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Despite claiming his decision does not aim to discriminate, a total 49 children's books have been blacklisted.

This toolkit is designed to help young people navigate social media and protect themselves from snooping and outing by ad companies that track online activity, social media, and their peers.

[25 February 2015] - A decree came into force in Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, on February 25 requiring Internet cafes...

Education Minister Liz Sandals confirmed that parents will be able to pull their children out of some lessons of the new sex education curriculum. 

Conservatives failed to strengthen the existing ban on gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. The referendum, which would have made it more difficult to change the legislation in the future, failed due to a low turnout of far less than the required minimum of 50 percent.

Investigation reveals that 1 out of 4 adolescents in California’s foster care system has received prescribed psychiatric drugs over the last decade.

Psychologists say that lack of sex education leaves children with autism more vulnerable to sexual victimisation.

The complaint alleged that the school board's sex ed curriculum promoted Christian-based views and painted a skewed picture of contraception and STIs. 

"Very, very few picture books are published in this country that feature children of colour," said British Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman. 

Legal experts have said a lack of awareness among minors, parental negligence and flawed safety systems are often to blame for the sexual abuse of minors.

An article about parents sharing information about their children on-line and children's right to privacy.

UN Human Rights Council adopts by consensus the resolution on the internet and human rights.

Censorship violates human rights and puts children in danger, says new CRIN policy paper.

Debate ante fallo en torno a derechos sexuales y reproductivos de personas con discapacidad.

This is the latest Human Rights Comment by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights. 

Protesting against a Tennessee bill which if approved may ban teachers from discussing homosexuality in the classroom, a 17-year-old student was the first to hashtag #itsoktosaygay, which became a trend on Twitter and has received national attention as student-run rallies.