Cubes. Hollow concrete cubes with only the food and heat necessary to keep the residents alive. No mental stimulation. No conversation. No contact with any other person. No lights. No fresh air. Just the Cubes. One door. No windows. No colour. One hole in the floor for toiletry needs. One thin mattress. Cubes. The incidence […]
There seems to be no end to the number and scale of stories that are emerging across western nations in relation to the abuse of children, particularly those who were incarcerated in state institutions. It’s sickening to think that any children would suffer such vile abuse, but to understand that often the main perpetrators were/are […]
As moves are underway into the excavation of a burial site in Ireland where it is believed unknown numbers of Irish babies and children were dumped by members of a Catholic religious order, we learn of how a similar fate befell the innocents of Canada. The indigenous people of the Americas have been treated in […]
The scandal of the abducted children of illegal immigrants to the USA is one which will not and should not go away. People such as the TV and movie star, Alyssa Milano, are still campaigning for action to be taken to return these children to their parents and families. It is shocking to think that children […]
The once well publicized case of the abducted children at the US border has not gone away. Although there was a massive initial outcry at the heavy-handed approach to the treatment of the young of illegal immigrants, the media in general appear to have let the matter go. But not everyone has forgotten those children, […]
There is much hardship in our world, most of it man-made and therefore avoidable. When images of injured or starving children appear on our screens or monitors, it is understandable that many would wish to turn away. The photos are sickening. Yet to ignore the truth of what is taking place is to allow it […]
It’s a brutal reflection on any society when children are treated as commodities to be bargained and sold. The very idea of child-brides should be abhorrent to any who have an ounce of decency. Those who engage in this vile practice deserve to be flogged, flensed and locked up for a long period of time. […]
They are the stories on the news. They are pictures in papers. They are voices on the radio appealing for help. The are a cause for some and a plague for others. They are people who have found themselves in a bad place through no fault of their own. They are the refugees. The incidence […]
The attempted genocide of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar authorities and many of its citizens is one of the greatest crimes, so far, of this millennium. What compounds this horror is that the powers of the world who usually rush to condemn such atrocities have remained remarkably subdued. We even have the scenario whereby […]
Jospeh Kony is one of the most wanted men in Africa. He is a seriously deluded individual who has abducted countless children and indoctrinated them into his religion-inspired ‘army’. He is at war with the Ugandan government who are also brutal in their methods. Sadly, as is always the case in such conflict, it is […]
The scandal of the Magdalene Laundries and the orphanages of Ireland run by the Catholic Church is surely one of the most sickening episodes of history on the Emerald Isle. The Church was all-powerful and the children were its greatest victims. Members of the public may have suspected that there were serious problems, but few […]
As unpleasant as war is for adults, it is much worse for children. The young rely on grown-ups to protect them. They seek reassurance from the older members of their families and wider society. When war hits, children are left feeling even more vulnerable as there is no one to keep them safe. Parents can’t […]
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