COVID-19 may have killed nearly 3 million in India, far more than official counts show

New analysis bolsters idea that country’s seemingly low death rate was misleading India, from the earliest days of the pandemic, has reported far fewer COVID-19 deaths than expected given the toll elsewhere—an apparent death “paradox” that some believed was real and others thought would prove illusory. Now, a prominent epidemiologist who contended the country really had been spared […]

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The Church Sex Abuse Scandals Around the World

On the eve of a possible papal apology for decades of sexual abuse by priests, TIME looks back at the evolving response around the world Full List The Catholic Church Ireland 1936-2009Mexico 1940s-2005Wisconsin 1950-1998Boston 1962-2002Germany 1970s-2010Belgium 1970s-2010Austria 1975-1995Minnesota 2004-2006Brazil 2007-2010 Source: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1992502,00.html Ireland 1936-2009 By Dan FastenbergFriday, May 28, 2010 Government reports in the deeply […]

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The global scale of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

A series of abuse scandals, often involving children, have rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades. Published On 5 Oct 20215 Oct 2021 The Catholic Church has been repeatedly rocked by child sexual abuse scandals over the last three decades. An independent inquiry on Tuesday said it had concluded there were about 216,000 victims of […]

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The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers October 9, 2018 11.42am BST Author Brian J Clites Instructor and Associate Director, Case Western Reserve University Disclosure statement Brian J Clites does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit […]

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The Catholic Church sex abuse crisis: 4 essential reads

October 7, 2021 1.26pm BST Author Molly Jackson Religion and Ethics Editor Interviewed Brian J Clites Instructor and Associate Director, Case Western Reserve University Christine P. Bartholomew Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo Kim Haines-Eitzen Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University Melissa Wilde Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania Partners View all partners […]

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Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal

Published5 October 2021 From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and cities across the US, the Catholic Church has faced an avalanche of child sexual abuse accusations in the last few decades. High-profile cases and harrowing testimony given to public inquiries have continued to keep the issue in the headlines. In the most recent […]

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Aksi Protes Petani di India Tewaskan 8 Orang

Uttar Pradesh: Aksi protes petani di wilayah Lakhimpur Kheri, India, menelan korban jiwa. Delapan orang dilaporkan tewas dalam demonstrasi tersebut. Dilaporkan ada dua mobil yang sengaja menabrak sekelompok petani yang berunjuk rasa di tengah kunjungan Wakil Kepala Menteri Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Prasad Maurya, dan Menteri Persatuan Ajay Kumar Mishra. Dilansir dari NDTV pada Senin, 4 Oktober 2021, empat […]

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Protes petani di India selama satu tahun berujung pada dibatalkannya UU Pertanian kontroversial yang dianggap merugikan

Perdana Menteri India Narendra Modi telah mengumumkan pencabutan tiga undang-undang pertanian yang kontroversial setelah dilanda gelombang protes selama satu tahun. Ribuan petani berkemah di perbatasan Delhi sejak November tahun lalu dan sudah puluhan dari mereka meninggal karena sakit di tengah cuaca panas, dingin, dan Covid. Para petani mengatakan keberatan akan undang-undang itu karena akan memungkinkan […]

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Trods ophævelse af landbrugslov: Protesterende i Indien er stadig ikke tilfredse

Efter over et år med vidtgående demonstrationer mod det indiske styres landbrugsreformlove er de omtalte love nu ophævet. Denne sejr klinger imidlertid hult, da landets mange landmænd stadig har en række krav, der endnu ikke er mødt. I over et år har demonstrationerne i Indien trukket overskrifter. Historiens mest folkerige demonstration har haft verdens øjne […]

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Indien ophæver landbrugslove efter massive demonstrationer

Efter mere end et år med protester fra indiske landmænd ophæver regeringen nu upopulære landbrugslove. Indiens premierminister, Narendra Modi, vil ophæve tre landbrugslove, som indiske landmænd har protesteret mod i over et år. – I dag er jeg kommet for at fortælle jer, at vi har besluttet at ophæve alle tre landbrugslove, siger Modi i […]

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