Wrapping up 2023, a multi part series, looking at the universality of states deliberate failure in the face of child sexual abuse. This first part covers Switzerland. Over the coming days until the year end come Belgium, United Kingdom, France, and European institutions. The public prosecutor When wanting to … Continue reading
Wrapping up 2023, a multi part series, looking at the universality of states deliberate failure in the face of child sexual abuse. This second part covers Belgium. To come: United Kingdom, France, and European institutions. The public prosecutor Three times during the course of a year the Belgian courts followed … Continue reading
“Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.“ Vera Brittain (1964) The Rebel Passion: A Short History of Some Pioneer Peace-Makers Meet the EU’s alleged fight against Child Sexual Abuse; its proposed regulation against Online Child Sexual Abuse Material, or short CSAM. journalists, whistleblowers and freedom of speech subject … Continue reading
D-Day for child sexual abuse? An opinion piece on an example how our societies around the world fail to deal with child sexual abuse, over and over again, simply for the lack of political and judiciary accountability. “At this historic moment surely not one of us is too busy, too … Continue reading
What happened yesterday thwarts all imagination. A report on Child Sexual Abuse came out in Switzerland. Both the authorities and the church reacted. I need to write, I need to vent. Discover with me the true nature of Switzerland … The report The report released September 12th 2023 is titled … Continue reading
The defined age of discernment/consent is subject to a fast paced race to the bottom. Yet increasingly scientists step forward with a variety of research proving it actually should go the other way. The debate is lively on social media. Those who call to continue lowering the age of consent, … Continue reading
New laws won’t help: the doggy-style clip This weekend I was outraged. Twitter suddenly proposed in the “for you” feed a tweet by someone publicly crying outrage in disgust of a movie posted on tiktok. A child sexual abuse in the family sphere clip.
What the New ‘Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act’ in the U.S. Means for Survivors For years millions of former sex abuse victims have had to deal with the trauma and stigma of their abuse without a way to seek any sort of compensation or justice … Continue reading
The Effects of Childhood Abuse and the Process of Recovery by Malcolm Underhill Child abuse statistics Research on child abuse in the UK reveals shocking results. An estimated 1 in 20 children have been abused; over 23,000 sexual offences against children were recorded last year (source: NSPCC and ChildLine). Childhood trauma … Continue reading
A Person of Color: Overcoming Barriers to Group Participation By M.E. Hart I am an African-American male whose abuse, perpetrated by multiple abusers, began at age four and lasted for 15 years. The camaraderie and understanding of the groups I worked with helped me rebuild my self-esteem and regain control … Continue reading
