Child marriage among Syrian refugee children is on the rise. Two girls tell us about their lives as wives and mothers. Each year, childhood ends for an estimated 15 million girls around the world who marry before the age of 18, according to the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW). South Asia has the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 1
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Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 1
Two Myanmar soldiers confess their crimes in a monotone, a few blinks of the eye their only betrayal of emotion: executions, mass burials, village obliterations and rape. The August 2017 order from his commanding officer was clear, Pvt. Myo Win Tun said in video testimony. “Shoot all you see and all you hear.” He said… Continue reading Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 1
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 11
Research on the “characteristics” of grooming gangs is to be published by the government following a U-turn. In response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by The Independent, the Home Office previously said releasing the paper would not be in the “public interest” in February. The response sparked a government petition that has so… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 11
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10
In the UK, the debate around so-called Asian grooming gangs and the sexual threat they pose to vulnerable white girls shows no sign of abating. A leaked report produced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has upheld a complaint made by a father whose daughter had been missing for a week. He said… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice? Oxford, 2011. For… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice? Oxford, 2011. For… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 8
The government’s refusal to publish its research into the “characteristics” of grooming gangs could be debated by MPs. More than 100,000 people have signed an official petition demanding the report is published, meaning it must be considered for debate in parliament.The petition was sparked by an Independent article revealing that the Home Office refused to… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 8
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 7
Survivors of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham said they believed the research was going to be made public and accused the government of making “empty promises”. Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Rotherham, and the former chief prosecutor who initiated charges against a grooming gang in Rochdale were among those demanding its release. Nazir Afzal… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 7
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 7
Survivors of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham said they believed the research was going to be made public and accused the government of making “empty promises”. Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Rotherham, and the former chief prosecutor who initiated charges against a grooming gang in Rochdale were among those demanding its release. Nazir Afzal… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 7
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 6
Child sexual exploitation will be discussed by government, law enforcement and charity officials at a virtual Hidden Harms Summit. The announcement was made on the deadline set by a parliamentary committee considering whether to hold a House of Commons debate on why the research had not been released. Earlier this month, the Petitions Committee told… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 6