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AFGHANISTAN: "Bacha bazi" child abuse rising
26 Aug 2014 News
Sexual abuse against children has been rising, says Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Child Soldiers Thrust into Battle
22 Aug 2014 News
[20 August 2014] -  South Sudan’s army has used child soldiers during recent fighting against opposition forces in...
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MALI: Children paying a high price in ongoing conflict
22 Aug 2014 News
Children accused of being members of armed groups in the conflict in Mali are languishing in adult jails while human rights abuses continue.
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GENDER: The most outrageous ways schools are trying to enforce gender stereotypes
21 Aug 2014 News
By policing children's gender expressions, schools are ultimately reinforcing stereotypes.
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UKRAINE: Rocket fire kills 'dozens' of refugees, including children
21 Aug 2014 News
Convoy of buses carrying civilians fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine hit by rocket fire.
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GAZA: More civilians, including children, killed by Israeli strikes since truce collapsed
20 Aug 2014 News
In six weeks of Israeli bombardment, the total Palestinian death toll is now over 2,040, with an additional 10,200 injuries.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Exercise should never be used as punishment
19 Aug 2014 News
Physical activity, particularly exercise, is being used by teachers, sports coaches and parents to discipline children.
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SEX EDUCATION: Calls for better sex education for autistic children
19 Aug 2014 News
Psychologists say that lack of sex education leaves children with autism more vulnerable to sexual victimisation.
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BAHRAIN: Children sentenced to life imprisonment
19 Aug 2014 News
Human rights group in Bahrain expresses grave concern over the ongoing targeting and prosecution of children.
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NIGERIA: Boko Haram abduct dozens of boys from village
18 Aug 2014 News
Boys and men forcibly taken by militant group in north-east Nigeria, four months after kidnapping of schoolgirls.
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CHILE: Priest probed after 'stolen babies' scandal
15 Aug 2014 News
Judge bars a Catholic priest from leaving the country over claims he had pressured single women to give up their babies for adoption.
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AUSTRALIA: Anonymous NGO workers condemn 'systematic' rights violations at detention centre
15 Aug 2014 News
Save the Children workers at Australian-run immigration detention camps on Nauru describe numerous cases of abuse.
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