In the absence of national statistics on the subject, it is very difficult to estimate the number of children born of relationships, both consensual and forced, between Iraqi women and Al Qaeda fighters. During the chaotic war period in Iraq, many religious marriages were organized, most of which were forced. Eager to spread their message, […]
Thanks to the support of many people, institutions and businesses, all of the children from the village of Annathur in India now attend school. The quality of teaching in the village has greatly improved. Solutions were developed to enable children who had fallen behind to catch up and regularly attend school. Financial difficulties faced by […]
Since its creation in Sweden in 2000, the World’s Children’s Prize has awarded thirty laureates for their distinguished work in the fight for the Rights of the Child. An initiative to promote the Rights of the Child Chosen by a jury composed of children, the three nominees are decided between by the votes of millions […]
Street children in Morocco number approximately 30,000, a frightening statistic when you are aware of the damage such circumstances inflict upon children’s development and future. Living in poverty and outside the school system, these children are easy targets for urban violence and all kinds of traffic, whether drugs or sex, and have a future as […]
Humanium is extending its efforts to teenagers and young adults so they can pursue higher education. This is part of the organisation’s education programme: the aim is to eradicate child labour and, in the process, guarantee children consistently receive regular schooling These young people come from underprivileged villages in south eastern India where community development […]
The discrimination to which Roma children are subjected is described by Ms. Nursuna Memecan, a rapporteur for the Council of Europe, as a “specific form of racism, an ideology founded on racial superiority, a form of dehumanization and institutional racism nurtured by historical discrimination which is expressed, among other things, by violence, hate speech, exploitation, […]
Sandrine did a six-month internship within Humanium as manager of the Children’s Rights in French. “I have just finished my six-month internship with the NGO Humanium. I was in charge of developing the Rights of the Child portal in French, English and Spanish, as well as coordinating volunteers. For the most part, my participation in […]
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has seen many great changes in recent times. Political Context: In 2007, backed by Buddhist monks, the Burmese people peacefully demonstrated against the military government. Then in 2011, a civilian power officially succeeded the military Junta that had governed the country for almost 50 years, although in reality, the military […]
Chemical Attack in Syria: Syrian opposition group claim more than 1,300 dead, including hundreds of children. Lifeless bodies lay scattered on the ground. Children were convulsing, mouths hanging open and eyes rolling back into their head. Those were the images from the terrible massacre in Syria on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, from chemical weapons. Warning: […]
Report of 28 May 2013 on violence committed against girls, teenage girls and young women from indigenous communities – “Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women: A call to action based on an overview of existing evidence from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America“. The context within which this report […]
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