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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Children bear the brunt of abuse epidemic
14 Aug 2013 News
Summary: Report exposes widespread violence that touches the lives of most women and girls, and a 'culture of complicity'....
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NIGERIA: Senator who 'married girl of 13' accused of breaking Child Rights Act
30 Jul 2013 News
Summary: Nigerian human rights groups claim Senator Ahmed Yerima's child bride undermines protection for legal status of...
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AFGHANISTAN: Judges free three jailed for torture of child bride
16 Jul 2013 News
Summary: Three freed despite imprisoning, starving and burning girl sold into marriage as new laws could prevent relatives...
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HOLY SEE: Vatican to be pressed for confidential records on clerical child sex abuse
10 Jul 2013 News
Summary: UN committee's 'list of issues' will present Pope Francis with direct challenge to disclose whether secret deals...
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UNITED KINGDOM: Church's sexual abuse victims reject synod apology amid calls for inquiry
8 Jul 2013 News
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UNITED KINGDOM: Coalition government in spending review battle over free nursery education
26 Jun 2013 News
Summary: The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, and the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, clashed again over plans to...
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INDONESIA: Children in Indonesian immigration detention 'suffer routine brutality'
24 Jun 2013 News
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NEPAL: Government belatedly takes action on slavery following Srijana Chaudhary tragedy
17 Jun 2013 News
Summary: Amid sombre circumstances, decades of slavery may finally be coming to an end for Nepal's Tharu community....
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UNICEF: State of the World's Children report
31 May 2013 News
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UK: Rochdale child sex abuse case - council apologises for failings
24 May 2013 News
Summary: Report says culture of complacency within the local authority allowed paedophile gangs to prey on girls...
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