Essay: Women in India face daily threat of sexual violence – more needs to be done to break the cycle
Criminologist MADHUMITA PANDEY, in an article first published on The Conversation, says that while some cases make headlines, many don’t, and it’s the everyday threat of sexual violence towards women that needs more attention…
Australia to police internet porn, spend $US600 million on domestic violence victims
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia will spend almost $A1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence and introduce new measures to police pornography and violence on the internet in response to what the government is calling a “national crisis” of gendered violence. Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest violence against women, which […]
Lifestory: US football coach shares his journey back to a healthy marriage in a new book
STEVE REED, a sports writer with Associated Press, reports…
Actress Mira Sorvino calls for action on pimps, buying sex to end trafficking
New York City, US Thomson Reuters Foundation Hollywood actress Mira Sorvino called on Thursday for more action to be taken against pimps and men buying sex in a bid to end sex trafficking, voicing fears that online pornography and grooming of vulnerable targets were fuelling the problem. The 52-year-old Oscar-winning actress became actively involved in […]
DIGITAL CRIME: UNTOUCHED, YET RUINED – THE TOLL OF SOUTH KOREA’S SPYCAM EPIDEMIC
BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, speaks to a a couple that has seen first-hand the cost of South Korea’s ongoing spycam crisis…
At the Vatican, big-tech and interfaith groups team up to protect minors on the web
Vatican City RNS A coalition of big-tech companies and institutions meeting at the Vatican starting Thursday seeks to create a safe environment for children on the internet through cooperation and concrete actions. The international and interreligious conference, “Promoting Digital Child Dignity: From Concept to Action,” was organised to combat the multiplying risks and challenges of […]
Postcards: Me and my (porn) shadow – ‘spycam’ epidemic seizes South Korea
BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Australian Christian Lobby says Senate committee “passes up” opportunity to reduce domestic violence
A Senate committee inquiring into the effects of internet pornogrphy on the way children view women has “passed up” an opportunity to reduce domestic violence, according to the Australian Christian Lobby. The ACL said an Environment and Communications References Senate Committee report released on Wednesday ignored requests for an ISP-level default internet clean feed which […]
ACL throws its support behind Toowoomba anti-porn movement
The Australian Christian Lobby has thrown its support behind a move in the Queensland city of Toowoomba to take a stand against pornography. Last week more than 200 people including civic leaders such as Mayor Paul Antonio gathered to hear stories about the impacts of pornography and to take a pledge not to engage with […]