Ria
23rd July 2014, 18:19
Shamed by allegations of a sex abuse cover-up right at the heart of Westminster, the prime minister�s promised �no stone unturned� inquiries - but here�s the biggest scandal of all: covering up child abuse isn�t a crime!
Last week the NSPCC called for a law to prosecute those who cover up for abusers - but the government just rejected a chance to back it. If we don�t pressure David Cameron now he�ll delay until after the election, failing to protect thousands of vulnerable kids.
Now's our chance: Labour�s Ed Miliband backs a change in the law as do many Tories and Lib Dems, and right now there's a bill in parliament that can make it happen. Let�s shout loud and clear that protecting our kids can't wait. Click to sign then share this widely -- when we reach 50,000 Avaaz will work with allies in parliament to force a vote:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/the_biggest_child_abuse_scandal_of_all_71/?bZVTHab&v=42908
It beggars belief. Say you�re a teacher, and a child tells you they�ve been abused by another teacher. You don�t report it. This would be a crime in most of the rest of the developed world, but - outrageously - in England, Wales and Scotland, it isn�t.
Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris abused kids for decades because people were too afraid to speak out - and what's changed? Experts believe only 5% of child abuse is reported today. Opponents of a �duty to report� law claim it'd be expensive and lead to a flood of reports - both ludicrous reasons not to act. Finally, we have a chance to put this right.
Stung by allegations of sex parties involving underage boys at past Conservative party conferences, David Cameron�s promised action. But he'll kick it into the long grass unless we force him to turn soundbites into a concrete law now while this scandal's in the spotlight. Sign below then share with everyone -- the more we are, the stronger our call:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/the_biggest_child_abuse_scandal_of_all_71/?bZVTHab&v=42908
Time and again, the Avaaz community has come together to protect children - from forcing Hilton hotels to train their staff on how to identify and report child prostitution, to stopping the flogging of a 15-year old girl in the Maldives. �Avaaz� means �voice� � let�s act as the voice of the voiceless and protect vulnerable children across the UK.
In hope,
Mary, Bert, Andrea, Luis and all of the Avaaz team
More information:
Tory child abuse whistleblower: 'I supplied underage rent boys for Margaret Thatcher's cabinet ministers' (Mirror)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-child-abuse-whistleblower-i-3848987
David Cameron hints at reporting abuse law change (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28231675
After Savile, the mandatory reporting of abuse could protect other children (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/04/after-savile-how-do-we-protect-other-children
NSPCC wants covering up abuse to be a criminal offence (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28213318
Cameron: No stone unturned on child sex abuse claims (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28189072
Last week the NSPCC called for a law to prosecute those who cover up for abusers - but the government just rejected a chance to back it. If we don�t pressure David Cameron now he�ll delay until after the election, failing to protect thousands of vulnerable kids.
Now's our chance: Labour�s Ed Miliband backs a change in the law as do many Tories and Lib Dems, and right now there's a bill in parliament that can make it happen. Let�s shout loud and clear that protecting our kids can't wait. Click to sign then share this widely -- when we reach 50,000 Avaaz will work with allies in parliament to force a vote:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/the_biggest_child_abuse_scandal_of_all_71/?bZVTHab&v=42908
It beggars belief. Say you�re a teacher, and a child tells you they�ve been abused by another teacher. You don�t report it. This would be a crime in most of the rest of the developed world, but - outrageously - in England, Wales and Scotland, it isn�t.
Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris abused kids for decades because people were too afraid to speak out - and what's changed? Experts believe only 5% of child abuse is reported today. Opponents of a �duty to report� law claim it'd be expensive and lead to a flood of reports - both ludicrous reasons not to act. Finally, we have a chance to put this right.
Stung by allegations of sex parties involving underage boys at past Conservative party conferences, David Cameron�s promised action. But he'll kick it into the long grass unless we force him to turn soundbites into a concrete law now while this scandal's in the spotlight. Sign below then share with everyone -- the more we are, the stronger our call:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/the_biggest_child_abuse_scandal_of_all_71/?bZVTHab&v=42908
Time and again, the Avaaz community has come together to protect children - from forcing Hilton hotels to train their staff on how to identify and report child prostitution, to stopping the flogging of a 15-year old girl in the Maldives. �Avaaz� means �voice� � let�s act as the voice of the voiceless and protect vulnerable children across the UK.
In hope,
Mary, Bert, Andrea, Luis and all of the Avaaz team
More information:
Tory child abuse whistleblower: 'I supplied underage rent boys for Margaret Thatcher's cabinet ministers' (Mirror)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-child-abuse-whistleblower-i-3848987
David Cameron hints at reporting abuse law change (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28231675
After Savile, the mandatory reporting of abuse could protect other children (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/04/after-savile-how-do-we-protect-other-children
NSPCC wants covering up abuse to be a criminal offence (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28213318
Cameron: No stone unturned on child sex abuse claims (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28189072