Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the safety of children is a priority, but he won’t say whether his government will move ahead with a public registry for high-risk child sex offenders. Full Article
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Canada: Officials advise Goodale to rethink plan of public sex offender database
Federal officials have advised Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to put the brakes on setting up a publicly accessible database of high-risk child sex offenders. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: Australia to strip convicted paedophiles of passports
Convicted paedophiles will have their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again under tough new laws which Australia Tuesday (May 30) hailed as a “world first”. Legislation will be introduced to parliament this month making it illegal for registered offenders to leave or attempt to leave the country as part of a crackdown on child-sex tourism. Full Article Related http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/child-sex-offenders-to-lose-passports/news-story/57c0c2fb70412cf456f8166ab3cb53ed http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11866342 http://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153295749.html http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11866342
Read MoreUK: Primary schoolchildren are coming home sunburnt as schools ban teachers from applying sun lotion
Experts say sunburn during childhood can more than double the risk of developing skin cancer as an adult. Touching pupils, such as to apply sun cream or offer a reassuring hand, is not banned under government rules, with the official guidelines stating there are occasions ‘when physical contact… with a pupil is proper and necessary’ But in practice, many schools discourage teachers from touching pupils with controversial ‘no touch’ policies. Full Article
Read MoreUK: Men won’t volunteer to help the Scouts for one depressing reason: they’ll be labelled paedophiles
Ever since it was officially recognised by Royal charter in 1912, the Scout Association has taught British kids the type of campfire practicality and social do-gooding that is arguably lacking in our tech-rich, late capitalist world. All that is in danger, however, as the organisation is having to turn away young applicants due to a lack of adult volunteers willing to teach them life skills such as how to tie knots, launch watercraft and work together to achieve a goal. … The second barrier is a more general red flag: the very real fear among many…
Read MoreTrinidad & Tobago: Bring sex offenders registry
The T&T Government should partner with the Angel Watch Centre and the United States’ Department of Justice in a bid to alert foreign law enforcement partners about intended travel by convicted registered sex offenders. Full Article
Read MoreIndia: Sex offender registries don’t work (Opinion)
Last month, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi once again reiterated the need to set up a national sex offender registry after a convicted sex offender allegedly confessed to raping hundreds of girls for over 10 years in New Delhi. These registries are not a novel suggestion. They have been operational in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and a few other English-speaking countries for more than a decade. Full Opinion
Read MoreUK: Police hunt for sex offenders who have fled country
Five registered sex offenders have evaded police and fled the country, it has emerged. Figures from Police Scotland show there are currently more than 4,000 sex offenders being managed in the community and a further 1,283 in custody or in hospital. But five registered offenders who are required to notify the authorities of their whereabouts are wanted by police and are believed to have left the UK. Police Scotland said its enquiries had confirmed all five are abroad in “known countries”, with measures in place to arrest them should they…
Read MoreUK: Facebook damages payout to Limavady child sex abuser may be reduced
Facebook remains liable in damages for details about a convicted child abuser featuring on pages set up to name and shame paedophiles in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal has ruled. But senior judges restricted the period when the social network knew private information was being published – meaning a £20,000 compensation award to the sex offender could now be cut. Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan indicated that a further hearing will explore the appropriate level of payout due to the changed circumstances. Full Article
Read MoreEU proposes U.S.-style security checks to vet visa-free travelers
BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants additional security checks on visitors to Europe, it said Wednesday, proposing a US-style online system to vet visa-free travelers as part of efforts to clamp down on terrorism and illegal immigration. Full Article
Read MoreTrinidad & Tobago: Online seminar on Sex Offender Registry
A SENIOR policy advisor from the United States’ Department of Justice SMART department — which is in charge of the Sex Offender registration policy in the US — will speak at an online seminar hosted by the Caribbean Committee Against Sex Crimes (CCASC) on November 18. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: Crackdown on child sex offender passports
The federal government will work with crossbench senator Derryn Hinch to stop child sex offenders from travelling overseas. Full Article
Read MoreInternational “Sex Offender’ Registries Expand and Proliferate
The number of “sex offender” registries continues to expand and proliferate, according to a recently released federal government report. There are now 24 nations that have existing “sex offender” registries as well as an additional 16 nations that have considered or are considering the creation of “sex offender” registries. The 24 nations that currently have registries are Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Maldives, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Read MoreCanada: Edmonton judge rules national sex offender registry is unconstitutional
An Edmonton judge has ruled that the national sex offender registry is unconstitutional as it is “over broad and grossly disproportionate” and violates people of their charter rights. In a recently released decision involving the case of an Edmonton man convicted of two sexual assaults, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Andrea Moen found the Sex Offender Information Registration Act removed judicial discretion to refuse to place offenders who present no risk of reoffending on the registry. Full Article Related http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/an-edmonton-judge-ruled-the-sex-offender-registry-list-is-unconstitutional
Read MoreAUS: Dangerous offender laws the antithesis of free and democratic society
DETAINING people after they have served the sentence imposed on them by a court is unconscionable. Yet this practice, which has its origins in Nazi Germany, has become common across Australia, and the Turnbull Government’s plan to keep people convicted of terrorism offences locked up potentially until they die is the latest incarnation of this trend. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: One in four child sex offenders are revealed as children
A major increase in the number of children sexually attacking other kids has seen more than 3000 young people involved in sex crimes in NSW in the past five years. One in four child sex offenders are in fact children and 140 of the attacks that have occurred since 2011 were carried out by those aged under 11, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reveal. Just last year, 28 young children were sexually assaulted by 31 kids who were younger than 11, the Daily Telegraph reports. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: Man who kept sexts between underage step-daughter and boyfriend to show police placed on sex offenders register
A man who kept sexts sent by his teenage step-daughter to her boyfriend has been convicted under child pornography laws and placed on the sex offenders register. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: The case against a sexual offender registry
Ever since the implementation of the Sex Offender Registry in the US civil liberties have been completely eroded, they are also completely ineffective in preventing and reducing sex crimes. The Sex Offender Registry has eroded constitutional rights to privacy and life while neglecting its core mission to reduce and prevent sexual offences committed. Although the Sex Offender Registry in Australia is a relatively new construct, and its public access severely limited, Derryn Hinch expresses sentiments to expanding both the registry and its public availability. This is not only unjust, but…
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