Dear list,
This week there are several new articles on rape and
trauma in the media. These include: American Psychological Association bolstered
C.I.A. torture program, report says, France investigating claims of Central
African Republic child abuse by soldiers and a child abuse inquiry judge to
investigate Lord Janner allegations.
American Psychological
Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report SaysThe American
Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of
President George W. Bush to bolster a legal and ethical justification for the
torture of prisoners swept up in the post-Sept. 11 war on terror, according to a
new report by a group of dissident health professionals and human rights
activists.
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ttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/us/report-says-american-psychological-association-collaborated-on-torture-justification.html http://goo.gl/IVFcwu France
investigates claims of Central African Republic child abuse by soldiers
a United Nations worker was suspended after leaking a report on abuses
by French troops.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32523294
UN aid worker suspended for leaking report on child abuse by French
troopsAnders Kompass said to have passed confidential document to French
authorities because of UN's failure to stop abuse of children in Central African
Republic
the report details the rape and sodomy of starving and
homeless young boys by French peacekeeping troops who were supposed to be
protecting them at a centre for internally displaced people in Bangui, capital
of the Central African Republic.
The UN has faced several scandals in the
past relating to its failure to act over paedophile rings operating in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo and Bosnia. It has also faced allegations
of sexual misconduct by its troops in Haiti, Burundi and Liberia.
The
children described how they were sexually exploited in return for food and
money.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/un-aid-worker-suspended-leaking-report-child-abuse-french-troops-car
http://goo.gl/brJ9YX
French Government Investigates Military For Alleged Child
AbuseThe French government has promised a full investigation into
allegations that its soldiers sexually abused local children while serving on a
peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
http://www.npr.org/2015/05/01/403597693/french-government-investigates-military-for-alleged-child-abuse
http://goo.gl/pBYIcu
Child abuse inquiry judge to investigate Lord Janner
allegationsA high court judge is to investigate whether child sexual
abuse allegations against Lord Janner were the subject of an establishment
cover-up.
accused of carrying out a catalogue of abuse against young boys,
and more than a dozen people came forward to claim he abused them during the
1960s, 1970s and 1980s
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/29/child-abuse-inquiry-judge-lowell-goddard-investigate-lord-janner-allegations
http://goo.gl/sBON4H
Chicago Evangelist Named in Sex Abuse
Case
took advantage of his connections to gain access to his alleged
victims
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/gordon-mclean-301747331.html
http://goo.gl/v8lBp1 Civil
lawsuit against McLean filed in 2013 alleging the author of 18 books sexually
abused them in exchange for money.
http://media.nbcchicago.com/documents/McLeanComplaint.pdf
http://goo.gl/UzAGDb The
mother who never gave up on her child abused by the Oxford child sex ring
When Lara fell victim to the notorious Oxford child sex ring, her mother
tried everything to save her.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/the-mother-who-never-gave-up-on-her-child-abused-by-the-oxford-child-sex-ring-10224225.html
http://goo.gl/136cZW