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Protecting children in the age of artificial intelligence

Academia 1 year ago

Protecting children in the age of artificial intelligence

In essence, there can be no substitute for an educated and literate public with a discerning and critically analytical mind, as well as to have cognitive and affective means to protect itself from transgressions.

Sulawesi court hears case against teacher accused of abuse

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Sulawesi court hears case against teacher accused of abuse

The Andoolo District Court in South Konawe, South Sulawesi, has begun the trial of a 36-year-old contract teacher accused of hitting one of her first grade students, the child of a local police officer, with a broom at SDN 4 Baito state elementary school.

Sulawesi court releases teacher accused of abuse

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Sulawesi court releases teacher accused of abuse

A district court in South Konawe has released an elementary school teacher accused of hitting the child of a local police officer from a women's prison, where she had been detained for a week.

Malaysia freezes bank accounts linked to GISB after child abuse allegations

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Malaysia freezes bank accounts linked to GISB after child abuse allegations

Authorities are investigating Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) for allegedly running charity homes from which police last week rescued more than 400 children and youth. Police said many showed signs of sexual abuse and neglect.

Al-Arqam, the Malaysian sect implicated in child abuse scandal

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Al-Arqam, the Malaysian sect implicated in child abuse scandal

Police will take DNA samples from the 402 rescued children, whom authorities say are not orphans as previously claimed, but the children of Global Ikhwan members placed in welfare homes for indoctrination.

Child abuse scandals hang over pope's Timor Leste visit

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Child abuse scandals hang over pope's Timor Leste visit

Cases include Nobel-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, who helped Asia's youngest nation free itself from Indonesian occupation, but who the Vatican secretly punished over claims he had sexually abused young children for decades.

KPAI finds most day care centers in the country unlicensed

Society 2 years ago

KPAI finds most day care centers in the country unlicensed

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has revealed that most day care facilities in the country are unlicensed, taking cases in Depok, West Java, and Pekanbaru, Riau, as samples.

Viral child abuse cases shed light on poor supervision of day care providers

Society 2 years ago

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Viral child abuse cases shed light on poor supervision of day care providers

A recent spate of viral child abuse cases has shined a light on day care providers and an urgent need for better government oversight and stringent standards to regulate the childcare industry.

Police name Depok preschool owner suspect in viral child abuse case

Jakarta 2 years ago

Police name Depok preschool owner suspect in viral child abuse case

Police have named the owner of a preschool in Depok as a suspect of child abuse after video clips of CCTV footage of the incidents under investigation went viral on social media.

Ministry pushes for better digital literacy after child abuse videos go viral

Society 2 years ago

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Ministry pushes for better digital literacy after child abuse videos go viral

The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has highlighted the importance of digital literacy in preventing online sexual exploitation of women and children.

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