Uncategorized – A Child Is Crying

Victims allowed to challenge ‘lenient’ prison sentence

Dianah Walker — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:19:36 +0000

Finally, victims of child sexual abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour etc…. will be able to challenge sentences given. It has been a long fight to get this, but at last ….

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/paedophiles-prison-sentence-unduly-lenient-scheme-stalking-a9107871.html

Talking about sexual abuse openly

Dianah Walker — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:28:15 +0000

The first 52 mins of this radio show asks “Can Asians open up to their families about sexual abuse” – various people call in with their experiences and advice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008h8d

Truth Project – BAME Community

Dianah Walker — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:55:33 +0000

This audio link from the Asian Network Reports programme on the BBC is encouraging people from the BAME community to talk to the Truth Project. Listen from 50 seconds to 5 min 20 seconds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006q7j

Child sexual abuse inquiry to be held into religious organisations

Dianah Walker — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:40:34 +0000

Faith organisations are being looked into as part of the inquiry. All the main ones have covered up abuse that has taken place under their watch. This all needs to come out.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/02/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-to-be-held-religious-organisations

Raped by her father from age 9

Dianah Walker — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:46:12 +0000

Caryn Walker has written about her ordeal, and how she has lived to see her abusive father jailed for his crimes. Caryn has found that speaking out, is the first step in healing.

Survivors need help to “find their voice”.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6351175/Mother-raped-father-shares-harrowing-details-abuse-new-book.html?ito=email_share_article-drawer

Abuse inquiry told boy was ‘jailed for sex with men’

Dianah Walker — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:37:01 +0000

Not only are children abused, they are then punished for it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45992408

Rotherham child sex abuse – Gang found guilty

Dianah Walker — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:28:58 +0000

They were found guilty, and as many of us have said, this is the tip of the iceberg.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45980210

Rotherham abuse: Council makes apology to whistleblower

Dianah Walker — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:45:00 +0000

Jayne Senior has finally had an apology for how she was treated by the council for reporting the abuse of the girls in Rotherham.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-43836840

Church may have ‘conspired to enable child sex abuse’

Dianah Walker — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:03:21 +0000

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has begun hearing evidence about how the Anglican Church dealt with complaints over many years. We must remember

although the abuse discussed is often historical, it is still happening today, even with Safeguarding rules.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43289254

Apple stop selling App due to Child Abuse Images

Dianah Walker — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:52:56 +0000

Are we starting to see the big technology platforms take online child abuse images more seriously now? Apple has stopped selling an app that was being used for child porn images.

It took a while, but at last, they reacted. Its secret chat function allowed messages to self-destruct after they were sent.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42959845