Nikolic
As the alliance between Belgrade and Beijing becomes ever solider, Serbia has become the main Balkan hub for Chinese investments.
The rule of law is being bent, however, claims Danilo Curcic from A11, an NGO dealing with workers' rights.
Over 2,000 irregular migrants caught
Security forces have caught more than 2,000 irregular migrants and nearly 130 human traffickers in simultaneous operations across the country, according to the Interior Ministry.
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Nearly 20 arrested over human trafficking
Security forces have arrested 17 people, including foreign nationals, for involvement in human trafficking in the eastern province of Van, bordering Iran.
The police conducted nine operations between Jan. 17 and Jan. 23, targeting suspected human traffickers and detained 19 people among them three Afghan and three Iran nationals.
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