Perthshire mother launches campaign to protect unborn domestic violence victims
A Perthshire mother, once considered at risk by a women’s charity, has launched a campaign for tougher laws to protect women who have lost unborn children to domestic violence. Nicola Murray (43) says courts should take the loss of a baby more into account when convicting those who abuse their partners. Nicola, from Stanley, told […]
China fines tech giants for content exploiting children
HONG KONG (AP) – China’s internet watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and games company Tencent for disseminating sexual content involving children, while regulators seek to clean up content harmful to minors. Platforms such as Alibaba Taobao e-commerce marketplace, Tencent’s QQ messaging service, Kuaishou live streaming site, Sina […]
Social media giants publish articles on self-harm, adults and emergency diets to children as young as 13
Children as young as 13 are targeted online with adult sexual images and content promoting suicide and crash diets within 24 hours of creating social media accounts, an investigation found . The study, which will be released on Tuesday, found that commercial-oriented algorithms in social media companies were directing ads to children, while increasingly recommending […]
Loving Legacy campaign launched | Local News
The Loving Legacy campaign launched by the Council on Domestic Abuse on Friday has been linked with a rare glimpse inside the emergency shelter as part of a new fundraising effort that matches every dollar up to 50,000 $. “We are thrilled and grateful to launch our Loving Legacy campaign,†said CODA Executive Director Emily […]
Boris Johnson finds himself in a dilemma over racism and football
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tried to distance himself from Donald J. Trump since the change of power in Washington, and not without success. His first face-to-face meeting with President Biden last month went well: the two found common ground on climate change and Mr Johnson called Mr Trump’s successor a “big […]
NYPD video hitting man on subway attracts attention of local leaders, community
By Kristina Sgueglia, Mirna Alsharif and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) – Circulating video of a man who was tased by police after saying he helped another passenger escape a New York subway ticket has caught the attention of local politicians and officials community. On July 6, an individual opened an exit door for an acquaintance […]
Grihalakshmi from Mathrubhumi launches new campaign against dowry harassment and assault
Kerala’s most favorite bi-monthly women-centric magazine, Grihalakshmi, has launched a strong campaign against recent atrocities against women and dowry oppression in Kerala. The campaign is under the hashtag # SayNoToDowry & Abuse. The magazine’s cover page features famous Mollywood film actress Rima Kallingal covering her face, with the message that it’s not the face that’s […]
Annenberg Faculty: $ 3.49 million NIDA grant to study vaping among LGBTQ + youth
Annenberg Faculty: $ 3.49 million NIDA grant to study vaping among LGBTQ + youth In the United States, LGBTQ + youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer teens, are 10-30% more likely to vape than their non-LGBTQ + peers. Since vaping quadruples the risk of starting to smoke cigarettes or using other tobacco products, […]
Memo to Tom Kean, Jr: invite Liz Cheney, not Kevin McCarthy, as a special guest at your campaign launch
Dear Tom, I will support you for the election in 2022 to the United States House of Representatives in the 7th District of New Jersey, just as I did in 2020, against incumbent Democratic Congressman Tom Malinowski. I’d like to note that since the hostile takeover of the GOP by Donald Trump’s neofascist forces in […]
Muslim women offered for sale in Indian fake auction | News | DW
Indian police are investigating a disturbing harassment campaign in which more than 80 Muslim women were offered for sale in online “auctions” without their knowledge or consent. The images of outspoken Indian Muslim women were posted on the open-source software development site GitHub where they were tagged “sulli deal of the day.” “Sulli†is a […]
New efforts to help raise awareness of fentanyl abuse
Best Stories The fentanyl overdose tragedy has struck many families near us in Riverside County, as well as across the country. In Riverside County, 43 people have overdosed on fentanyl since the start of this year. Since 2016, the county has seen an 800% increase in fentanyl-related drugs. Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel said something […]
Derek Silver joins Colodny Fass litigation group
Silver is the former Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the Bureau of Insurance Regulation. Colodny Fass further expands its litigation practice with the addition of Derek Argent. “We are delighted to welcome Derek to our team and provide boots to the field in South Florida, as well as the capital,†said Katie webb, shareholder […]
North Wales police sergeant launches new domestic violence training campaign
A police officer whose mother was murdered by his stepfather is campaigning to provide his colleagues with specialized training to better protect victims of domestic violence and save lives. North Wales Police have launched an innovative ‘culture change program’ to improve their understanding of abuse and coercive control. The force will work with the Safe […]
World Addiction Day: Calls for more rehabilitation centers to deal with increasing mental health cases intensify
Calls have intensified for the government to establish more rehabilitation centers in addition to mental health professionals in the sixteen regions of Ghana. Indeed, 242 people in 2020 sought treatment for drug use in fifteen (15) treatment and rehabilitation centers in the country, according to the Narcotics Control Commission. The majority of them – 38 […]
Bedford trial moved to California | News, Sports, Jobs
A Bedford County lawsuit seeking damages from a consulting firm that helped develop a plan to market OxyContin has been moved to California to be joined in at least 39 similar lawsuits. Class-action documents on behalf of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties and 2,561 municipalities were transferred last Monday from U.S. District Court in Johnstown to Northern […]
Campaign calls for vigilance against signs of “child abuse”
A NEW school holiday campaign urges everyone in Renfrewshire to be alert for any signs of child abuse or neglect during the summer months. With the summer break for Renfrewshire schoolchildren kicking off this week, organizers of the For the Sake of the Children… campaign hope everyone in the area enjoys a lot of summer […]
Bamidele Abiodun leads campaign against drug addiction
Ms. Abiodun with the AJOSE Foundation and the Ogun State Drug Control Committee By Nimot Sulaimon Achieving a drug-free society is a collective effort that should not be left to government alone but jointly managed by individuals and institutions for a better and secure future for all. The First Lady and wife of the Governor […]
Reviews | #FreeBritney and all Saudi women too!
A week after Britney Spears sent shockwaves around the world by recounting the conditions she has lived in for the past 13 years, a Los Angeles judge rejected her request to remove her father from his guardianship. Although she has testified that under her father’s care, she has not been allowed to marry or to […]
Batley and Spen by-election: voters go to the polls after bitter electoral battle By-elections
Voters in the constituency of Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire are heading to the polls today in a by-election billed as a fundamental test of Labor leadership by Sir Keir Starmer. Labor is defending a majority of over 3,000 seats, but bookmakers have the Tories as favorites to continue their victory at Hartlepool in […]
Rutledge lawsuit broadened to bolster abuse of authority allegations
Plaintiffs suing Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for claiming she abused her authority – and illegally spent taxpayer dollars to do so – to advance her own political ambitions have broadened their legal action against the Republican of Batesville to exceed a court-ordered deadline that would have seen most cases dismissed. Pulaski County Circuit Judge […]
An accusation blew up a campaign. The media did not know what to do.
Progressive website The Intercept (which exposed a bogus sexual misconduct complaint against a gay Democrat in Massachusetts last year) also looked into the accusations of Ms Kim, calling out former Stringer campaign assistants, and found out that a series of widely reported details of Ms Kim’s statement – but not Ms Kim’s main allegations – […]
Long Island repeat offender accused of harassing worshipers at synagogue
A repeat offender accused of threatening law enforcement officers and members of the Jewish community in New Jersey and Long Island reoffended in Fort Lee, New Jersey, authorities said. Bradley Goldberg, a 47-year-old Nassau County resident, from Cedarhurst, had previously spent a week in Bergen County Jail after Fort Lee police said he pretended to […]
Harris heads for the border after being criticized for his absence
WASHINGTON (AP) – Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically difficult moment of her vice presidency on Friday as she heads to the southern United States border as part of her role as the head of the response from the Biden administration to a sharp increase in migration. While in El Paso, she will visit […]
Child protection campaign urges everyone to be alert for signs of abuse or neglect
A new school holiday campaign launched today urges everyone in Renfrewshire to be alert for any signs of child abuse or neglect over the summer. As Renfrewshire schools prepare to ring the end of year bell on Friday June 25, the For the Sake of the Children… campaign urges everyone in Renfrewshire to enjoy many […]
CCFC goes fairplay and launches radical new campaign to protect children online
BOSTON, June 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Today, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), the leading watchdog for the children’s media and marketing industries in the country, announced that it is renaming Fairplay. The announcement comes as the organization prepares to launch a major campaign for new regulations to protect American children online, similar […]