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UNICEF reports surge in violence against children in Africa's central

Teenagers have gone through enough - national service is too much to ask

Sudan's children going hungry as famine looms - Unicef

At Family Justice Clinic, a spotlight on 'early family defense' - Harvard Law School

In Haiti, Alarming Numbers of Children Joining Armed Groups

Student voters to hold the balance of power in 50 marginal constituencies in the 2024 General…

Next government urged to wake up to UK's 'shocking' levels of child poverty

NYA appointed to run UK Youth Parliament

More than 700 children have died in Somalia nutrition centres, UN says

IBBY: 'Every Child in the World Deserves To Be Protected'

Achieving global commitment to end child labour by 2025

UN Child Rights Committee to review Madagascar and Netherlands

The Child Rights Act In Nigeria

UNHRC's 56th session to kick off in Geneva

'These kids are violent, drunk on power': can mafia children be saved from a life of crime?

Guardian for Children and Young People receives significant 5-year boost in State Budget

The inherent jurisdiction and revocation of adoption orders

Brighton: Child poverty help increases by 136% in three years

Youth Justice Conference 2024: Ministerial speech

Improvement plan for borough's youth justice service unveiled

Victoria to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 with no exceptions

Families and Children's Voices Essential for Creating a Child-Friendly County - Warwickshire County…

JJCC Focus on Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Support for Youth and Families | Office of…

Intervention over Incarceration: A Limited Government Approach to Youth Violence - R Street…

Government Takes Action To Address Youth Crime

Colorado's first-in-the-nation law aims to graduate youth who have been in the justice system

Meet the only social worker assigned to Baltimore's youth legal system

Calgary Youth Justice Society - Strong Not Wrong

Group Calls For Concrete Actions To End Child Labour - News Agency Of Nigeria

Boost enforcement mechanism to prevent child labour: Centre to states, UTs

Boost enforcement mechanism to prevent child labour: Centre to states, UTs

India to impound liquor firm Som's distillery over child labour

Hyundai lawsuit tip of US child labour iceberg

How blockchain technology could help to prevent child labour in global supply chains

Sudan's children going hungry as famine looms - Unicef

UNICEF in Armenia: Better Together, Today and Tomorrow

Ending all forms of violence against girls and boys

Council implements child services reforms as part of 'Families First for Children' pathfinder

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care proceedings

Tabcorp fined $270,000 over child gambling in 13 venues

Biden administration's new migrant child safety rules challenged in court

The right's next 'don't say gay' target is children's programs

Moreno Valley nonprofit aims to keep children's rights in the spotlight

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

ALDI's progress in preventing and combatting child labour in supply chain activities | ALDI SOUTH…

Threefold increase in lone child asylum seekers in UK, figures show

Children's services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns

Cuts to children's centres hitting the most disadvantaged | News, Press release | News | UNISON…

Opinion | What Happens to Gifted Children

Kenya confronts trail of rape accusations and abandoned children against UK soldiers | CNN

America's Growing Movement to Divert Youth Out of the Justice System - The Sentencing Project

Local org calling for reforms to Wisconsin's youth justice system

Delinquent: Our System, Our Kids - 30 stories of life inside Cuyahoga County's juvenile justice…

North Carolina Gov. Cooper vetoes bill that would have required more juveniles to be tried as…

Juvenile Justice System

Urgent action needed to combat child labour

Child labour

Child labour in Uganda: The case of joining forces

Urgent action needed to protect children from child labour amid rising security concerns

Som Distilleries and Breweries addresses child-labour "issues"

Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling

Violations against children in conflict reach 'extreme levels', UN says

UN sees tripling of children killed in conflict in one year - Jamaica Observer

Formal mechanisms for reporting violations against children is needed

Safeguarding children's rights in a changing climate

Ukrainian Children Found On Russian Adoption Websites - Alona Lebedieva

Committee Criticizes N. Korea over Child Labor, Urges Fulfillment of UN Convention

Don't children have the right to privacy?

Guardian investigation: Drug cartels exploit migrant children for Europe's booming cocaine trade

Video. Watch: The guardian angel providing prosthetic limbs to amputated children in Nigeria

Haringey Receives Youth Justice SEND Quality Lead Commendation

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Council lays out improvement plan for Youth Justice Service

RightsED: Child Rights

More child abuse victims can sue after Louisiana Supreme Court reversal * Louisiana Illuminator

Justice Department says Phoenix police violated rights of children, minorities, protesters…

Reduction of Alcohol and Gambling Ads Seen by Children

NEW EU PARLIAMENT MUST PUT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT THE CENTRE OF ITS POLITICAL AGENDA — SAVE THE CHILDREN

If Kentucky can’t fix juvenile justice, will Washington do it? Advocates want real reform

Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children — Reuters

Selling fruit on the streets, working on construction sites: Labour Commissioner plans

“THIS JOB DOESN’T DESERVE ME”: CATCH-UP CLUBS HELP STOP CHILD LABOUR

A Closer Look at Child Labour in Timor-Leste — Challenges and Progress Towards Ending …

In their defence : fighting for youth justice, one child at a time, Stephenson, Aika | Auckland Libraries

‘Tough new regime’: Jacinta Allan unveils youth justice reforms in bid to crackdown on …

Child labour remains pervasive in Ghana — Challenging Heights — Graphic Online

15th June 2024

'The gangs never used to kill children, now they do': how cocaine created Argentina's first…

Dear Mamma: a journey of acceptance for a mother and transgender son

Kent: High Court to end supervision in lone asylum-seeking children case

New research highlights child poverty as critical election issue

Child poverty 'directly correlated' with two-child benefit cap | LocalGov

'At least one in four children in poverty in two-thirds of constituencies'

Councils cannot refuse responsibility for lone migrant children, High Court rules

Revealed: drug cartels force migrant children to work as foot soldiers in Europe's booming cocaine…

U.N. Envoy Reports Child Soldiers in South Sudan

APA Book Exposes Iran Regime's Psychological Warfare Against Resistance with "Child Soldiers"…

Why is Iran's Regime Revisiting the "MEK Child Soldier" Allegations? - NCRI

UN adds Israel to global list of offenders that harm children | CNN

How Liberals Talk About Children

Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war's toll rises, AP data analysis finds

Children of Promise, NYC

BBC survey: Teens quizzed on social media ban and knife crime

What happened when 10 teens gave up their smartphones?

Let's act on our commitments and eliminate child labour

World Day Against Child Labour 2024: Urgent action to end child labour

Child labor and migrant living conditions were a major concern 100 years ago

15 kids rescued in anti-child labour campaign Noida Police

Child Labour: What are our common priorities? - Institute of Development Studies

Can we eliminate Child Labour by 2025?

World Day Against Child Labour 2024: History, Theme, Importance and Quotes

Labour Minister: 4 out of every 100 children involved in child labour

Against Forced Labour - Italpasta Limited

Juvenile Justice Update | June 2024

State lawmakers pass bill aimed at trying more teens in adult court; now headed to governor

Amid federal investigation, Kentucky's juvenile justice department warns of likely influx

OJJDP FY24 National Youth Violence Prevention TTA Program Solicitation Webinar | Office of Juvenile…

Children's Rights Legislative Reform Website Launched

On the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression: 30,228 Children Have Been…

Rights of the Child Commission - Stabroek News

Council's youth justice service praised over substance abuse work

Calls for volunteers in Wiltshire to support young people

National family hubs plan would improve social mobility, researchers say

Resources to support young people interested in volunteering

National service won't build brighter futures for young people, volunteering will

Commissioner calls for election campaign debates for children

Growing pressures in children's social care and SEND services must be addressed immediately: ADCS…

Living in interesting times

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict

Israel to join Russia and Hamas on the UN's global list tracking the violation of children's rights…

The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa

Orlando Bloom describes 'devastating impact' of DR Congo violence on women and children

Abuse, Arrests and Poisonings: IranWire’s Children’s Rights 2024 Report

Gaza: child survivors of Nuseirat massacre say Israeli soldiers targeted them deliberately

Votes for 16- and 17-year-olds could be extended across Britain — but is it a good idea?

8th June 2024

Gaza — is their future safe from harm?

UN adding Israel to 'blacklist' of countries harming children in conflict

Israel condemns UN move to blacklist IDF for harming children

YouTube announces new restrictions on gun videos

Tories promise tax cut for parents to 'boost families' financial security'

Child Benefit delay: 'I was forced to go to a food bank'

The new EU Supply Chain Act protects child rights

UNICEF Regional Director condemns growing violence in the central Sahel, grave violations against…

International Children's Day: History, Theme, Significance

Today is International Children's Day - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Today is the International Children's day: how many Ukrainian boys and girls have russia deprived…

More than 500 weapons seized in knife crime crackdown in Sussex

Child Benefit: Half a million waiting on delayed payment

ASA shows differences in approaches to complaints that gambling ads might appeal to children

Rock solid: Chris Rock not of strong appeal to children

Children's addresses leaked in UK cyber attack

China's new gaming proposals to tackle overspending by children amid online outrage

Cannock Chase District Gambling Policy Consultation

BGC Celebrates Members' Impressive Age Verification Pass Rates

Children's Justice Centers: An Inside Look - Part 1 - Utah Attorney General

Advocates for Louisiana children in justice system criticize Loftin's approval as OJJ head

Judge won't block North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children

Casey, Cárdenas Introduce Legislation to Limit Youth Incarceration for Minor, Non-Criminal Offenses…

Dozens more former youth inmates sue over alleged sexual abuse at Illinois detention centers - IPM…

Did You Know? Youth Have the Right to Legal Counsel | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency…

The crisis facing children leaving North Carolina's juvenile justice system | Opinion

Judge ends High Court supervision of conduct of council and Home Secretary over unaccompanied…

Judge allows reporting of case where DNA tests established that three abandoned babies were full…

Living in interesting times

NextGov: What the next government should do for children's services | LocalGov

Analysis of children's needs delivers savings for councils

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

UN: Syrian Rebel Groups Pledge to Prevent and End Use of Child Soldiers

'More than a million' children indoctrinated in Houthi summer camps

Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills * Stateline

The crisis facing children leaving North Carolina's juvenile justice system | Opinion

OJJDP Launches Children's Justice Project | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Creating Juvenile Justice System Alternatives for Youth - GLAD

OJP Announces the Children's Justice Project | Office of Justice Programs

Gaza: Children are starving amid persistent aid access obstacles, warn UN agencies

War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine

UN talks seek urgent solutions for children bearing brunt of climate crisis

The tobacco lobby targets children and young people

Children die of malnutrition as Rafah operation heightens threat of famine in Gaza

Xi Story: Illuminating the future of every child

UK's first secure school opens after years of debate and delay

Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

Youth leaders question Conservative plan for national service

Making children's services leadership more diverse

Are Young Londoners Safe Under Sadiq Khan's Mayorship?

Children's Rights Monitoring Platform launched on Children's Day

Nothing about us without us - new guidelines on engaging with victims and survivors of childhood…

Faith leaders and Unicef join hands to champion child rights | Patna News - Times of India

Child Guarantee - a generation's opportunity to make lasting changes for the future of children in…

Russia's Invasion Places a Generation of Ukrainian Children Under Severe Strain [EN/UK] - Ukraine

Rights of children celebrated with international awareness campaign

Contact - Ministries

Families & Children

DC isn't tracking youth in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems, report says - WTOP News

UK ad watchdog finds further drop in children's exposure to gambling ads

BGC MEMBERS BOAST RECORD COMPLIANCE ON AGE VERIFICATION CHECKS

Shopping on Temu? Beware toxic materials in kids clothes & lack of safety checks

After peddling fake Hamas 'beheaded babies' story, media ignores actual beheaded Palestinian baby

Local authority approach to case amounted to "serious failure in its child protection…

MPs recommend screen time controls for younger children — Telecompaper

‘Justice taskforce’ is ‘visibly tackling anti-social behaviour’ across Sussex — Horsham

Kids Bombarded with Alcohol, Gambling, Junk Food Ads Online | Mirage News

US Takes Stronger Stance on Child Soldier Prevention Amid Global Increase — MSN

UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia …

30th May 2024

Ukraine war: The children adapting to survive Russia's invasion

Ending child labour

100 Years On, We're Having the Same Debate About Child Labor

Changes to child labor laws

UNICEF addressing child trauma and displacement in Ukraine's Kharkiv

31% of children spent their own money on gambling in last 12 months - report

Online casino withdraws TfL ads following criticism of harm to children

Children's exposure to age-restricted TV ads - 2023

New Secure School to protect public and cut crime

YJB's new three-year strategy: The role of digital and risk of failure

Wiltshire youth justice service praised for 'outstanding' policies

HMIP gives Salford City Council's Youth Justice Service good rating*Salford City Council

Young people: 'We are begging next government to improve children's services'

Smartphone ban for kids is worth considering - MPs

"Our generation is starting to spark change" - meet the teenage winners of The Earth Prize 2024

Historic EU directive puts onus on large companies to focus children's rights

Young people feel 'eco-anxiety' because of the failures of older generations

India has the highest number of road accident fatalities - but one man's determination has reduced…

Why parents shouldn't always be 'in sync' with their children

Drownings rise for first time in decades; young children face high risk

Report: L'Oréal, Estée Lauder Perfumes Linked to Child Labour

Child Labor Laws in Pennsylvania: Here's what parents should know

Supporting Child Rights through Education, Arts, and Media (SCREAM) implementation in Egypt

Amid debate about child labor rules, Wisconsin teens take summer jobs

Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities

Juvenile justice: 'From nothing to something and then right back to nothing' * Kentucky Lantern

Child Youth and Family Service Plan | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

New MSU study reveals disproportionate incarceration rates of LGBTQ+ youth in juvenile justice…

Lawmakers Save Parole, Punt on Fixing Youth Court

Delinquent: Alternatives to ODYS, like Lighthouse, use therapy to rehabilitate youth - Carter says…

Reducing Disparity - Youth Justice Resource Hub

Foróige: Youth Justice Workers including Early Intervention Workers & Family Support Workers

On child rights laws we're finally getting it right - Barbados Today

State must establish child friendly courts, rules SC

Children in Small Island Developing States: Fighting for their Future

Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide

World health statistics 2024: Monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals…

Israel's war on Gaza updates: 'No child should die from starvation'

Displaced again: Over 700 children in Ukraine flee northern Kharkiv as fighting intensifies …

More than 300m children victims of online sexual abuse every year

NYA appointed to run UK Youth Parliament

Support for adopted teenagers needs 'urgent and dramatic improvement', charity warns

Cookham Wood YOI staff 'unaware of closure plans until last minute'

Inspectors praise city-wide response to serious youth violence and criminal exploitation - Coventry…

General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next…

Scandal-hit youth prison where weapon-making was rife 'allowed to fail for years'

Prison population pressure affecting children custody decisions - Chief Inspector

Plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking set to be scrapped ahead of election

Pre-sentence reports in the youth justice system

National service: Young people respond to Conservative plan

Parental Rights are Constitutionally Established and Deeply Rooted in the Supreme Law of the Land

Promotion of Child Rights and Access to Justice for Children

Tobacco Companies Violate Children's Human Rights

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure

UNICEF in Panama

'Maine has lost sight of parents' and children's right to be together': The case of Barni A.

California "Child Welfare" Investigations 101

Tobacco Companies Violate Children's Human Rights

The Best Weapon for Peace. Maria Montessori, Education, and Children's Rights by Erica Moretti…

A Widely Used Criminal Justice Algorithm For Assessing Child Pornography Recidivism Is Flawed

Promotion of Child Rights and Access to Justice for Children

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging MCPS gender identity guidelines

Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law Is Approved | American Law Institute

GOP senators unveil bill seeking to protect access to IVF

'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth

70 years later, schools - and moms - are still fighting segregation * Louisiana Illuminator

The REACH Plan: A five-year plan to find out what works to prevent domestic abuse & support child…

Coventry children's home plan approved

Mayor joins Met neighbourhood officers in central London who are working to bear down on …

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Sixth Session after Adopting … — ohchr

Ritual circumcision cannot be reconciled with child rights — National Secular Society

Juliana Scerri Ferrante becomes first Maltese person elected to UN Committee on Rights of the Child

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Sixth Session after Adopting … — ohchr

Child Labour on Cocoa Plantations in Ghana part 3 — BBC Teach

ASA reveals significant decline in children’s exposure to gambling ads — CasinoBeats

25th May 2024

'People haven't woken up to the scale of this': Gordon Brown on the UK's child poverty scandal

Lucy Letby denied permission to appeal against convictions for murdering seven babies

Boy, 11, shot in head after climbing garden fence to retrieve football

'Locked up far from my family': The teens in care detained by law

One-year-old Massah was born in UK - now she's being ordered to leave to 'maintain integrity of…

Myanmar: Tears for young rebel fighters lost on the front line

Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint

Social media giant investigated over concerns of being too addictive for young people

Belgian school religious symbol ban 'does not breach child rights'

After a child's death, California weighs rules for physical education during extreme weather

Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rights

Abuser threw victim's brother off Ovingdean cliffs, court told

Ovingdean cliff fall boy does not recall being pushed, court hears

Knife crime: 'I thought he's going to stab me, I'm going to die'

Children top up pocket money with extra work

Schoolchildren strike against cane

Working Class History

The UK's broken refugee policy is delivering scared children into the hands of people smugglers |…

Child homelessness in England reaches a record high

Council served with improvement notice after families 'pushed to limits'

Russia returns six children to Ukraine in Qatar-brokered deal

DCYF to remove remaining kids from St. Mary's Home for Children

Abusers often family members and other children, police say

Israeli forces physically assault and strangle 14-year-old Palestinian child detainee

Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking…

U.N. Says Iraq Islamists Using Children as Suicide Bombers

Social algorithms must change to protect children - Ofcom

DC attorney general proposes juvenile justice changes as he says 92% of convicted youth reoffend

Helping youth involved in the Criminal Justice System reintegrate into their communities

Justice Department to investigate Kentucky's juvenile jails after use of force, isolation…

'Not acceptable': DC attorney general seeks overhaul of agency tasked with rehabilitating youth…

Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Conditions at Kentucky Youth Detention…

OJJDP FY24 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative Solicitation Webinar | Office…

DOL's Child Labor Enforcement Expected to Be Hotter Than Ever This Summer

Is the ILO definition of child labour a misnomer?

Child Workers Found On Poultry Company's Kill Floor AGAIN Despite Teen's Death: DOL

China says investigates child labour accusation

Child Labor Laws Are Changing: How Could This Impact Workers' Comp?

Türkiye Introduces Education and Child Rights in Emergencies Programme

With Olympics approaching, it's time to recognize children as a protected class in sport

Guernsey school street trial plans to make roads safer

Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid on Northern Town

Safeguarding the future

UNICEF Aotearoa Launches First Parliamentary Forum For Children's Rights

CHR sees enhanced mandate with passage of Magna Carta of Children bill

Ukraine: UNICEF supports Kharkiv families evacuating from areas near Russia

UN raises alarm over child deaths in Sudan as health crisis deepens

UN: Number of children fleeing Latin America is soaring

Child migration through Panama's dangerous Darien Gap is up 40%, UN report says

Türkiye Introduces Education and Child Rights in Emergencies Programme

Do Children Have a "Right to Hug" Their Parents?

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time

VIDEO: NC Dems introduce a 'Children's Bill of Rights'

The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment

A children's rights-based approach

National Missing Children's Day Commemoration To Stream Live | Office of Juvenile Justice and…

Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't

National Symposium on Juvenile Services Call for Presentations | Office of Juvenile Justice and…

Fortnite fined £1,000,000 for 'aggressive' and 'deceptive' ads targeting kids

Who in Government is standing up for children?

Nearly 2,000 children killed in Ukraine war: UNICEF

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF: Nowhere Is Safe For Children In Gaza

Children's trust issued with reprimand after it inappropriately disclosed personal information on…

MoJ tables amendment stripping child rapists of parental responsibilities when sentenced

Court of Appeal issues ruling on evidential value and reliability of hair strand drug testing

Living in interesting times

Letterbox contact can no longer be seen as appropriate regime for most cases, and should "certainly…

Consultation launched on plans to reverse burden of proof before historic child sexual abuse cases…

Local authority claim that district judge did not reach "reasoned decision" had no prospect of…

Gambling Measures Consultation: Response — Hansard — UK Parliament

UK Gov Sets Age Restrictions for Child RSHE Protection — Mirage News

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Panama’s Child Protection Laws … — ohchr

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the … — ohchr

States Are Rolling Back Child Labor Laws to Fill Worker Shortage — Bloomberg.com

Screens and teens: How phones broke children’s brains | The Independent

17th May 2024

The UK's broken refugee policy is delivering scared children into the hands of people smugglers |…

Gaza: Starving children and adults dying the 'size of a skeleton', says World Food Programme boss

Gaza war: Why is the UN citing lower death toll for women and children?

Charlie Cosser: Boy accused of murder seemed shaken up, jury told

Gordon and Suella united on child poverty? Something's shifting

Sign the Petition

What you need to know about mandated reporting and child maltreatment with Rachel Rosenberg and…

Devon County Council seeks views on family hub centres roll-out

UK Home Office abandons potentially trafficked children: The Guardian

Consultation launched ahead of potential changes to city's children's centres

Why Do So Many Parents Think Kids Need Their Own Bedroom?

Sixth tribal nation votes to ban Noem for comments on cartels, Native children * South Dakota…

One bad rumour can affect how children view each other, study finds

Children's Nightgowns Recalled Due to Burn Hazard and Violation of Federal Flammability Standards…

An Islamist group used child soldiers in Mozambique attacks, says Human Rights Watch

IOF used Palestinian children as human shields in West Bank: DCI

Almost 900 sexual offences committed by people on bail - as charities warn of 'disastrous…

The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment

Turn child labour policy into a law

Allegations of Child Labour in Trade Negotiations with Australia

Pakistan's Sindh province cracks down on child labor

Feds crack down on labor exploitation amid national worry over fair treatment

Slaughterhouse cleaning company fined $649K for child workers, some as young as 13

Missouri Republican moves to loosen child labor laws, calls children "lazy"

National Symposium on Juvenile Services Call for Presentations | Office of Juvenile Justice and…

Youth Justice Action Month Mini-Grant Informational Webinar | Office of Juvenile Justice and…

How St. Louis' juvenile justice system often harms the kids it intends to help

Louisiana Senate leader seeks to block Landry juvenile justice appointee * Louisiana Illuminator

University of Nebraska at Omaha Celebrates Graduation of Second Cohort in Juvenile Justice…

41st Annual National Missing Children's Day Livestream | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency…

Young people buying large knives on Telegram and TikTok, police say

Inadequate measures for children's rights

Partnership for Children

Georgia: Children are being abused, including at school

CHILD PROTECTION ALLIANCE'S POSTION PAPER ON THE WOMEN'S AMENDEMENT BILL 2023 -

Nigeria And Child Rights Act | Independent Newspaper Nigeria

The UN has a 'list of shame' for those who harm children in war - but who is missing?

Why the UN changed its death tolls of Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza | CBC News

Worshippers stop teenage boy armed with rifle from entering church full of children in Louisiana

Clinic Contributes to Legal Victory for Children's Privacy Rights

The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming

Girls in Africa have every right to be children

Scribe signs Eloise Rickman's 'ground-breaking' book on children's rights

The Child's Right to Participate in Family Law Proceedings

Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide

Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead…

Biden Signs REPORT Act to Protect Kids Online

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth: New report highlights shocking statistics on juvenile…

18 senators push to fund immigration court children's docket

Salford Youth Justice Service rated 'Good'

Rising knife crime in London is linked to austerity cuts to youth services - here's the evidence

Lack of police oversight sees London YJS rated 'requires improvement'

Conwy and Denbighshire Youth Justice Service 'requires improvement' - inspection

Waltham Forest's Youth Justice Service told it needs to improve

Kent, Surrey and Sussex region probation services rated as 'Requires improvement'

How can the new PCCs build back the trust of young people?

Few parents regularly talk to children about spending in games and apps - poll

New 24/7 gambling arcade Little Vegas opening despite concerns

Illegal Online Gambling Outfit Threatened High-School Kids, Cops Say

Exclusive - U.S. list to drop Iraq, Myanmar as worst offenders on child soldiers

US company agrees to fine for hiring children to clean slaughterhouses

Australian couple sentenced to decades in prison for child sex abuse after using victims as…

Law reforms crucial to protect children from violent punishment

UK proposal to ban smartphones for kids, and other technology stories you need to know

Myrtle Beach Police Department to hold educational courses on risky child behavior

Life after loss ... families waiting for justice for their children

Every LGBT+ person should have the right to start a family

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Georgia’s Child Rights Code … — ohchr

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commends Namibia’s Children’s … — ohchr

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Panama’s Child Protection Laws … — ohchr

Implement UN Convention on Rights of the Child — Zampa — MSN

YJB’s new three-year strategy: The role of digital and risk of failure | CYP Now

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/15/starving-kids-a-stain-society-food-bank-parcels-reach-record-highs-20838263/

Intimidation and Greed: Experts Speak Out on Big Law’s Role in Perpetuating Child Labour

Haiti’s child soldiers: Hunger drives kids into gangs’ grip — MSN

Roma children — European governments are failing these ‘forgotten’ youngsters

U.S. judge throws out youth-led climate lawsuit

Government urged to reopen family reunion route for Ukrainian refugees as children kept …

11th May 2024

UNICEF: 'Nowhere safe to go' for Rafa's 600,000 children

UNICEF Warns 600,000 Children Face 'Catastrophe' In Rafah

600,000 Palestinian Kids in Rafah Can't "Evacuate" Safely, UNICEF Official Says

Israeli precision-guided munition likely killed group of children playing foosball in Gaza, weapons…

Israel-Gaza war: 'My children cling to me as dogs raid Rafah graves near our shelter'

Dad's grief as he buries daughter, 7, crushed to death on cross-Channel migrant boat

Children's shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians - occupied…

Mikey Roynon: No-one can forget his stabbing at a party in Bath

Charity says children in poverty sleeping on floors

Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide

How California's juvenile justice system changed since shutdown of state facilities

Child abuse inquiry chair 'disappointed' in govt approach

South East probation services requires improvement

Lorraine Kelly warns it has become 'almost impossible' for working-class youngsters to make it into…

Tony Hudgell: Royal palace offers to rearrange Kent boy's visit

Council agrees out of court settlement over abuse at children's home

Stronger safeguards for child strip search proposed by Government

DfE to collect data on children's social worker salaries

US judge throws out youth-led climate lawsuit

Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here's how they did it

Children and adults are gobbling supplements. Do you know the risks?

Children in Lebanon Are Paying the Price of 6 Months of Increasing Conflict

UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of…

Upholding the dignity of workers and eradicating child labour - Vatican News

Child labor law violations are at their highest in decades.

In US, children die working. Here's whom to blame for it

Launch of the Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey Reports

Preliminary findings on access to social health protection for child labour risk populations in…

Slaughterhouse cleaning company fined $649,000 for child workers | CNN Business

Towards revitalizing WIND activities to strengthen the fight against child labour

Report on child labor trafficking is first of its kind

Türkiye Recognized as Pathfinder Country in Global Fight Against Child Labour

Council and Guardian win appeal over whether fact-finding hearing was unnecessary

Government outlines three-step approach to reducing number of care leavers found intentionally…

Council agrees out of court settlement over abuse at children's home

Five-month-old baby dies after 'neglect incident' at Legoland Windsor

Magna Carta of Children bill progresses in Senate

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Saudi Arabia: Halt Executions of Child Offenders

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Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable: UN experts

UN Human Rights Chief deplores harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah

Action needed to protect children in Myanmar — mizzima

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Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Sixth Session | OHCHR

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Child gambling concerns around loot boxes to be subject of consultation

Rishi Sunak refuses to ban vape ads on football shirts despite child vaping

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Proposed legislation to help victims of child sex abuse seek justice gets unanimous vote

Wales schools: Ammanford stabbings prompt emergency safety review

Vulnerable teenagers 'dumped and abandoned' in hotels by councils in England

Poole mum's petition over special needs children funding

Lone children at risk of deportation to Rwanda after being classified as adults, says charity

Generation of children having lives blighted by homelessness, warns charity

'It's not safe for children': England's growing population of homeless families

West Bank: Israel Defense Forces accused of possible war crime

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Opinion | The ideal number of kids in a family: Four (at a minimum)

Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report

Cass Review: Children Deserve Better, Not Experimental Treatments

Save the Children disputes abuse allegations after Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices

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InfoStories: Child labour in agriculture

Russian Mercenaries Hunt the African Warlord America Couldn't Catch

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Getting Court: Prisoners tell children 'think before you act'

Office of Justice programs requests $407 million for Youth Justice Programs in FY 2025

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Sheriff Bonner 'clears the air' about plans to turn over controls of Juvenile Jail

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Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester

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UN human rights chief condemns killings of women, children in Rafah

Paedophiles create nude AI images of children to extort from them, says charity

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It's immoral to push children into poverty, but that's what the benefits cap does | Torsten Bell

Youth justice diversion schemes 'not fit' for children with SEND

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Adoption England pledges to boost diversity among adopters

Father had "no right" to expect council to place particular weight on religiously-motivated choice…

Guidance on explaining family court decisions to children published by Welsh Government

Level of annual changes in holders of post of Director of Children's Services among "highest on…

DfE launches Market Interventions Advisory Group on children's social care 'profiteering'

Stronger safeguards for child strip search proposed by Government

Moving between boroughs for those with EHC Plans

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UK-Rwanda asylum law: UN leaders warn of harmful consequences — ohchr

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A Canary in the Coal Mine: Juvenile Records and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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US doctor describes seeing people starving in northern Gaza

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GambleAware: Children “misled” by bright gambling ads

British children ‘bombarded’ with online gambling ads, GambleAware warns

NI children’s sector calls for funding to be restored

“Disproportionately” high rates of children in care in the North, report finds

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House committee votes to loosen child labor laws, reduce unemployment benefits

Agencies, lawmakers act against child labor abuses

Louisiana Republicans vote to end lunch breaks for child workers

An X-ray of child labour in Argentina

Four in 10 Nigerian children trapped in child labour — NBS

Symposium on ten years of progress for children’s rights: OPIC

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Thousands of children strip-searched by police in England and Wales last year

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Over 1,300 Scots kids as young as 12 arrested in the past year as figures rise

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An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year

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Fitch announces new Children's Justice Division

Youth advocates call on governor to veto Juvenile Reform Act

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UK children bombarded by gambling ads and images online, charity warns

UK Government provides response to DCMS gambling report

Ex-gambling addict got hooked playing slot machines at just eight years old

Council proposals to cut respite services put on hold following threat of legal action

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“Disproportionately” high rates of children in care in the North, report finds

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Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth meets to discuss Ireland’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child & the emerging issues for children

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Service launched to cut number of children in care