Ugandan women abused in scheme

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Countries like Uganda have been sending thousands to work on US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. But as well as creating opportunity, this has opened up a channel for exploitation. Anna Cavell reports from Uganda on the women who, far from working on American bases, ended up abused by Iraqi households. Download MP3

Malaysia’s maid shortage rooted in abuse

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Malaysian families are facing a critical shortage of maids. Most of the maids come from Indonesia. But that country banned its citizens from going to work as maids in Malaysia after a series of high profile abuses against them. Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur. Download MP3

Foul-mouthed wedding vows

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A hotel in the Maldives has apologized after a Swiss couple renewing their marriage vows were subjected to a torrent of sexual and religious abuse in a language they did not understand. The pair thought they had received a traditional blessing from one of the hotel’s employees and it was only later it became clear they had been insulted in the local language. The BBC’s Jonny Hogg reports. Download MP3
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‘De-baptism’ on the rise in Belgium

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Last month, the Catholic Church in Belgium had to face revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. A report determined that the abuse was widespread, taking place over decades. For many Catholics in Belgium, the report was the last straw. More and more are even going so far as to formally leave the Church, in a process called “de-baptism.” Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3

Pervasive abuse in Belgian Catholic Church

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The new head of Belgium’s Catholic Church has pledged to focus on the victims of alleged sexual abuse in a first attempt to rebuild public trust. An independent body to investigate the alleged abuse found it had occurred in every diocese over decades. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3

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Global Political Cartoons: Mar 27 – Apr 9, 2010

The World’s Carol Hills with her latest selection of political cartoons from around the globe. The sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church: still fodder for cartoonists; the Russian nesting doll just got a new addition: a hidden female suicide bomber; and techies’ latest love interest: the ipad

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Global Political Cartoons: March 13-26, 2010

The World’s Carol Hills narrates her latest batch of political cartoons from around the globe. Hot topics include: the Catholic Church under seige, Israeli settlements that are unsettling the Obama Administration, and those nice Canadians get ugly and force conservative provocateur Ann Coulter to cancel an appearance.

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Alleged abuse of CIA interrogations: what to do about it?

Seeking accountability on detainee abuse. Where should the Obama administration go with the allegations of CIA torture? It’s a huge legal, moral and political challenge for a president who says he wants to move on.

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New allegations of abuse at Bagram

The BBC’s Ian Pannell reports on new allegations of prisoner abuse at the US run Bagram military base outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Listen Read more about the Taliban insurgency