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16th May 2023

Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

Kim Jong Un uses child 'influencers' to spread propaganda to the world

Does Northern Ireland have the highest rate of child poverty in the UK? - Fact Check NI

Peer To Propose Child Exemption In Tough New Illegal Migration Law

Conservative MP Wants Children's Clothing Tax Relief Extended To Ease Cost Of Living

The Road Less Taken: Why the Danish childhood deserves UNESCO heritage recognition - The Copenhagen…

MVRDV - Shenzhen Women & Children's Centre

Schoolgirl poisonings are persisting in Iran. So should the international reaction to them.

‘Dumb and dangerous’: US sees surge in efforts to weaken child labor regulations

Children Suffer When Parents Are Imprisoned

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | 60 years after Birmingham Children's Crusade, youth still fight…

Abused children in California foster care, welfare systems should not be imprisoned for…

Will the UN Name and Shame Russia for Violating Children's Rights in Ukraine?

The Child's Right to a Nationality and Childhood Statelessness: A Toolkit for Child Rights Actors …

Kremlin Children's Rights Envoy Mocks Ukrainians for Trying to Get Kids Back

Jordan's Child Rights Record in the Spotlight

China Launches 'New-Era' Marriage and Childbearing Initiatives

Digital Child Benefit Customer Survey

A First Look At The Gambling Act Review White Paper - Sport - UK

It's time to step up to fight the exploitation of migrant child laborers

Child marriage in decline - but will take 300 years to eliminate

Relationships, children play a large role in LGBTQ+ homeownership

Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage - UNICEF

South Asia could eliminate child marriage only in 55 years - UNICEF

South Asia home to highest number of child marriages: UNICEF

Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from 'polycrisis': UNICEF

New Australian study finds no legal or scientific support for corporal punishment, recommends…

AG: 'Policy expectation' that corporal punishment should not happen in schools

From court to the community: improving access to evidence-based treatment for underserved youth…

Call for submissions: Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform across Australia

It's time to step up to fight the exploitation of migrant child laborers

Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement

Gambling reform in the UK

14th May 2023

'They were little': photos show children illegally working in US slaughterhouse

Frontier Insights Libya: Understanding Children's Digital Access

How former child soldier from Iran becomes award winning artist

Peterborough City Council child exploitation response found ineffective

Illegal Migration Bill, House of Lords Second Reading, 10 May 2023

Celebrating the RE Council's 50th Anniversary | Children's Commissioner for England

Victims of forced adoption step up pressure for UK government apology

Moscow Mechanism report on deportation of Ukrainian children: UK statement to the OSCE

Children in England's schools need better sex education, experts tell MPs

The Politics of Juvenile Justice - The Crime Report

Data Experts at School of Social Work's National SOGIE Center Take Lead Role in Supporting…

Prisoner health neglected while $1.1b jail sits idle

First Nations Women Call for Youth Justice Reform after Banksia Hill Riots

U.S. feds fine McDonald's franchisees with workers as young as 10

Return of the child-friendly city? How social movements are changing European urban areas

Girls in low-income nations could be 'left behind' in the digital world - UNICEF

Children: how discrimination against children plays out in law

Ivory Coast: Teachers mobilise communities to end child labour

Children and Young People: Placement and Restrictive Support Packages

Changes to legal aid for special guardianship orders and private family law proceedings "do not go…

8th May 2023

Humza Yousaf accused of 'failure' over children's rights delays in Scotland

Why Our Children Should Be More Demanding, Not Less

43 child rights organisations make a joint submission to the Global Digital Compact | End Violence

The UK: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

7th May 2023

Understanding ethnic disparity in reoffending rates in the youth justice system

Study shows unequal opportunities between urban and rural areas for young people across the UK

Dodging justice: Characteristics of repeat child sex offenders

Two 10-year-olds found working unpaid shifts until 2am at US McDonald's restaurant

10-year-olds among hundreds of children found working at McDonald's restaurants

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences | Rehabilitation in Children and Youth

Community-led approach needed to tackle youth violence in UK, report finds

UK Gov Statement on Deportation of Ukrainian Children

Let us have a proper discussion about child sexual abuse

Oxford MP appeals to UK Gov to help children trapped in Sudan

EU Children's Participation Platform

The march continues: Children's Crusade foot soldiers say they're still fighting for equity

Putin's children: how the Kremlin indoctrinated a generation

May 2, 1963 | Black Children Begin Movement Protesting Segregation; Face Police Brutality

Victims of child abuse deserve nothing less than justice | READER COMMENTARY

Don't forget that children gamble too

UK government says online age verification is effective | Biometric Update

Gambling Whitepaper issued in the UK

Tech-funded groups argue child protection bills would hurt user privacy

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Hundreds Of Organizations & Advocates Voice Support For Kids Online Safety…

Guidance Note: Qualitative Assessment Approaches for the Protection of Children with Disabilities…

Senators Propose ‘COPPA 2.0’ in Frenzy of Online Child Safety Regulation

Judge criticises fundamental errors in childcare case after earlier ruling ignored

3rd May 2023

Michigan schoolboy brings bus to a stop after driver passes out behind the wheel

Humanitarian response snapshots January to March 2023

Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children, warn…

90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women in low-income countries are offline - UNICEF

Children in Sudan at High Risk as Armed Conflict Continues

UNICEF delivers 10,000 devices funded by the EU and Korea for Ukrainian schoolchildren [EN/UK] …

Unicef UK on Instagram: "At a UNICEF-supported Spilno Child Spot in Ukraine, UNICEF Goodwill…

Are children at risk in tight labour markets? UNICEF explains

'Dumb and dangerous': US sees surge in efforts to weaken child labor regulations

Child labour on farms in Africa: it's important to make a distinction between what's harmful, and…

Muffin Break franchise hit with 360 child labour charges

The resurgence of child labor in America

Special Report: How a fake ID let Hyundai suppliers use child labor in Alabama

"A way to throw kids away": Texas' troubled juvenile justice department is sending more children to…

Juvenile justice officers say boss is the problem

Community expresses concerns over juvenile crime program

Stricter juvenile justice proposals among raft of criminal policy changes to advance - Louisiana…

Jordan: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Embedding children's rights in the digital environment: the work of the Digital Futures Commission

Letter: Consider the children

Won't somebody please think of the children? Their agency is ignored in the moral panic around drag…

Angwe seeks end to corporal punishment, says it violates child's rights Act - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

France: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Sweden increases contribution for UNICEF in Yemen

Report: Meta Struggling to Stop Child Sex Trafficking on Facebook and Instagram

Our children deserve better

Law professor says nation disregards children's rights

Justice Department challenges Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors | CNN Politics

Hawley Demands FBI Launch Full-Scale Effort to Locate Missing Migrant Children, Bring Child Labor…

'Great shame': Daniel Andrews highlights injustice over Indigenous children in care and justice…

ASA Research into the Exposure of Youngsters to Gambling Advertisements - EconoTimes

Working group issues report calling on each children services department to implement Best Practice…

Review publishes recommendations on safeguarding disabled children in residential settings

Parent crowd funds legal challenge over local authority refusal to provide free school meals during…

Number of 'twin hat' directors of social services at local authorities continues downward trend

Law Commission asked to review legislation on social care for disabled children

'Secret adoption'?

Recognition of authority to place a looked after child in Scotland

UNICEF competition winners help children with disabilities thrive [EN/UK] - Ukraine

27th April 2023

The UK: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Government Eases Stance On Detaining Children In Illegal Migration Bill

Lola James: Toddler's murder prompts calls for review of children's services in Wales

The reason gangs recruit children in Baltimore and why they join, according to one expert

Charity Become said some children were 500 miles from home

UK Government Makes Reforms to Child Care Sector

Hundreds of UK asylum seeker children wrongly treated as adults, report shows

Review publishes recommendations on safeguarding disabled children in residential settings

Opinion: Child soldiers, death and despair: We must secure peace in Sudan

26th April 2023

UK children receiving food aid spikes to over one million: charity

South Asian countries still notorious for child brides, says UNICEF

The Ministry of Youth and Sports and UNICEF, in partnership with the Kurdistan Organization for…

UNICEF on Instagram: "I am inspired by the strength of the mums I met in Ukraine. At a…

Firearms injure or kill up to a quarter of juvenile justice youth after detention

'It's set up to fail': Kansas youth justice leaders discuss state's lack of progress - Kansas…

Save the Children report shines light on child rights violations in Australia's youth justice…

Iowa to allow children to work longer hours, serve alcohol: How US states have rolled back child…

Iowa Senate Pulls All-Nighter to Roll Back Child Labor Protections

US: Iowa passes controversial bill to allow teens to work longer hours, serve alcohol

US is Making Child Labour Legal. Here's Why | Vantage with Palki Sharma

United Kingdom and United States: California age-appropriate design rules - Similar principles and…

PolitiFact - U.N.-backed report doesn't say adults having sex with children is OK

Government considers funding child UN complainants

Indian child rights activist claims same-sex marriage denies kids one parent's love

UN Child Rights Committee requests Sri Lanka to decriminalize homosexuality - NewsWire

PLIGHT OF MIGRANTS: Mothers go one way, children another, during eviction of refugees outside UN…

Better social protection for the world's children is urgently needed, says UN report

Govt, UN disagree on maternal deaths figures

Children in the legal system need an adult to help out - Addison Independent

Council wins appeal over order giving mother leave to oppose adoption

Review of disclosure and barring regime calls for enhanced criminal record checks for councillors…

Recognition of authority to place a looked after child in Scotland

New ADCS President calls for "fundamental" regulatory review across children's services

New ADCS President calls for "fundamental" regulatory review across children's services

24th April 2023

UK's two-child limit welfare policy driving children into poverty

Call for urgent measures to prevent ‘appalling’ abuse of disabled children in UK care homes

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-abuse-uk-disabled-children-care-homes-b2323199.html

M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Indigenous author explores the power of hair for Native Americans in children's book

Ministry announces new children's rights plan - Türkiye News

Queensland among worst violators of children's rights in youth justice system, research finds

Christian Nationalism, Parents’ Rights vs Children’s Rights, and the Rise of Momfluencers

https://www.breakpoint.org/christian-nationalism-parents-rights-vs-childrens-rights-and-the-rise-of-momfluencers/

Egypt: Data of Tens of Thousands of Students Compromised

Officials, experts and young people call for renewed efforts to end child marriage in South Asia

New DPC guidance on children's data protection rights

The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws - The Washington Post

How exceptional clearance is being used in sex crime cases involving children | An Exceptional…

Ralph Yarl shooting shows dangerous perception of Black children, experts say

The pursuit of justice for victim/survivors of child abuse

'Nanny-state' gambling reforms stoke concern of legal age changes for smoking and alcohol

Church of England leads child safety revolt over online age checks

ASA rules against BetVictor Facebook ad - Gaming Intelligence

Ukraine's Missing Children (COPY)

The Ukrainian children rescued from Russia

Ex-members of extremist Mormon sect plead for help to find missing children - The Guardian

21st April 2023

Review of disclosure and barring regime calls for enhanced criminal record checks for councillors…

Recognition of authority to place a looked after child in Scotland

Child Trust Funds: Millions of pounds stuck in 80,000 accounts - report - BBC News

More help for suicidal children with autism needed, mum says - BBC News

Childism: how discrimination against children plays out in law - The Conversation UK

Republican-controlled House passes trans sport ban for certain schools - GAY TIMES

'Failure at every level' led to children's homes abuse, report says

Lambeth Council failings led to child suffering irreversible harm

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Safeguarding overhaul called for after…

Call for urgent measures to tackle appalling abuse of disabled children in care homes

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-abuse-uk-disabled-children-care-homes-b2323199.html

New ADCS President calls for "fundamental" regulatory review across children's services

National Housing Federation report highlights scale of overcrowding in social housing

Ombudsman finds severe maladministration after young family left with unsafe windows for 16 months

20th April 2023

Alleged former Wagner commanders admit killing children in Ukraine

Life expectancy for babies born in the North a year less than others in England, new research finds

More than 300,000 children sharing beds due to overcrowding - report

As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings

'We left behind children in incubators:' Witnesses describe hospital shelled in Sudan's clashes |…

Arkansas requires parents' OK for children on social media

Major International Conference at W&L Explores Children Trapped in Violence

Eradicating The Child Soldier Trend In Nigeria

https://independent.ng/eradicating-the-child-soldier-trend-in-nigeria/

19th April 2023

Republicans push for teenagers as young as 14 to work in restaurants, industrial jobs - USA TODAY

UN rolls out initiative to make children visible, heard in decision making

Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war

Queensland among worst violators of children's rights in youth justice system, research finds

The Dirty, Dangerous Conditions of Juvenile Facilities in the U.S.

Youth records in mainly Black Louisiana areas may go public

Australian youth justice system broken, report finds

Pursuing Justice: Bilateral Interactions Among the Criminal Justice and Housing Sectors for…

Biden administration urges action on child labor from meat companies

Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry ⋆ Michigan Advance

Iowa state senate votes to allow children to work longer hours and serve alcohol

The child workers who feed you | Food and Environment Reporting Network

New edition of Constitution of Uzbekistan serves children's best interests

Commission welcomes banning of spit hoods by AFP

UNICEF LACRO Humanitarian Situation report - Children on the move (including Venezuelans and…

Seven-fold increase in children crossing treacherous Darien Gap, says UNICEF | CNN

For Every Child in Libya: UNICEF's 2022 Annual Report - Libya

UNICEF Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 26: 1 - 31 March 2023 - Ukraine

UNICEF Nigeria Key Results for Children

Unicef gives Haitian police 30 motorcycles to protect schoolchildren

Parents can raise their children as they wish, but smacking them must be taboo | Sonia Sodha

Weaponising Indigenous children for the voice's no campaign is a distraction from the solutions we…

Alabama House committee approves bill requiring safe storage of firearms around children |…

Did UN call to decriminalise sex between adults + children?! [No]

https://www.techarp.com/facts/un-adults-children-sex-crime/

Awareness on child labour, human trafficking

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/awareness-on-child-labour-human-trafficking-497536

Tackling Global Rising Trend Of Child Labour

https://independent.ng/tackling-global-rising-trend-of-child-labour/

17th April 2023

Georgia National Guard Will Use Phone Location Tracking to Recruit High School Children

London 'school street' at centre of dispute dismantled by council

Pornhub partners with child abuse charities to intercept illegal activity

Digital Information World

Parents decide their children's online usage as US lawmakers debate over TikTok

State senator explains benefits of Alabama Parental Rights in Children's Education Act

Nobel Peace Prize for Children's Rights Goes to...

Charity Retrieves Ukrainian Children From Russia

Finding Ukraine's stolen children and bringing perpetrators to justice: lessons from Argentina …

'Law is failing to protect the young as shops are illegally selling vapes to kids' - The Mirror

Attorney General "disappointed" with governor's pocket veto of new division

Key Considerations For Legislating Kids' Data Privacy - Law360

Children's data compliance in the UK - not child's play

Department of Defense leads effort to ensure child and teen safety

My child is addicted to video games - what do I do?

15th April 2023

INTERPOL and UNICEF sign cooperation agreement to address child sexual exploitation and abuse

UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts

The Boy in The Tent

One in five UK children aged three and four have mobile phone, study finds - The Guardian

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by council over refusal of application for placement order

High Court judge rejects claim council operated unlawful policy of coercing children into making…

Young Queer People Are Being Put on Trial For Fighting Hate - VICE UK

🚨Palestinian child shot by Israeli settler outside East Jerusalem youth centre

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Million children in poverty due to limit…

Council agrees to wholescale external review of housing service, pay out £20k after Ombudsman…

Government to issue call for evidence on new mandatory reporting duty

New 'self-triage' website for Shropshire parents and children

Ministers Accused Of Failing Hundreds Of Missing Asylum-Seeking Children

13th April 2023

Government rejects call to ban smacking in England - BBC News

'It was heartbreaking': Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation

Gun deaths among children are soaring

Percent of Children Living Below the Poverty Line

More than one million families lose child benefits - are you affected? - The Sun

GOP Lawmaker Defends Supporting 12-Year-Olds' Right To Legally Marry - HuffPost UK

2022 Human Rights Reports: What They Mean for Biden's Child Soldier Prevention Efforts * Stimson…

Festering wounds of Kony's Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

Japan and UNICEF will work together to provide access to services for more than 88,000 children…

Devastating earthquakes impact infrastructure, displacement, and education in Syria

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: How UNICEF Is Tackling The Global Nutrition Crisis For Women And Girls

UNICEF Venezuela Situation Report No. 2, 1 January to 31 December 2022 - Venezuela (Bolivarian…

UNICEF's Oxygen Concentrators: Saving the Lives of Newborns in Northern Nigeria

12th April 2023

Cafe that hires 11-year-olds sparks criticism amid push for minimum age for Australian workers

Why Child Labor Is on the Rise in the U.S. | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry - New Jersey Monitor

Child Labor: 9 Key Strategies To Mitigate Risk Of Child Labor In The Supply Chain - Employee…

Save the Children survey shows troubling data for child labour in Italy

American children are working hazardous jobs - and it's about to get worse | Robert Reich

Child labour and parasitic elite | The Express Tribune

Baranyai: Child labour abuses increase amid worker shortage

India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour

How the top U.S. official for incarcerated youth sees the challenges for kids in the justice system

California is phasing out its youth prisons. Is a 'shadow' justice system emerging?

Juvenile Justice Administrators Report Sexual Victimization Incidents | Office of Justice Programs

Gov. Edwards, lawmakers must commit to true youth justice reform - Louisiana Illuminator

Philadelphia DA's Office releases report on girls in juvenile justice system

'Bring them home': UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children

UN calls for children's repatriation from PKK-held camps in Syria

Russia's alleged deportation of Ukrainian children has caused a UN standoff - what international…

[Opinion] The overlooked 'crimes against children' ICC arrest warrant

National Children's Commissioner calls for action after 'shocking' research on child maltreatment…

'Outrageous': Russia Accused of Spreading Disinformation at U.N. Event

More than 1m children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit

On Behalf of Children

Readout of Deputy Secretary Marten's Discussion with Transgender Youth and Their Parents in Honor…

10th April 2023

The Children's Rights Advocate Accused of Russian War Crimes

Russia's commissioner for children's rights seeks to portray war crimes accusations as false.

Russian charged with war crimes may brief U.N. Security Council

UN diplomats stage walkout during Russian discussion on children's rights - video

Ukraine: Russia systematically violates the rights of the child

31 Ukrainian children returned from Russia

Ukraine says it has brought back back 31 children from Russia amid war - Euronews

Black girls 3 times more prone to invasive strip-search by Met police: Report

Juvenile detention staff who sexually victimized children face few legal sanctions, study says

Dallas County juveniles locked up longer while awaiting justice. Officials want that fixed

NHS treating hundreds of children as young as 13 for gaming disorders

9th April 2023

How One Group Reunites Ukrainian Children With Their Families-and Their Identities - TIME

Rishi Sunak faces defeat by Tory rebels over small boats plan to 'lock up children' - The…

'Boy in the tent' among 850 charity and community representatives invited to the King's coronation

The Guardian view on child poverty: progress is being reversed - The Guardian

Children's data compliance in the UK - not child's play

More siblings in care to stay together after increased tax relief for foster parents

Court of Appeal allows appeal over public law children judgment "so plainly lacking in analysis"

I run a barber shop for neurodiverse children who struggle to get haircuts - Metro

7th April 2023

Local Government Association raises concerns over Illegal Migration Bill, highlights conflict with…

Moment Brit envoy storms out of UN meeting as Putin's 'kid catcher' speaks - The Sun

Sixty-six children still missing after vanishing from Brighton asylum hotel

Child sex abuse: Failure to report crimes to be made illegal

TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children's data

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Child sexual exploitation taskforce…

Police taking months to arrest child abuse suspects, report finds

Italy's crackdown on same-sex parenting leaves children bemused - Reuters UK

Hidden victims: What happens to the children of sex offenders?

Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else | CNN

Opinion | An Open Letter to Governor Lee on the Slaughter of Our Children

Baltimore's Catholic Church sexually abused at least 600 children over 60 years, Maryland AG says

TikTok, Snapchat growing in popularity among UK children, regulator data shows

Video shows abandoned migrant child drifting on Rio Grande; National Guard troop runs to rescue

'We'll kill you': Troops film boys' killings in Burkina Faso

5th April 2023

Youth Justice Leaders Call for Cross-System Collaboration to Keep Girls Out of Philly Justice…

West Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

BREAKING: Human Rights Campaign Condemns West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice for Signing Bill…

Juvenile justice bill is 'dangerous,' lacks data | OPINION

Child labour: Quebec tables bill regulating minimum age, hours per week

National Mural Project to Highlight Millions of Children Trapped in Child Labour

The chocolate brands that score best on child labour

National Child Labour Project: Teachers, Students Stare at a Bleak Future a Year After Schools Were…

We'll clamp down on 'firms' that employ children, says NAPTIP | TheCable

Poverty, informality and child labour expected to increase without urgent support after Türkiye and…

ILO to release new data on Nigeria’s child, forced labour

https://nigerianobservernews.com/2023/03/ilo-to-release-new-data-on-nigerias-child-forced-labour/

Keta MP raises concerns over rising incidence of child labour in Ghana

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Keta-MP-raises-concerns-over-rising-incidence-of-child-labour-in-Ghana-1739846

Hot Off the Press! Background Paper on Child Labour and Education in Humanitarian Settings

Orlando Bloom, Unicef ambassador and actor, visits children's centre in Kyiv

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

MOJ justifies child protection change - Taipei Times

Ukraine Symposium - Russia's "Re-Education" Camps: Grave Violations Against Children in Armed…

Taiwan seeks to remove parents' legal right to hit children - Focus Taiwan

Zero child marriages in Albania in 2022

UNICEF sounds alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa

UNICEF launches appeal to save the children in the Central Sahel - Vatican News

UNICEF Talking to Sudanese Men's Clubs About Female Genital Mutilation

UNICEF to empower over 300k mothers, caregivers for 'vulnerable' children in north-east | TheCable

UNICEF says cholera outbreak in Africa an 'emergency' for children

Project seeks to support Minnesota children with incarcerated parents

Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Greater Minnesota teens affected by parental incarceration

Librarians condemn conservative crackdown on books - Indiana Capital Chronicle

TikTok fined £12.7m for data protection breaches

Child grooming victims get green light to sue abusers after £425,000 win in test case - The Mirror

Our first few years as a child can determine the rest of our lives - The Guardian

4th April 2023

How an Australian mother and son rescued dozens of children from this war-ravaged nation - SBS News

Girls have it tough, is that why so many seek a new gender? - The Sun

House passes Parents Bill of Rights Act, giving parents control of children's education - The…

Republican lawmakers want to give parents increased oversight into their children's education

Periods not Prejudice: Florida legislation prohibits the human rights of children - University of…

Child health and wellbeing dashboards: accountability for children's rights - UCL Discovery

Local Chapters - Malmö chapter (en) - Designing for Children's Rights

'Political correctness' will not stop crackdown on 'vile' grooming gangs, says Sunak

West Virginia bans some child marriages in compromise law

West Virginia bans marriage for children age 15 or younger

Handle With Care: Supporting Young People During Crises

Senate bill that would make children's statements mostly inadmissible if law enforcement lied to…

Washington moves to end child sex abuse lawsuit time limits

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

Advertising to Children? The Top 5 Considerations To Manage Risk

NHS treats child gaming addicts who attack parents

Novel inspired by pandemic worry wins Waterstones Children's Book Prize

Youth Hub launches to help young people find work or training

London Youth Works with RAPP UK to Highlight the Plight of the Capital's Young Job Seekers |…

Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Children in the Central African Republic and Strengthening Institutional Capacities in South Sudan

https://www.ohchr.org/en/news/2023/03/human-rights-council-discusses-situation-children-central-african-republic-and

1st April 2023

North Dakota governor vetoes bill restricting transgender students' pronouns - The Hill

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

Police strip-searched children as young as eight

Government bans unregulated accommodation for young people in care

UN HRC52: Statement on children in armed conflict

‘Dangerous and depressing’: Homeless children at risk in UK housing crisis

https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/22/rabbit-hutch-living-thousands-of-children-at-risk-in-uk-housing-crisis

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Effective monitoring of safeguarding

Laughing gas has exposed the Government's biggest fear: young people - inews

Democrat and Republican in Capitol shouting match over gun safety: 'Calm down? Children are dying!'…

Opinion | The Dangerous Race to Put More Children to Work

Report: TikTok's Popularity Among Children Grows in Britain

The fight of our lives for their futures: climate action needed now, for every child

Judge grants permission to bring claim over alleged failure to treat as former relevant child

Directors of Children's Services claim Illegal Migration Bill will "irreversibly distort the care…

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

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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