ISIS and child soldiers : what future for the Islamic State ?

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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

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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 […]

How to End Child Labour in India? #BacktoSchoolwithHumanium!

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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 […]

Children’s Rights and International Protection

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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 […]

Child pornography and the rise of the Internet

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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 […]