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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

CJI DY Chandrachud blames economic disparity, family breakdowns for juvenile delinquency

Sri Lanka bans corporal punishment in all sectors | Daily FT

Over 50,000 children disappeared from refugee centres, 850 in NL - DutchNews.nl

'Our voices need to be included': Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate…

'Moral obligation' of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children - Haiti

For children to be safe online, it's not they who need to change - it's the tech companies | Ian…

Parents who share photos of children online more likely to be approached for sexual images of them

The adultification of Palestinian children has consequences and needs to stop | Arwa Mahdawi

Strategic Plan 2024-27: the YJB's strategic objectives

New commissioner Jane Mudd vows to champion youth and social justice

Expansion of PAVA ignites debate on youth custody force and restraint

Youth justice advocates denounce Queensland Labor's 'irresponsible' detention changes

Queensland Labor's lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that's lost principles…

UK Charity Advising Australia About Improving Youth Custodial Centres | Charity Today News

Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action

Saudi Arabia: Halt Executions of Child Offenders

Foster care in America from a children's advocate raised in the system - WDET 101.9 FM

Corporal Punishment: At current rate, 60 years needed to meet 2030 target for global ban to protect…

Girls in Africa have every right to be children

Extreme religious views about children play out in both Daybell, 8 Passengers cases

UNESCO Caribbean Bridges Knowledge Gap on Youth, Peace, and Security in the Caribbean

Civil Suits by Parents Against Family Policing Agencies — Harvard Law Review

Child immigration detention must be prohibited following adoption of EU migration and …

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

Kurdish lawyer plans UN action over child deaths in Turkey — Medya News

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

UN Child Rights Committee to review Namibia, Guatemala, Georgia, Mali, Panama, Egypt …

UNICEF urges immediate action to protect children amid escalating violence in …

UNICEF unveils new vision to protect and empower adolescent girls in Pakistan

6th May 2024

UNCRC Articles 43-54 - Save the Children Australia

Chancellor of Justice recommends reviewing minimum age requirements in laws

European Court of Human Rights Issues Landmark Climate Ruling with Implications for Türkiye and…

Child gambling concerns around loot boxes to be subject of consultation

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

Stabilizing crime victims' funding is a win America's kids desperately need

Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn

Today in Juvenile Justice: Administrator Update, April 29, 2024 | Office of Juvenile Justice and…

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

Nurturing new starts: cities' crucial role in refugee children's integration

See messages children in Gaza have for American college students | CNN

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

We fight for Children's Rights - Defence for Children

InfoStories: Child labour in agriculture

Russian Mercenaries Hunt the African Warlord America Couldn't Catch

Local Event: World Premiere of "Once a Child Soldier" on May 18th

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

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

Alternatives to Detention and Confinement | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Juvenile Justice Reform Act applies to cases pending when law took effect, MD Supreme Court rules …

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

Today begins an illuminating journey into the juvenile justice system, where youth either find…

Taking next steps to end child labour in global supply chains

The ILO, the private sector, and the fight against child labour

Sacrificed innocence, child labour in the heart of Nairobi

ILO, UNICEF urge Malaysia to tackle child labour issue

Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Child labour in Indonesia and Timor-Leste

Bolivia

Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester

UN warns Haiti's capital blockaded, no aid for malnourished children

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

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

Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children?

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

Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to December 2023

The Big Ambition for Safety from Crime | Children's Commissioner for England

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

UNICEF, Nigerian Media Leaders Sign Groundbreaking Partnership to Boost Children's Rights Advocacy

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

The Surge In Child Labor: Conventions, Laws, and Challenges — American Bar Association

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

Audrey Hepburn: Hollywood Icon and Child Rights Activist — the United Nations

29th April 2024

US doctor describes seeing people starving in northern Gaza

Developing Global Guidance for Child Rights Impact Assessments in Relation to the Digital…

Children’s Rights Ombudsperson and UNICEF signed an agreement to strengthen child protection in…

How Children at Risk fights for children’s rights

Statement to the Global Digital Compact on Key Priority Issues for Child Rights and the Digital…

UNCRC Article 42 — Save the Children Australia

Spotlight on Criminal Justice: Observing National Child Abuse Prevention Month — April — R Street…

Juvenile Justice Reform Act applies to cases pending when law took effect, MD Supreme Court rules …

Alternatives to Detention and Confinement | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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

Children’s Justice Center expands, opens at new location in American Fork

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

Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

Judge makes best interest decision on end of life treatment for young child without relying on…

Moving between boroughs for those with EHC Plans

Children law update: Spring 2024

Assessing allegations of non-accidental injury

Judge makes best interest decision on end of life treatment for young child without relying on…

Trapped and Starving, 2 Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive

QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents…

US House resolution: Russian abduction of Ukrainian children is genocide

Children in care — there’s one in every classroom | Letter

City crime plan gets update with new focus on youth justice

Youth advocates call on governor to veto Juvenile Reform Act

When Solitary Confinement Means Living in a Shower Stall

Supporters: Juvenile justice bill is about “true second chances”

Baltimore’s Comprehensive Violence Plan update introduces first youth justice pillar

Ranking Member Cassidy Continues Investigation into Child Labor Violations, Requests Information…

Conservatives’ savage child labor agenda wants kids working more for less

Sugar In Baby Food, Child Labour Allegations: Nestle’s Past Controversies

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

Challenges with children and youth’s participation in child welfare

Statement to the Global Digital Compact on Key Priority Issues for Child Rights and the Digital…

Glusburn School proud to be a respecter of children’s rights

Child Rights Violation: Government Must Ensure Strict Enforcement of Law

A parent who championed all children

Children in conflict: portraying light amid darkness

Rescuers Through the Eyes of Children: Inspiring Creativity and Safety Awareness

Tackling Child Labor: A Guide for Financial Institutions — Shift

‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza

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

‘I can’t find food’: despair in Gaza as children face malnutrition — video

Kansas to allow foster care teens to choose, form legal mentor relationships with trusted adults *…

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

NEWS: Younger kids targeted by drug gangs | Edexec

ADCS president pledges focus on improving diversity in children’s services

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

The Children's Rights Team

Children's Rights at the Centre of EU Digital Policy in 2024-2029 - World

Children's rights campaigners call for urgent action on online harms

Variety Power of Law Honoree Clifford Gilbert-Lurie Champions Many Causes Including Alliance for…

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

Opinion: Past time to transform juvenile justice in Maine

Fitch announces new Children's Justice Division

Youth advocates call on governor to veto Juvenile Reform Act

New juvenile justice rules could put more young kids in court

The parents paying for their children's crimes

Report: Diverting youth away from the justice system is working

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

Councils placed 706 children in unregulated homes in 2022-23, report finds

'Dedicated' Wirral youth justice workers receives royal commendation

Young people are getting unhappier - a lack of childhood freedom and independence may be partly to…

Children's Rights Ombudsperson and UNICEF signed an agreement to strengthen child protection in…

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

Children disproportionately wearing the scars of the war in Gaza — UNICEF

Montenegro Adopts Barnahus Model to Aid Child Abuse Survivors — Mirage News

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

Syria’s Child Soldiers: Armed Factions Are Sending Kids To The Front Lines

Surge In Child Labor: Conventions, Laws, and Challenges — American Bar Association

Service launched to cut number of children in care