Tackling child abuse in 2023 part 1: Switzerland

Swiss Child Sexual Abuse

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

Tackling child abuse in 2023 part 2: Belgium

Belgian Child Sexual Abuse in 2023

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

How public opinion is manipulated away from the root of Child Sexual Abuse

“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?

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

Switzerland is the Auschwitz of Child Sexual Abuse

Switzerland is the Auschwitz of Child Sexual Abuse

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

Learning from History?

The white march in Brussels, 1996, demanding non recurrence by authorities in child sexual abuse case handling mistakes

Learning from History? Nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it What experience and history teach is this – that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn … Continue reading

Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act in the USA

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

Healing Our Child Within – 26th November 2022

Hi all,  I’m Edane, a Manchester International Festival Sounds Artist who is holding a concert at 26 November 2022, 1:30pm (Saturday) at Manchester, UK to raise awareness of types of child abuse and their impact towards adulthood.  I’m so excited to share with you the concert trailer:  The concert features three … Continue reading

The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse On 20 October 2022, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its final statutory report, which was presented to Parliament pursuant to section 26 of the Inquiries Act 2005. In accordance with the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, the report … Continue reading