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Annette Dionne, the last surviving member of the famous Dionne quintuplets, has died at age 91. The quintuplets, born in 1934, were the first known set of quintuplets to survive into adulthood and were once a major tourist attraction in Ontario. Annette was known for her advocacy of children's rights and the preservation of their history. The Dionne Quints Home Museum announced her death on Christmas Eve.
Annette Dionne, the last surviving member of Canada's famous Dionne quintuplets born in 1934, has died at age 91. The quintuplets, the first known to survive infancy, became a global sensation during their childhood, but their upbringing was controversial due to government intervention and exploitation. Annette was known for advocating children's rights and maintaining their legacy through the Dionne Quints Museum.
A staged wedding at Disneyland Paris involving a 9-year-old girl, believed to be a Ukrainian child, led to a police investigation after staff suspected an illegal child marriage; four people, including the girl’s mother and the organizer, were taken into custody.
John Oliver criticizes the US juvenile justice system for its lack of regulation, abuse, and high incarceration rates, advocating for comprehensive reforms to ensure safety, rights, and proper treatment for youth.
An attorney in Mississippi is preparing to file a federal lawsuit after a 10-year-old Black child was arrested and sentenced to three months of probation for urinating in public. The child's mother was in a meeting when an officer saw her son relieving himself and decided to arrest him, despite initially hesitating. The child was taken to a cell, questioned without his mother present, and charged as a "child in need of supervision." The prosecutor suggested increasing the charges if probation terms were not agreed upon. The attorney believes racism played a role and plans to sue the police officer and the city. One officer was fired, and others were disciplined.
The Dalai Lama has faced criticism after a video showed him kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck his tongue". While some have defended the exchange as part of Tibetan culture, others have called it inappropriate and compared it to child abuse. Sticking out one's tongue is a sign of respect or agreement in Tibetan culture, but there is no mention of sucking the tongue. The Dalai Lama apologized for any hurt caused by his words. Child rights activists have condemned the behavior and urged against normalizing child molestation.
The Dalai Lama has faced criticism after a video showed him kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck his tongue". While some have defended the exchange as part of Tibetan culture, others have called it inappropriate and compared it to child abuse. Sticking out one's tongue is a sign of respect or agreement in Tibetan culture, but there is no mention of sucking the tongue. The Dalai Lama apologized for any hurt caused by his words. Child rights activists have condemned the behavior and urged against normalizing child molestation.
The Dalai Lama apologized for a video that circulated on social media showing him asking a young boy to "suck my tongue" at a public event in India. The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama issued a statement apologizing for the incident, saying that he often teases people in an innocent and playful way. The boy was visiting the Dalai Lama as part of an event with an India-based nonprofit philanthropic organization. While sticking out one's tongue is a sign of agreement or respect in Tibetan culture, child rights groups denounced the Dalai Lama's actions, saying that all forms of child abuse are unacceptable.
The Dalai Lama has apologized for kissing a child on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue" during an event in northern India. The incident, which took place in February, went viral on social media, with many users criticizing the spiritual leader's actions. The Dalai Lama's office said he often teases people in an innocent and playful way, but he regrets the incident and apologizes to the boy and his family. A Delhi-based child rights group condemned all forms of child abuse and said such cultural expressions are not acceptable. This is not the first time the Dalai Lama has sparked controversy in recent years.
A Russian father is set to go on trial for "discrediting Russia's armed forces" after his 13-year-old daughter drew a picture criticising Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. The girl has been taken to an orphanage and forbidden from calling her father, while he is under house arrest. The case has garnered national attention and led to an online petition calling for the child to be returned to her father. The town of Yefremov, where the family lives, is quietly divided over the fighting and has been shaken by the case, which has become a testament to the repression of any criticism of the offensive.