Children's rights
- Children's rights, Global development, Global education, Human rights, India, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Education is survival’: parents of Rohingya refugee children fight for their right to go to school in India
Official attitudes are hardening towards the minority group amid an anti-Muslim crackdown, say activistsFor Ro…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Children's rights, Conflict and arms, Education, Global development, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, World news
Myanmar junta ‘bombing schools’, with 170 sites hit in past three years – report
Analysis of imagery from conflict zones shows evidence of burned-out and flattened buildings, with long-term i…
- Children's health, Children's rights, Climate crisis, Environment, India, Pollution, South Africa, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Put kids first’: India’s Warrior Moms fight for clean air at Cop27
Indian campaigners join global delegation representing one billion children affected by climate crisis• Cop27 …
- Child marriage, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Coronavirus, Dalits, Forced marriage, Gender, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘We can do anything’: the Indian girls’ movement fighting child marriage
At 17, Priyanka Bairwa refused her arranged marriage. Instead, she started Rajasthan Rising to help thousands …
- Africa, Child labour, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Ghana, Global development, Nepal, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Uganda, World news
‘I had to step up’: Child labour in poorest countries rose during Covid, says report
Study finds children in Ghana, Nepal and Uganda in dangerous, exploitative work, with long hours and little pa…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Children, Children's rights, Colombia, Coronavirus, Education, Forced marriage, Global development, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Society, South and Central Asia, Uganda, United Nations, World news
‘I miss school’: 800m children still not fully back in classes
Rights groups warn that children across the world are being pushed into abusive situations, from early marriag…
- Children, Children's rights, Education, Global development, Pakistan, Schools, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children
Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will f…
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Jenelyn Kennedy’s death was senseless – we must all ensure she did not die in vain
The teenager’s violent death has inspired a broader movement against PNG’s endemic domestic abuseFor six full …