Sep 22 U.S. general: No policy to ignore sexual abuse of Afghan boys By Associated Press The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects U.S. personnel to report to military superiors any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch After childhood sexual abuse, Charles Blow explores masculinity in new memoir By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 03 State investigators dismissed prisoners’ complaints of sexual abuse By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When inmates at a notorious Alabama women's prison came forward to complain of sexual abuse and harassment, state investigators time and again classified the complaints as unfounded or unsubstantiated and often recommended that the matters be closed without… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Pope Francis reforms scandal-ridden Vatican Bank in hopes of making it ‘boringly successful’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. is ‘culpable’ in oppressing women’s rights, Carter says By News Desk Women’s rights isn’t only an issue in Africa, or in other poor nations according to Carter. “The United States is very culpable,” he said. “Only 4 percent of the rapes on college campuses are reported, because the presidents of the… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Penn State settles with abuse victims for $59.7 million Penn State has struck a nearly $60 million settlement with 26 young men over alleged abuse by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Gwen Ifill talks to Charlie Thompson of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., for more on how this… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch News Wrap: Brazil President Calls U.S. Spying on Allies ‘Totally Unacceptable’ In our news wrap Tuesday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rebuked U.S. spying programs in her address to the UN General Assembly. Leaked documents previously revealed the NSA intercepted Brazilian phone calls and emails. Also, for the first time former Pope… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch News Wrap: Boy Scouts’ ‘Perversion Files’ Document Decades of Sexual Abuse In other news Thursday, more than 14,000 pages of information collected from 1959 to 1991 were made public, exposing sexual abuse of Boy Scouts by adult leaders. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Nigel Duara of The Associated Press for more on… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch NCAA Fines and Penalties Will Have Lasting Impact on Penn State Football Program NCAA Fines and Penalties Will Have Lasting Impact on Penn State Football Program… Continue watching