The Catholic Church prioritised its own reputation over the welfare of vulnerable children for decades, according to a report published on 10 November 2020 by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
MACSAS (Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors) has responded with dismay and frustration at the Church of England's failure to respond adequately to an independent, expert review.
Zainab Bangura, a former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, and Katherine Sierra, a former Vice-President of the World Bank, will co-chair an Independent Commission on Sexual Misconduct, Accountability and Culture Change, Oxfam said today.
The United Nations has received 40 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across its entities and implementing partners for the last three months of 2017, including 15 reported from peacekeeping operations, UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric has announced.
Oxfam has announced a comprehensive plan of action to strengthen safeguarding systems across the organisation and stamp out abuse, including asking leading women's rights experts to lead an urgent independent review of its culture and practices.
A high-profile campaigner for justice for victims and survivors of sexual abuse in the Church of England has welcomed public comments from an international safeguarding expert defending the 2016 Elliott Review into abuse within the Church.