ISIS recruiting child soldiers at an alarming rate, what does this mean for the future of ISIS? ISIS is coercing child soldiers at an accelerating rate recent analysis suggests. Disturbingly children appear to be fighting alongside adults marking a new development in the tactics behind child soldiers. The deployment of child soldiers by militant groups […]
Roma children in France: poor children in a rich country Arriving from Eastern Europe, particularly from Romania and Bulgaria, there are almost 15,000 Roma children in France living principally in slums outside cities. Living on the margins of society, the Roma, and especially their children, encounter major difficulties assimilating and gaining access to the educational system. The […]
Over 30 million children in India between the ages of 6 and 13 won’t start the new academic year (Estimating the Number of out-of-school Children, 2016). Instead, many of those who are out-of-school are forced to work as ragmen, miners and in restaurants. Humanium’s Education Centre project gives children new hope to engage in formal […]
Child protection has existed for a long time, much before the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child. States began implementing such protection through international treaties (declarations, conventions, etc.), through statements directly about children or through indirect means by protecting families and mothers. In 1923, the League of Nations began preparing a declaration on […]
Under article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, all UN Member States — except the United States —committed to protecting children from sexual abuse. This includes the fight against prostitution as well as involvement in pornographic performances. What is child pornography? According to EU law, images showing children taking part in […]
Bacha bazi: these seemingly unassuming words describe a contemptible tradition. The name comes from the Iranian and Afghan words for “playing with boys” and from the Persian for “pre-pubescent boy”. Dressed as women, wearing make-up, and with little bells on their wrists and ankles, the bacha bazi are young, poor, and pre-pubescent Afghani boys. Older […]
Jewish Cemetery – Janusz Korczak Photo pansy_burke Henrik Goldszmit (Janusz Korczak) was born in Warsaw in 1878. Pediatrician, educator, and successful author, he abandoned his career in the private sector in 1912 to focus on orphanages. He chose to dedicate his life to children so they could be recognized and respected, no matter their situation […]
Although there have been many mind-boggling advances in medicine, much of the world’s population still lacks access to even basic healthcare. While this problem is most common in poorer nations, such as those in Africa, Asia and Latin America, it can also exist within certain sections of society in supposedly rich countries. Healthcare conditions that […]
We have been aware of child prostitution and its harmful effects on children for a long time. Yet, today we face a new phenomenon; one that is changing the face of the sexual exploitation of children: Darknet. Darknet is what we call the “hidden depths of the web”. Created around 10 years ago, Darknet is […]
The political and socioeconomic crisis, brought on by the coup in 2009, radically affected the lives of the population, particularly the children. A year after the presidential elections of October to December 2013 (which raised so many hopes of democracy to end the crisis), violations of the rights of Malagasy children are occurring daily, in […]
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