New juvenile crime laws in the state of Queensland are described as violations of Australia's human rights obligations, leading to calls for UN intervention.
A firm of top international lawyers says it intends seeking huge damages from British public schools where former pupils have suffered serious sexual abuse by teachers.
The debate in Strasbourg, France at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, included medical experts, religious leaders and genital integrity activists.
Pakistan's long-awaited Sindh Child Protection Authority Act will be made operational in a few days as social activists and the social welfare ministry have inched closer to finalising its rules and regulations.