Arquivos de Tag: children

Starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children, 1 adult in Kenya

A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children, in an infamous starvation cult by a Mombasa court on Monday. “I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved the case against all the 29 accused persons for the murder of 190 children and one […]

139 people dead, including 15 children, after migrant boat capsizes off Africa: “Overwhelmed with all the bodies”

At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. “This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain […]

Afghanistan condemns Pakistan as U.N. mission says airstrikes killed 10 civilians, “most of them children”

Islamabad — Pakistan launched new airstrikes in Afghanistan overnight, killing at least 10 people, most of them children, the United Nations mission in the country said Thursday. Islamabad claimed the attacks targeted militants with Pakistani insurgent groups who have mounted attacks on the country, but Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused the neighboring nation of aggression, saying […]

Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing children

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty last month of sexually abusing two primary school age children. The former snooker world champion was found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and […]

France’s social media ban for children under 15 struck down by top constitutional authority

France’s top constitutional authority on Friday struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15, dealing a blow to the legislation championed by President Emmanuel Macron. The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and […]