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29th March 2023

UK's migration bill could put thousands of children 'into arms of criminals'

R -v- Ahmed and others - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Four in 10 households with children 'have skipped meals in recent months' - The Independent

'Split-screening' and other phone habits reveal how children are watching even more videos

'What about these kids' right to life?' - Tributes for Nashvillle victims as gun control debate…

Almost QUARTER of children in youth prisons and secure sites are Black, report shows - The Mirror

Not detaining child migrants creates pull factor - Sunak - BBC News

Opinion | The Dangerous Race to Put More Children to Work

Maine lawmakers table bill that could have broadened reasons to arrest children

Ukrainian children deported to Russia face uncertain future

Ben & Jerry's: 'No evidence' of child labor in Vermont supply chain

International Cocoa Initiative reports success with its child labour monitoring and remediation…

At chocolate time, we've discovered what the brands that score best on child labour and the…

Here's what businesses and consumers can do to tackle modern slavery in supply chains

No place for (most) kids

SB162, HB3 signed into law, affecting Department of Juvenile Justice - ABC 36 News

Kentucky governor signs bill marking sweeping changes to juvenile justice center

'It just makes us worse': Former gang member describes revolving door of juvenile justice system

New DOJ funding opportunities for counties to improve school security and reduce youth violence

Justice-impacted youth are people first. It's time to honor that in our actions - and policies. …

UNICEF alert to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen

540,000 children in Yemen 'starving': UNICEF

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF: After 8 Years Of War, 11M Children In Yemen Need Humanitarian Aid

Unicef ambassador Orlando Bloom meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Millions of children lack safe water and sanitation, UN report says

The world faces a water crisis - 4 powerful charts show how

Opinion: Crumbley parents lose their appeal. Why that could be a game changer on school shootings …

Report finds monitoring officer left in "unenviable position" over councillor under police…

Landlord hit with £165k planning enforcement fine for overcrowding

28th March 2023

Americans thought child labor was a travesty 'over there.' That myth has been shattered. - USA…

Awaab Ishak: Home where toddler died is still riddled with mould more than two years later

Ukraine's abducted children: 'List of suspects will grow' - DW

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister - The Independent

Opinion: Utah's startling new rules for kids and social media - CNN

Yet another US school shooting continues the cycle of gun violence

Nashville school shooting leaves 3 more kids dead. Don't you tell me it's too soon to talk guns. …

Have two US teens found proof for 2,000-year-old Pythagoras theorem? - ITV News

27th March 2023

Civil rights groups urge US Department of Education to investigate children's rights violations at…

John Rosemond: On children's rights, from a parental perspective

Living with Children: A bill of rights for children, from parents

Russia to hold UN meeting on Ukraine kids taken to Russia

Police strip-searching children as young as eight - The Times and The Sunday Times

TikTok's danger to teens in focus during US congressional hearing - Reuters UK

Advocates oppose Queensland police power to treat children worse than adults over drug offences

Opaque AI tool may flag children of parents with disabilities as at risk of harm

ICC's Khan says Putin arrest warrant a 'sombre occasion'

Germany obliged to arrest, hand Putin over to the ICC if he goes there, justice minister says

With House parental rights vote, a GOP-favorite state policy reaches national stage - The Hill

32 states and counting: Why parents bills of rights are sweeping US - The Christian Science Monitor

GOP bill establishing a federal parental bill of rights passed in U.S. House - Idaho Capital Sun

House Republicans pass 'parents' rights' bill in fight over schools

‘Parental rights for whom?’ WaPo columnist attacks ‘rabble-rousing’ parents over school issues …

25th March 2023

Children need protection under UN convention

Voice of the People, March 15, 2023

Rescued Ukrainian children recount horrors of Russia deportation and 'torture' - The Independent

Children & Young People Bulletin: March 2023

Targeting Gun Violence Newsletter, Spring 2023

US House GOP Passes Parents' Bill of Rights Act

Michigan Appeals Court: Parents of Mass Shooter Can Face Manslaughter Trial

Report finds monitoring officer left in "unenviable position" over councillor under police…

Utah is first US state to require parental consent for under-18s using social media

Canada's child-soldier effort hits headwind in Congo

Soldier recalls horror of squad shooting dead child 20 years on from Iraq war

Emmanuel Jal's Inspirational Journey · Babson Thought & Action

Law Pod UK: Safe as Houses: Depriving children of their liberty

24th March 2023

Quakers call for urgent inquiry into use of hotels for vulnerable asylum-seeking children

Russia Signals It Will Take More Ukrainian Children, a Crime in Progress

Putin's alleged war crimes: who are the Ukrainian children being taken by Russia?

Asylum bill passes first hurdle as commissioner issues stark warning over safeguarding of children

Wales smacking ban sees fewer than five people referred to CPS in first year - Wales Online

'Dangerous and depressing': Homeless children at risk in UK housing crisis - Euronews

How just walking around - even when accompanied by an adult - is empowering for children - The…

Home Office accused of 'shunting' Afghan child refugees around UK 'like cattle'

What does the Spring Budget mean for children & young people? | Children's Commissioner for England

Campaigner hails councils over anti-discrimination for care children and leavers

A Black family fights to get their kids back from Tennessee Department of Children's Services …

Every child deserves a Home Advantage - Hope and Homes

HOW THE CLIMATE CRISIS AFFECTS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN | The World's Largest Lesson

TikTok CEO grilled by U.S. lawmakers over 'dangerous' content

22nd March 2023

Putin's private Wagner army 'recruiting soldiers in Russian schools' - Evening Standard

Child migration a 'shameful chapter' in country's history, inquiry finds - The Independent

Online sex predators 'preyed on children 44,000 times while new laws are delayed' - The Mirror

Uproar as Indigenous mother is told to remove woven baby carrier on visit to Native American museum…

South Fulton police urge parents to talk to their children about improper use of toy guns

Child Protection Lawyers say 26-week target will be difficult to achieve

Time for change

Lawmakers approved big changes to KY juvenile justice system. Here's what they did.

After Brexi: Juvenile justice system can do better but it can't stop youth violence alone (Guest…

Queensland passes controversial youth crime laws after heated human rights debate

Australian boy, 13, spent six weeks in solitary confinement

Connecticut Justice Alliance demands alternatives to youth incarceration

How Yemen's civil war drives child labor and abuse | FairPlanet

Child Labour Primarily in the Agricultural Sector | Channel5Belize.com

With high poverty and low education, child labour rises in India | FairPlanet

Child Labour Training to Build Capacity of Frontline Workers | Channel5Belize.com

Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally…

20 years since US-led invasion, the forgotten children and women of Iraq are struggling to rebuild…

10 million children in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighbouring…

Triple threat

Launch of UNICEF Child Alert - Ten million children in the central Sahel need humanitarian…

190 million children at risk from water-related crises: UNICEF

Twelve years on, Syrian children endure one brutal crisis after another

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Undernourished And Overlooked: New UNICEF Report Reveals Global Nutrition…

Donate to Help Protect Children's Rights | UNICEF Canada

Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages

Russia to hold UN meeting on Ukraine kids taken to Russia

In Lebanon, UN deputy chief explores first-hand, challenges facing children and persons with…

Ten million children in Sahel face 'extreme jeopardy': UN

Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, UN says

UN Experts Stress Urgent Need to Ensure Child Rights While Implementing Counter-Terrorism and…

Human Rights Council Discusses Ensuring a Safe, Inclusive and Empowering Digital … — OHCHR

HRC 52 - Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Children…

Inquiry into Illegal Migration Bill launched — Home Secretary asked to appear before Committee Committees — UK Parliament

To ask or not to ask is a serious question

Police stopped a Black couple in Tennessee - and took their children

21st March 2023

5 Teenage Girls Reportedly Arrested in Iran For Dancing to Selena Gomez Song - VICE UK

'Love knows no identity': Children of mixed marriages in Cyprus ask who are we? - Euronews

Children of working parents may commit crime later in life, Tory MP suggests - The Independent

Putin pictured inside empty Mariupol theatre struck in Russian bombing

As advocates push for child marriage bans, some states resist - The Washington Post

The government is undermining stay at home mothers, says senior Tory MP George Eustice - inews

Human Rights Council Discusses Ensuring a Safe, Inclusive and Empowering Digital … — OHCHR

Should Children Vote, Sit on Juries, and Serve in Office?

Save the Children calls for full investigation into violations of children's rights in Ukraine |…

Prof. Jace Pillay reflects on importance of churches in upholding children's rights

Hong Kong: Arrests for possession of 'seditious' children's books a new low for human rights

Summer School Frontiers of Children's Rights - Leiden Law Conferences

19th March 2023

'We had to hide them': how Ukraine's 'kidnapped' children led to Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant …

Putin's 'child snatcher' and other fugitives wanted by International Criminal Court

These are the123 Countries who are members of the ICC

They are obliged to arrest anyone who is the subject of an ICC warrant and to hold them for trial which normally takes place in The Hague. This is a majority of the 193 Members of the United Nations. The USA signed the ICC convention but has not ratified it, a similar position re the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The States Parties to the Rome Statute

What's the International Criminal Court and why are countries bailing?

US Christian group accused of covering up sexual abuse of minors - The Guardian

With first birth in 25 years, this community shows the scale of Japan's population crisis - CNN

Prince William 'deeply concerned' after children 'racially abused' during football matches

An endangered species: Child mortality rate increases by 20% in U.S., offsets years of progress

Washington City leaders tour children's justice center, see how staff make healing kids 'their…

Forensic Study Sheds Light on the Remains of Infants, Children

URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States

17th March 2023

Children's commissioner for England expresses 'deep concern' over illegal migration bill

Child detainees in Iran tortured brutally, says Amnesty - DW

Parents Together Action Demands Meeting With Facebook, TikTok - Gizmodo

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Government accused of eroding local…

Globally, just 1 in 4 children covered by social protection: UN report

Russian politician shares video of Crimea schoolchildren learning to load rifles in classroom - The…

What Are We Protecting Children from by Banning Books?

International Bureau for Children's Rights

Law Pod UK: Safe as Houses: Depriving children of their liberty

Youth unemployment no longer at historic low - Full Fact

Time for change

Child Protection Lawyers say 26-week target will be difficult to achieve

Black family’s five children forcibly taken by child services after minor traffic stop in Tennessee…

“How living in France has reshaped my idea of motherhood” — Marie Claire UK

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Government accused of eroding local…

Debate on support for single parent families, House of Commons, Tuesday 14th March

Raising children in UK makes parents poor

Booker, Durbin Express Concerns about Renewed Reports of Rebel Group M23'S Use of Child Soldiers…

First Child Soldier Charges Against Ex-FARC Guerrillas: Tribunal

Durbin, Booker Urge State Department To Impose Sanctions Following Renewed Reports Of Rebel Group…

Reuters: Russian soldiers sexually abused 4-year-old child, raped her mother in Kyiv Oblast

Over 460 Ukrainian kids have died from Russian attacks

"Children Without Childhood": Representations of the Child-Soldier as an International Emergency

Okla. lawmaker says Bible endorses corporal punishment of disabled children

Oklahoma House fails bill protecting disabled kids from corporal punishment

Oklahoma Republicans Stop Bill That Would've Banned Hitting Disabled Kids at School

Mother of disabled child feels Government has turned its back on most vulnerable

Disabled boy's family say they struggle to get proper care

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