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Victims of Church sex abuse go global with fight for justice

Lucie Peytermann, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:58 AM

The group, called Ending Clerical Abuse (ECA), brings together activists from dozens of countries on several continents, and will be mobilized in Rome this week when Pope Francis hosts a hotly awaited summit on tackling the wave of child sex abuse scandals shaking the Catholic Church. Read more »

'Not martyrdom': NPC says Ressa arrest 'done in bad taste' but not harassment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 11:35 AM

MANILA - News website Rappler chief Maria Ressa's arrest over cyber liber charges was "done in bad taste" but was not an act of political harassment, the National Press Club (NPC) said Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Batayan para paalisin ang isang dayuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 02:06 PM

Paano irereklamo ang mga dayuhang lalabag sa batas, na maaaring mauwi sa pagka-deport ng mga ito?  Read more »

NEDA wraps up sexual harassment probe, submits report to Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 02:47 PM

The President will give the "final decision" on the matter since the official involved is a presidential appointee, the NEDA said in a statement without revealing the results of the inquiry. Read more »

Followed, harassed: Foreign reporters say China work conditions worsen

Elizabeth Law, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 06:01 PM

A survey of journalists "painted the darkest picture of reporting conditions inside China in recent memory", a foreign reporters' organization said in a statement. Read more »

Close shave: Gillette ad sparks online controversy

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 08:00 AM

NEW YORK - A commercial for the Gillette razor brand that supported #MeToo movement and called on men to change their behavior has triggered a heated controversy online. Read more »

Social media linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 12:10 PM

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem, researchers said on Friday. Read more »

NEDA probes sexual harassment complaint against official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:45 AM

The NEDA "acted swiftly" on the complaint even before a formal complaint was filed, the agency said in a statement. It did not elaborate. Read more »

Epekto ng 'kuwento' ni Duterte sa mga kasambahay, ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:33 PM

Nangangamba ang isang grupo ng mga domestic worker at women's rights advocates sa magiging epekto sa mga kasambahay ng kuwento ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte tungkol sa kaniyang sariling kasambahay.  Read more »

VIRAL: Babae, pumalag sa lalaking nagpakita ng ari sa bus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 08:22 PM

Nag-viral sa social media ang video ng isang babae na pumalag sa isang lalaking nagpakita sa kaniya ng ari nito habang pareho silang nakasakay sa pampasaherong bus. Read more »

Sexual harassment in the sky: Hong Kong flight attendants fight back

Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 04:59 PM

HONG KONG - Immaculate-looking flight attendants who appear unruffled by the demands of a life spent in the air are part of the slick image sold by carriers -- but Hong Kong-based workers are increasingly hitting back against sexual harassment. Read more »

Women accuse famous Brazil spiritual 'healer' of sex abuse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 09:23 AM

Several women have come forward in Brazil to accuse an internationally known self-proclaimed spiritual healer of sexually abusing them under pretext of trying to "cure" them of depression or other problems. Read more »

Grupo ni Satur Ocampo, nahaharap sa kasong kidnapping, human trafficking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 08:28 PM

Nagtakda ng P80,000 piyansa para sa bawat isang nahuli.  Read more »

Saudi dismisses sexual harassment reports as 'baseless'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 01:18 AM

Saudi Arabia dismissed Friday as "baseless" reports that detained activists, including women, faced sexual harassment and torture during interrogation. Read more »

Bollywood actress apologizes for #MeToo comments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:19 AM

MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Preity Zinta apologized on Tuesday over comments she made about India's #MeToo movement that sparked a furor on social media. Read more »

Ivy League Dartmouth sued over 'predatory' professors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 02:29 AM

NEW YORK - America's Ivy League elite Dartmouth College has been slapped with a lawsuit by seven women accusing trustees of ignoring years of sexual abuse, harassment and rape of female students. Read more »

Iba pang biktima umano ng sexual harassment sa pageants lumutang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 07:47 PM

Patuloy na lumalawak ang kontrobersiya ng sexual harassment sa sari-saring beauty contests kasunod ang pagsulpot ng iba pang mga umano'y biktima. Read more »

Bea Rose Santiago reveals she was molested by a priest as a child

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 06:25 PM

The beauty queen-turned-actress said she was also “touched inappropriately by a well-known businessman.” Read more »

House OKs bill seeking stiffer penalties vs sexual harassment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 03:49 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives approved on the third and final reading a bill that seeks to impose stiffer penalties against sexual harassment. Read more »

Miss Earth organizer faces probe over data privacy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 03:12 PM

Carousel Productions, the organization that owns and runs the Miss Earth pageant, is facing an investigation for possible violation of the data privacy law, amid separate allegations that some of its contestants experienced sexual harassment.  Read more »