New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in ...

World - ABC News - November 12

New Zealand prime minister formally apologizes for 'horrific' and 'heartbreaking' abuse of people in state, church care

World - ABC News - November 11

New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care

Historic apology by PM Christopher Luxon comes after landmark report that exposed decades of abuse in state and faith-based care institutions. New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon has ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words

Survivors have attended a formal apology from New Zealand's leaders at Parliament for the abuse of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care

World - ABC News - November 12

New Zealand offers national apology to people abused in care

New Zealand offered a historic national apology on Tuesday to hundreds of thousands of victims of abuse in state and faith-based care over the last 70 years.

New Zealand PM says sorry for 'horrific' care home abuse

The apology comes after a report found 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused for decades.

Top stories - BBC News - November 12

Abuse survivors call for further Church of England resignations

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down over a damning report into abuse.

Survivor calls for Welby to resign over Church abuse scandal

Andrew Morse was abused by John Smyth from the age of 17 to 21, and says the Church should have been more proactive.

Top stories - BBC News - November 12

Biden to formally apologize for Indian boarding school system

President Joe Biden is scheduled to issue a formal apology Friday for a government-run boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families.

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding school system

Watch live coverage as President Joe Biden formally apologizes for a U.S. government boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families ...

State of Congress: Republicans near formal House majority

Politics - Politico - November 13

Church covered up 'abhorrent' abuse, report finds

John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

Top stories - BBC News - November 12

'He'd be enraged': Al Fayed abuse survivors on their friendship

Five survivors of Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse say they have found comfort in each other's friendship.

Top stories - BBC News - November 12

Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program

Maryland is the first state to sign an agreement with the federal government designed to improve health care and lower costs

Health - ABC News - November 1

Bishop says Welby's position in Church is untenable

Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth's abuse in 2013.

Top stories - BBC News - November 12

Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse ‘cover-up’

Justin Welby faces growing calls to step down after report into child abuser John Smyth

World - Financial Times - November 11

Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Over U.K. Church Abuse Scandal

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, the leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, announced his resignation days after a report found he had taken insufficient action over claims of abuse.

World - The New York Times - November 13

Head of Anglican Church resigns over handling of child abuse

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned after a review found he and other Anglican Church leaders covered up "prolific and abhorrent" abuse of boys and young men.

Head of Church of England Resigns Over Alleged Failure to Deal With Prolific Abuser

Archbishop Justin Welby stepped down under pressure over allegations that he had failed to act adequately against a serial child abuser.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

Why the head of the Anglican Church resigned over child abuse handling

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as the head of the Anglican Church over his handling of child abuse cases apparently perpetrated by a British lawyer who helped lead ...

Church of England ‘directly responsible’ for John Smyth abuse in Zimbabwe, victim says

Rocky Leanders, then 15, was beaten with wooden paddle by Smyth at camp where boys were made to swim naked. When John Smyth gave a presentation at their school about his Christian holiday camps in ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

John Smyth abuse report triggers ‘existential crisis’ in Church of England

Shock waves triggered by archbishop’s resignation are culmination of years of simmering rage among churchgoers and survivors of abuse. As the faithful give thanks to God in England’s 16,500 parish ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Why didn’t police prosecute 'brutal' abuser linked to Church of England?

Review suggested police were overwhelmed by historical sex abuse cases following Savile scandal.

Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was ‘hourly occurence’ in 60s and 70s. The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the US

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Al Fayed abuse could be on scale of Savile, survivors’ advocate tells BBC

Speaking about her new role, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera says Al Fayed's "tentacles went far and wide".

Poll Shows Dead Heat, and Biden to Apologize for Native American School Abuses

Plus, a World Series with baseball’s biggest stars.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Biden Apologizes for U.S. Abuse of Indian Children, Calling It ‘a Sin on Our Soul’

From the early 1800s to the late 1960s, the federal government forced Native American children into boarding schools where they faced abuse and neglect that led in some cases to death.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer

The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests

The country is seen as a world leader for supporting indigenous rights, but many fear that's now at risk.

Watch: New Zealand's Māori protests explained

The BBC's Katy Watson reports from Wellington on why tens of thousands have taken to the streets.

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