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Expert commission seeks information on abuse allegations at Children’s Village Foundation

Following abuse allegations against its former director, the Luxembourg Children’s Village Foundation has launched an appeal for witnesses.

The commission’s mission is to document potential abuse cases and organisational dysfunctionalities within the foundation over the next 12 months. The appeal for witnesses was launched on Wednesday, one day before the parliamentary education committee is set to discuss the case on Thursday morning at the request of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP).

The press release also identifies the members of the independent expert commission, four individuals with no connection to the Luxembourg Children’s Village Foundation. They are former Prosecutor General Robert Biever, who retired 11 years ago; lawyer Claudine Erpelding; psychotherapist Alain Massen, until recently also president of the National Parents’ Representation; and paediatrician Roland Seligmann.

Also today

• According to this year’s Spears Schools Index, St George’s International School has been named among the world’s top 100 private schools in Europe.
• Police issued a missing person notice on Wednesday in relation to 16-year-old Marc Antony Dos Reis Silva, who was last seen on Sunday at around 4.15pm
• Positions remain far apart as social partners clash over minimum wage reform
• A former nurse made history Wednesday when she was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury
• State media in Iran has said today that Tehran had rejected a US plan to end fighting
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a “far worse” scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
• In a rare occurrence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park

On air

Tom got all soulful today, with the news that Jalon Ngonda is set to play at the den Atelier soon. He pulled out an algo-rhythm type segment to celebrate some classic artists!

Figure of the day

With 300 new colorectal cancer cases in Luxembourg each year, an awareness campaign urges more people to take screening test

• March is dedicated to raising awareness of colorectal cancer. At the Zithaklinik of the Hôpitaux Robert Schuman, an awareness day was held as part of ‘Blue March’ on Tuesday.
• Prevention and early detection are particularly important for this type of cancer. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Luxembourg and is also among the deadliest.

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