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Ireland: Proposal to restrict sex offenders from travelling abroad

·May 1, 2018
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[rte.ie 5/2/18] Independent TD Maureen O'Sullivan has proposed legislation to restrict sex offenders from travelling abroad. Launching the Sex Offender's Amendment Bill during Private Member's time in the Dáil, she…

Canada: Support group helps sex offenders in Saskatoon

·April 29, 2018
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[globalnews.ca 4/28/18] Much like there are support groups for alcoholics or drug abusers, one in Saskatoon is helping sex offenders. Meaghan Craig looks at its importance. As first reported by…

India Sex Offenders’ Registry Not the Answer

·April 28, 2018
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[hrw.org 4/27/18] Reeling from protests across the country demanding justice for victims in the recent spate of sexual assaults, Indian authorities are under pressure to respond. One step the government…

India Just Approved Death Penalty For Child Rapists

·April 23, 2018
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[factswt.com 4/22/18] According to an announcement from the government of India, the death penalty will soon be imposed upon those convicted of raping a child who is under 12 years…

India: India to join 8 countries having sex offenders database

·April 21, 2018
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India will join a club of eight countries with a sexual offender database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes, amidst growing criticism against it in the US,…

Australia: Overhaul of suppression order laws could see sex offenders identified

·March 30, 2018
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[theage.com.au] The identity of some of the most dangerous sex offenders could be revealed under reforms to the state's suppression order laws being considered by the Victorian government. An independent…

How Sex Offender Registries Can Result in Vigilante Murder

·March 29, 2018
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Some Canadian conservatives are pushing for more public sex offender registries. But there is a history of deadly violence associated with them. Full Article

US Senate pass measure to fight sex trafficking, bill heads to Trump

·March 26, 2018
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[abs-cbn.com] WASHINGTON - The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday aimed at countering sex trafficking that allows victims of such exploitation to seek justice against website owners who knowingly…

Canada: Law requiring lifetime sex-offender registration upheld, Appeal Court rules

·March 23, 2018
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Forcing repeat sex offenders to go on a national registry for life under provisions enacted by the former Conservative government is constitutional, Ontario's top court has ruled. Full Article

Ireland: Falsely accused Belfast man slams vigilante paedophile hunters

·March 12, 2018
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[belfasttelegraph.co.uk] A Belfast law graduate has called for new legislation to curb vigilante paedophile hunters after he was wrongly identified as a sexual predator and falsely accused of grooming children.…

Canada: Calgary man suing police, feds for demanding fingerprints because of his birth date is same as a sex offender

·March 11, 2018
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[calgaryherald.com] A Calgary man says he was forced to provide his fingerprints or give up a 12-year career of coaching youth hockey, all because he shares the same date of…

Turkey: Considering Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders

·February 27, 2018
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Turkey has opened the door – again – to the idea of mandating chemical castration for those convicted of sex offences against children, a wrongheaded and abusive approach to dealing…

UK: Crossing Guard, 77, Accused of “Grooming” Children By Giving Them High-Fives

·February 19, 2018
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[letgrow.org] A 77-year-old school crossing guard was ordered to stop high-fiving kids, as this could be the gateway to sexually abusing them. In response, he has thrown in the towel.…

N. Ireland: Self-styled ‘paedophile hunters’ revealed

·February 14, 2018
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[bbc.com - UPDATED LINKS 2/15/18] Some of the leaders of self-styled paedophile-hunting groups operating in Northern Ireland have been identified for the first time. There are increasing concerns about the…

Australia: Victoria gathers momentum on radical new sex offender plan

·February 12, 2018
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[news.com.au] IF A convicted sex offender moved in next door, wouldn’t you want to know? “Of course you would,” says Sonya Ryan, a grieving mum who knows all too well…

In Denmark, Viral Video Sparks Wave Of Child Pornography Prosecutions

·February 8, 2018
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[npr.org] A video that went viral in Denmark three years ago is now the basis for a wave of prosecutions. More than 1,000 young people, many of them teenagers at…

Ireland: Teenage sex offenders a growing challenge for social workers

·January 23, 2018
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In world of online porn, more than 25% of sex offenders found by Garda are teenagers. What’s the best way to deal with sex offenders? Most people would probably answer…

Orange passports for India’s migrant workers create ‘second class citizens’

·January 16, 2018
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[reuters.com] MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India’s plan to introduce orange-colored passport jackets for some migrant workers is discriminatory and could increase the vulnerability of workers often duped by middlemen…

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