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 [email protected].

SEXUAL ABUSE: Protection Mechanisms and Resilience Congress Outcome
3 Jun 2015 News
Read definitions of child sexual abuse and recommendations that came out of the international congress.
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ASIA-PACIFIC: Cost of child maltreatment tops $200 billion annually, reports UNICEF
3 Jun 2015 News
Statistics show that failure to prevent violence against children is resulting in serious economic costs to countries, UNICEF warned at the launch of its ‘End Violence against Children’ campaign in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 
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UN TRANSPARENCY: The whole story behind the peacekeeper sex abuse in the Central African Republic
29 May 2015 News
Read an account of leaked incriminating internal UN documents, memos and email correspondence that expose how the UN remained inactive despite clear evidence of child abuse. 
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NIGERIA: Child bride murder charges dropped
21 May 2015 News
The 15-year-old girl that has killed her 20 years older husband after a forced marriage will not be prosecuted for murder. 
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UNITED STATES: Omar Khadr and the child soldiers of the war on terror
20 May 2015 News
Omar Khadr, the Canadian born ex- Guantanamo detainee has been released on bail. Read CRIN's analysis of the US policy on the detention of child soldiers.
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Breaking the Silence: IDF soldiers speak out on potential war crimes in Gaza
19 May 2015 News
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IRAN: Juvenile offender faces imminent execution
18 May 2015 News
Hamid Ahmadi was convicted of fatally stabbing a man during a group fight that took place when he was 16 years old. 
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CAMPAIGNING: Joint letter expressing deep concern over Pakistani death row juvenile
8 May 2015 News
CRIN together with other human rights organisations sent a third letter to Pakistan's Federal Minister for Interior to emphasise the need for a fair and transparent inquiry in line with human right standards.
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SEXUAL ABUSE: NGO call for UN transparency over child sexual abuse by peacekeepers
6 May 2015 News
Statement by civil society organisations calling on the UN Secretary-General to clarify measures taken in response to reports of sexual abuse of children by foreign troops in the Central African Republic.   
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SOUTH SUDAN: Ratification of UNCRC
6 May 2015 News
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has hailed South Sudan's action to become the 195th country to ratify the Convention on the Right of the Child. 
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ADOPTION: Earthquake orphans - what Nepal can learn from Haiti
6 May 2015 News
In the wake of Nepal's recent earthquake, this article clarifies the importance of not assuming that unaccompanied children have no living parents or family, and how international adoption is not disaster relief. 
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TRANSPARENCY: A practical guide to the UN Committee on NGOs
6 May 2015 News
The International Service for Human Rights published a handbook to help NGOs with their application for UN accreditation at one of the least transparent and accountable bodies at the UN, the Committee on NGOs.
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