Monthly Archives: March 2015

16
Mar

Woman Sets Her Husband On Fire For Sexually Abusing Her 7 Year Old Daughter

Joe Igbwe FOREIGN NEWS, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Vincent Phillips, age given as 52, was doused with a flammable liquid, by this wife, whom then lit match and ignited him while he slept. Sounds serious, yes? Well, even more seriously, Vincent Phillips, the woman’s husband, is facing 1st-Degree Child Molestation charges for allegedly harming his 7-year-old step-daughter. The question is being raised, …
15
Mar

Yemen responds to 8 year-old bride’s death

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All eyes are on Yemen as local leadership revisits overwhelming pressure to pass and legally uphold child bride minimum age laws. In the shadow of the death of an 8 year-old child bride who died on her wedding night from internal injuries caused by sexual trauma from her 40 year old husband, Yemen’s Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa says investigations …
15
Mar

Malawi bans child marriage, lifts minimum age to 18

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Malawi has passed a law banning child marriage, raising the minimum age to 18 in a country where half of girls end up as child brides. Women rights campaigners hailed the move as “a great day for Malawian girls” and said the law would help boost development in one of the world’s poorest countries. But they warned Malawi would not end …
14
Mar

8-year-old Yemeni child dies at hands of 40-year-old husband on wedding night

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD MARRIAGE, FOREIGN NEWS No Comments
An eight year old died of sexual injuries on her wedding night with her 40 year old husband in Yemen. [Photo for illustrative purposes]   An eight year-old child bride died in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal injuries due to sexual trauma. Human rights organizations are calling for the arrest of her husband, who was five times …
14
Mar

BOKO HARAM: BBOG GROUP WANTS PROSECUTION OF PARENTS WHO SELL ChILDREN

Joe Igbwe VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
By Chika Mefor, BY Ejike Ejike The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group has called on the government to see to the prosecution of parents who were alleged to have sold their children to the Boko Haram sect. Speaking during the usual sitting protest of the group, one of its members, Elvis Iyorngurum stated that it is imperative that parents or relatives caught …
14
Mar

TRADITIONAL HEALER – PASTOR RAPES DAUGHTER OF PATIENT

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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Tuesday arrested a 60-year-old pastor who doubles as a traditional healer, Mr. Udo Job, for raping a 14-year-old daughter of one of his patients. The girl had visited her sick father when the man sexually assaulted her. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Gabriel Achong, who was represented by the Assistant …