Child abuse
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The debate around the Online Safety Bill and free speech
feature UK’s landmark legislation a test case for how governments around the world can regulate content online
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Landmark report calls for compensation for child abuse victims
Speed Read Institutions ignored allegations and prioritised their own reputations, finds seven-year inquiry
By Fred Kelly Published
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Telford inquiry: unease about race meant mass sex abuse ignored
Speed Read Three-year inquiry described police inaction over abuse as a 'shocking failure'
By Richard Windsor Published
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What happened to Logan Mwangi?
Today's Big Question Mother, stepfather and teenager sentenced to life for murder of five-year-old boy
By The Week Staff Published
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How ‘systemic’ abuse within British Gymnastics was allowed to continue for decades
feature Damning report finds that medals took priority over welfare
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Why the minimum marriage age is being raised in England and Wales
feature New law seeks to stop child brides being forced into wedlock
By The Week Staff Published
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Christian Brückner: the suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
In the Spotlight Currently serving a jail sentence for rape, the German has been linked to a string of child abductions
By The Week Staff Published
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Pope Benedict ‘turned blind eye’ to child sexual abuse
feature Church-commissioned report says the former pontiff ‘perpetuated a culture of trivialising’ abuse of minors
By The Week Staff Published
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Ghislaine Maxwell: the allegations examined
In the Spotlight Prosecutors at New York trial will argue the British socialite groomed underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein
By The Week Staff Published
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Robyn Williams: how police officer fired over child abuse video won her job back
feature Independent panel finds dismissal should be replaced with a final warning
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Incest accusation inspires second French #MeToo movement
feature Waves of testimonies flood social media as member of Paris establishment faces abuse allegations
By Joe Evans Published
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Why Greenland has banned sale of alcohol in capital during coronavirus crisis
Speed Read Government introduces restriction in Nuuk amid fears about rising violence against children
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Gabriel Matzneff: paedophile charges against author shame French establishment
In Depth Renaudot prize winner boasted of sexually abusing boys as young as eight
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Rotherham abuse: outcry over anonymity for police officer
Speed Read MP criticises watchdog report for failing to name ‘paid professionals who let down victims and survivors’
By James Ashford Last updated
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