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: Report on child abuse by French troops in Central African Republic leaked
29 Apr 2015 News
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.
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TOOLKIT: Digital tool to help LGBTQ youth securely access information online
28 Apr 2015 News
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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OPEN LETTER: Call for action to stop repeated human tragedies in the Mediterranean
23 Apr 2015 News
The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children appeals to all national governments, the European Union, and the International Community to act. 
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COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE: First anniversary of the UN communications procedure for children marks time for global action
21 Apr 2015 News
[14 April 2015] - As we celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Third Optional Protocol to the...
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HEALTH: Babies feel pain 'like adults', first infant MRI study suggests
21 Apr 2015 News
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. 
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PAKISTAN: Court allows challenge to execution of man convicted as juvenile
17 Apr 2015 News
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.
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GUATEMALA: Almost 800 plaintiffs bring billion-dollar lawsuit over deliberate infection of STDs
15 Apr 2015 News
The lawsuit seeks damages for individuals, spouses and children of people deliberately infected with STDs through a secretive and non-consensual US government programme. 
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Global newsletter #30
15 Apr 2015 News
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.
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PAKISTAN: Government investigators hide death-row man’s records
14 Apr 2015 News
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.
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TAJIKISTAN: Increasing number of children left behind by parents looking for work abroad
13 Apr 2015 News
Many children grow up in orphanages after more and more mothers also leave them in the search for work. 
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SYRIA: Trapped civilians ‘more desperate than ever’ amid fighting in Yarmouk camp
7 Apr 2015 News
[6 April 2015] – The current escalation is “more desperate than ever” for civilians in Yarmouk displaced persons camp...
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