News Archive

Latest news and events on children’s rights around the world

It’s important that we know what is going on in the world. Both violations and developments in children’s rights need to be reported and shared. To alert us about a news story where you are, email info@crin.org.

Watchlist report on grave violations against children in Northeastern Nigeria
14 Nov 2014 News
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict's report looks at how boys and girls have been forcibly recruited, detained,...
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CHILD SLAVERY: Call to put child slavery on agenda of UN Sustainable Development Goals
14 Nov 2014 News
A coalition of organisations is inviting signatures to a petition which will be delivered to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
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SAN MARINO: Lawmakers prohibit all corporal punishment of children
10 Nov 2014 News
San Marino has become the latest State to achieve prohibition of all corporal punishment of children in 2014.
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SUDAN: Mass rape of 200 women and girls in North Darfur
6 Nov 2014 News
More than 200 women and girls were collectively raped in their village on Friday evening, reportedly by Sudanese soldiers belonging to a military garrison south of El Fasher in North Darfur.
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Call for UN study on children deprived of liberty
4 Nov 2014 News
In March 2014 a number of civil society organisations - including CRIN - launched a campaign to call for a UN Global Study...
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ROMANIA: Record million-euro payout for child AIDS victim
30 Oct 2014 News
Romanian woman who contracted HIV as a baby in hospital in 1990 will receive one million euros in compensation after a landmark court decision in the country with Europe's highest number of child AIDS victims.
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JAPAN: Child sex abuse victims face hurdles seeking redress in court
30 Oct 2014 News
Court awards compensation to victim of child sexual abuse despite expiry of statute of limitations.
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USA: Judge approves landmark settlement in Minnesota Catholic church abuse case
30 Oct 2014 News
Catholic church leaders accused of creating public nuisance.
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MODERN SLAVERY: Tamil Nadu’s exploited garment workers need help from British justice
29 Oct 2014 News
Report highlights conditions of modern slavery in Indian mills, and that the abused workers should have recourse to UK courts.
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CALL TO ACTION: Sign joint letter urging stronger child rights protections in World Bank safeguards
28 Oct 2014 News
Call to support the strengthening of child rights protections in World Bank safeguards. The deadline for signing the joint letter is Friday, 31 October 2014. 
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AFGHANISTAN: Prison sentence for religious teacher who raped girl
28 Oct 2014 News
A mullah who raped a 10-year-old girl in his mosque in Afghanistan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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MIGRATION: Migrant detention "abuse" can scar children for life
27 Oct 2014 News
Increasing number of migrant children are being detained in countries where they are seeking asylum despite scientific evidence that such incarceration leads to long-term psychological and developmental difficulties.
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