We’ve made progress in many realms of civil rights over the past decades in the U.S. The rights of African Americans, women, gays and lesbians, and handicapped people have expanded, thanks in part to ...
World Children’s Day—celebrated every year on November 20—marks the anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international human rights treaty ...
We write in advance of the 100th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the “Committee”) and its review of Uganda. This submission focuses on children’s adequate standard of living, ...
The Crime Victims Foundation (CRIVIFON) has inaugurated new members into the Human Rights Children Club, to create and protect the rights of the children in Ajeromi Ifelodun area of Lagos State. The ...
Independent producer Uday Jhunjhunwala has unveiled the establishment of a fund, fiscally sponsored by Desipina Productions, for film, theater, prose and poetry projects centered on international ...
South African children face a mental healthcare crisis, with only 10% able to access necessary services. The South African Society of Psychiatrists warns that this neglect violates their ...
Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox All ...
When people think about female genital mutilation/cutting, or FGM/C, they associate it with places like Africa or the Middle East. But FGM/C is happening here, in the United States, and shockingly, ...
Independent producer Uday Jhunjhunwala has unveiled the establishment of a fund, fiscally sponsored by Desipina Productions, for film, theater, prose and poetry projects centered on international ...