Adults are not alone in migrating from one country to another in order to earn more money. Children in the Balkans also work abroad, entrusting their lives to strangers. Foreign business representatives often turn up in the Balkans in order to negotiate with disadvantaged families. Picking them out is not difficult: a long line […]
Xu Zhiyong, a 41 year old law lecturer at Peking University was arrested by the Chinese police in July 2013. His crime? He believed a rule of law existed in China, and fought for this ideal. For several years, Xu Zhiyong has been condemning the contradictions of the Chinese regime. Thus he became a target […]
In 2013, Palestinian and Israeli children continue to endure severe conditions created by the conflict. The number of Palestinian children killed or wounded at demonstrations or as a result of acts of violence is of extreme concern. The UN Secretary General’s 2012 report to the Security Council, which shocked a large segment of the public, […]
Friday the 15th of November probably doesn’t mean very much to you. However, for many Chinese children, even if they don’t know it yet, this date marks a great change. As part of a series of reforms, the Chinese government has decided to relax its one child policy. The one child policy Introduced in 1979 […]
Sexual violence and armed conflict Sexual violence is a common tactic during armed conflict. Examples of which can be seen during the conflicts in Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone. No matter where the conflict occurs, sexual violence frequently follows, targeting not only women, but also young girls, boys and men. […]
The body of international laws on juvenile justice is sometimes challenged in certain countries, which apply zero-tolerance policies. Thus, children suffer from the harshest penalties. Following a conference the 27th -28th of June 2013, a report on “Juvenile Justice in the CEE/CIS: Progress, challenges, obstacles, and opportunities” shows that progress has been made in Central […]
The Realization of Children’s Rights Index (RCRI), created by the international NGO Humanium, provides a demonstration of the level of respect for children’s rights in each country in the world. This grade between 0 and 10 also allows the situation of children in the world to be visually represented using colour coding. The 2014 classification […]
Ninety-two children and two women, kidnapped by human traffickers and destined to be sold, have recently been freed by Chinese police. After a six-month investigation, the child trafficking ring was broken up and more than 300 suspects were arrested on 11 September. One branch of the network was in charge of kidnapping children, while another […]
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 […]
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 […]
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