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A UN aid worker has been suspended for passing on the confidential document to French authorities because of UN’s failure to stop abuse of children.

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.

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The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children appeals to all national governments, the European Union, and the International Community to act. 

[14 April 2015] - As we celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Third Optional Protocol to the...

The majority of babies who undergo painful procedures do not receive pain relief medication during surgery. The practice is based on the belief that babies’ brains are not developed enough for them to really feel pain. But this latest study suggests that babies are more sensitive to pain than adults. 

The Islamabad High Court has today said it will hear the first significant legal challenge to the execution of Shafqat Hussain who was convicted as a juvenile.

The lawsuit seeks damages for individuals, spouses and children of people deliberately infected with STDs through a secretive and non-consensual US government programme. 

Read the latest edition of the quarterly global newsletter by the Global Initiative to End All Corporpal Punishment of Children featuring recent develpments, advocacy resources and updates from the UN.

Pakistani government investigators have confiscated and tampered with evidence relating to the case of Shafqat Hussain, whose recent stay of execution is due to expire this week.

Many children grow up in orphanages after more and more mothers also leave them in the search for work. 

[6 April 2015] – The current escalation is “more desperate than ever” for civilians in Yarmouk displaced persons camp...