News, 2/13/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

III.   CHILD MARRIAGE

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Australia: Children's author Oliver Phommavanh jailed for sending sexually explicit messages to minors

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/childrens-author-oliver-phommavanh-jailed-for-grooming-minors/106342160

Hungary: Sex, health, child abuse scandals threaten Orban re-election
https://www.dw.com/en/sex-health-child-abuse-scandals-threaten-orban-re-election/a-75958974

Canada: What are minor hockey leagues in Nova Scotia doing to prevent hazing?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-minor-hockey-hazing-prevention-players-9.7087108

Canada: More than 1 in 3 Montreal teens has experienced relationship abuse, health authority warns

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-violence-report-teen-relationships-9.7088101 

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

Tanzania Marks the Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
https://allafrica.com/stories/202602120415.html 

CHILD MARRIAGE

One in three Nepali women married before 18, Madhesh leading with highest rates of child marriage

https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/one-in-three-nepali-women-married-before-18-madhesh-leading-with-highest-rates-of-child-marriage 

SEX TRAFFICKING

Colleges grapple with growing fallout from Epstein files
https://www.abc27.com/news/colleges-grapple-with-growing-fallout-from-epstein-files/ 

Canadian and UK finance groups pause new ventures with DP World over CEO’s emails with Epstein

https://apnews.com/article/epstein-documents-torture-video-sultan-sulayem-341e6dbcac1dfcd698eb1ce32d29fbcb

Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents

https://apnews.com/article/dubai-mideast-jeffrey-epstein-chairman-replaced-82cf3efbffe5ed2c1ea89dde06c86490

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Bipartisan bill would end child marriage in Ohio
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/13/bipartisan-bill-would-end-child-marriage-in-ohio/