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Over 90% of Japan's child abuse and sexual crime victims didn't receive compensation: survey
Only a small proportion of those subject to violent crimes knew about available consultation services, and fewer still were able to secure financial assistance to which they were entitled.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lifts ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the "total" lifting of a ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait after the two countries agreed on measures to regulate employment following a diplomatic row over the alleged abuse of workers. The Philippines suspended the deployment of workers ...
A company that made shoes for Ivanka Trump and stands accused of serious labor violations plays an unexpected role in a blockbuster propaganda film about China's renaissance under President Xi Jinping. The state-backed documentary "Amazing China" portrays the Huajian Group as a beneficent force spreading ...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says Kuwait work ban 'permanent' following diplomatic standoff
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers in the Persian Gulf nation. In February Duterte prohibited workers heading to Kuwait following the ...
Kuwait orders Philippines ambassador to leave in dispute over reported abuse of domestic workers
Kuwait has ordered the ambassador from the Philippines to leave within a week and recalled its own envoy for consultations after embassy staff tried to "rescue" Filipino domestic workers amid reports of abuse. The decision Wednesday was the latest episode in a three-month conflict sparked ...
In Me Too era, is it possible to give people a second chance?
If a man abuses his co-workers and apologizes, should he be forgiven? What about a man who sexually assaults a stranger asleep in bed? Is redemption possible? Last week, Tom Ashbrook, who was fired as host of the popular National Public Radio program "On Point," ...
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku says that eliminating violence is the top priority for Japan's ancient sport following successive scandals involving physical abuse. Hakkaku held a news conference Monday at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo after the JSA's board of councilors approved the results of ...
Chinese rights activists fearful as former police official takes charge of legal affairs
Chinese rights lawyers and activists say the Monday promotion of former police official Fu Zhenghua to head China's justice ministry signals an even deeper freeze on attempts to use the country's legal system to defend against rights abuses. Lawmakers at China's annual meeting of parliament ...
Sumo wrestler pulls out of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament after admitting to beating junior grappler
The assault incident is the latest to involve a wrestler from former yokozuna Takanohana’s stable.
Sumo association reveals two fresh cases of physical abuse among wrestlers
Two fresh cases of physical abuse in the sumo world were revealed by the Japan Sumo Association on Sunday. The association, troubled by a variety of scandals starting with an assault by a grand champion on a lower-ranked wrestler last autumn, said that juryo division ...
Nursing care abuse targeting seniors climbs 11% to new record
A record of 452 cases of nursing home abuse involving the elderly were reported in fiscal 2016, rising 10.8 percent from the previous year and completing a decade-long climb, according to a welfare ministry survey. In the year ended March 2017, there were 16,836 recognized ...
A dead koala has been found screwed to a pole in Australia in a "sickening" act that sparked outrage Thursday on social media. Koala Rescue Queensland (KRQ) responded to a report of one of the furry animals climbing a picnic shelter at Brooloo Park Lookout ...
