(New York) – Legal protections for children in the United States and in every individual state fall short of international children’s rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. Children in the US can be legally married in 41 states, physically punished by school administrators in 47 states, sentenced to life without …
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); August 7, 2023: A prisoner named Yaser Fathi who is reported to have been 17 years old at the time of committing an alleged murder during a group fight, was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution in Zanjan …
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Observed on June 12th, World Day Against Child Labour is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labour. Emphasizing the link between social justice and child labour, the slogan for the World Day in 2023 is ‘Social Justice for …
Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, on July 19, 2022 reported, a total number of 23,982 grave violations over 19,165 child victims in 2021. Statement by SRSG Gamba at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict …
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