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Society 4 months ago
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Yogyakarta daycare abuse exposes oversight failures
A daycare abuse case in Yogyakarta involving at least 53 children has triggered nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny of Indonesia’s childcare oversight system, prompting authorities to intensify inspections of unlicensed facilities and tighten regulatory enforcement.
Science & Tech 5 months ago
Meta ordered to pay $375 million after being found liable in endangering children
The verdict came after roughly a day of deliberations following a six-week trial in which the state accused Facebook and Instagram's parent company of failing to protect minors from sexual abuse, online solicitation and human trafficking.
Academia 7 months ago
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Europe enters the slop war
Contrary to the freedom of speech narrative espoused by tech moguls and the US leader, the coming battle centered on the "slopification" of public discourse pits free thinkers and societies against power-hungry plutocrats and wannabe autocrats.
Society 1 year ago
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Violence haunts children as state fails to provide care
The alarming rise in child abuse in Indonesia, often at the hands of familiar persons such as family members or neighbors, has underscored the state's failure to guarantee the right of children to safe and protective care.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Police arrest six members of viral incest-promoting Facebook group
According to authorities, the group was allegedly created by suspect MR in August 2024 and had tens of thousands of members before it was taken down on May 15. Police found 402 images and seven videos containing child pornography on MR’s devices.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Govt urged police to investigate alleged exploitation, assault of circus performers
Eight former workers of the Oriental Circus Indonesia (OCI) recently visited the Human Rights Ministry and the House of Representatives, demanding justice for the abuse they claim to have endured while employed as child performers in the circus during the 1970s.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Taman Safari founders under scrutiny over abuse, exploitation allegations
According to the performers' legal representative, the circus management allegedly took in more than 60 underprivileged children, some as young as two years old, from their families and trained them as performers. They were reportedly denied salaries, education and any documentation of their identities or family ties.
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